Example sentences of "but [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But if he 'd known of this outrage , ’ said Philip , looking from one to the other of them with searching eyes , ‘ the boy would have told me in Isambard 's presence . |
| 2 | In equal isolation at the Intercontinental Hotel , 16 miles away , Lebanese journalists found themselves restricted to the parliament 's two opening statements and a diet of gentle assurances from Prince Saud al-Feisel , the Saudi Foreign Minister , that optimism was the order of the day , but while he had heard of some disputes in the parliamentary chamber , he had every reason to believe the Lebanese would accept the Arab League peace plan . |
| 3 | But before you do think of the following : |
| 4 | But when I let go of these weapons , how can I fight for my people ? ’ |
| 5 | You could understand the connection made between hair and being manly but when you came to think of it , it was n't really true . |
| 6 | He meant lettuce and spinach and cabbage and stuff , but when you come to think of it , there 's watercress and all those titchy little herbs , rosemary and things . |
| 7 | But as he tried to think of his work ( Charles had long since ceased to grace it with the name of ‘ his career ’ ) , his thoughts kept returning to the Steen situation . |