Example sentences of "but [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although I asked myself the question , I knew the answer . |
| 2 | But if we get you an appointment to see Georgina one morning at your convenience , so we can rattle those off |
| 3 | But if they gave you a toy made in Japan , you wondered . ’ |
| 4 | But if I tell her the truth and insist upon it , I shall be disobeying my husband and causing his mother unnecessary worry , she reflected , and was forced to accept that having made a cross for her back , she would have to bear it . |
| 5 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 6 | But if he gives you the s exactly the same numbers even , same exercise , same number |
| 7 | I think erm I think is quite fair maybe if concessions could be raised to one fifty or two pounds but overall I think that people who can afford it spend such a lot of money on the raffle and we therefore give raffle tickets to those who can afford it could jealousy and on the raffle generally about a hundred pounds is made and if there , if there was more charge for tickets , people might not give so much for the raffles and also if you give but if you charge them a nominal sum and then shove other things at them on their options they might be more willing to give to optional choices like a raffle . |
| 8 | It 's a game of chance in n it I mean you pay your money , you you you come here to lose but if you win it' a bonus . |
| 9 | But if you give me a blank sheet of paper and put a question , I 'm not really gon na tell you what you should include and what you should n't , yeah ? |
| 10 | Er I 'm not too sure where he lives cos he just , I think he 's just new to the town but if you give him a ring erm on the 's phone number and use the |
| 11 | Colin Hughes and Patrick Wintour , who wrote Labour Rebuilt , describe his communications strategy in terms of the Labour Party : ‘ Mandelson and Gould succeeded , not because they exploited slick advertising and media management more effectively than the Conservatives , but because they forged themselves an approach to political strategy which has never before been seen — certainly in the Labour Party , and arguably , ever in British politics . |
| 12 | Over the next few months Endill began to hate his schoolwork more and more ; not because it was difficult and boring but because he thought what the teachers taught him was of no use . |
| 13 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 14 | Cooke says : ‘ Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs not only because of its excellent colour and flavour , but because it offers them the possibility of upgrading their pasta menus , thus increasing their profits . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He has left you a cottage in Devonshire , and he said : ‘ Tell her it 's not because she saved my life , but because she gave me a fourpenny cigar . ' ’ |
| 16 | You 've thought about it — for maybe a whole five seconds — but before you give him the thumbs up , runs these ten questions by him — it 's better to be safe than sorry . |
| 17 | The vehicle was originally a petrol but before I bought it the engine was replaced with a Gold Seal factory rebuilt diesel unit . |
| 18 | But before I give you the assignment sheet , erm , how are you getting on ? |
| 19 | ‘ He says he 's interested in building up a representative collection of primitive and tribal art , but when we tell him the best place to look is in his own back yard , as it were , he tells us he does n't want Abo art , ’ James said , trying unsuccessfully to pronounce the last two words of his sentence with what he imagined was an Australian accent . |
| 20 | Yeah , but when I took her the toilet she wanted to go toilet |
| 21 | The cost of a united Germany is going to give the German Chancellor a few headaches , but when you consider what a mess Berlin was less than fifty years ago , the future for this city looks brilliant . |
| 22 | He wondered whether he dared ring Victoria or Emma , but when he saw what the time was , he knew he could not . |
| 23 | That 's what I thought it was at first but when he said it the next time it sounded different , it was nymph , rag nymph , that 's what he called me . |
| 24 | ’ — but when he heard what the fees would be if he stayed he decided that he was hanged if he was going to spend all that money on being upset . |
| 25 | But when he handed her a cup of coffee and sat down opposite she saw that his face held the cool , ascetic look of a lawyer rather than the heated sensuality of a lover . |
| 26 | The advice sounded incomprehensible to her but when he handed her the phone receiver back , the car man said , ‘ OK , I 've got that . |
| 27 | She acknowledged this with a raised thumb , but when she showed me the assortment of charts on the bed-table pushed against the wall she gave a thumbs-down over his fluid-intake . |
| 28 | Effortlessly , his knee slid to part her legs , but when she threw him a look of utter dismay he paused . |
| 29 | But as I handed him the money the room grew quiet again . |
| 30 | But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees . |