Example sentences of "but he [verb] [adv] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was dead tired but he kept up his gallop , and at the post had four lengths to spare over Spartan Missile , with Royal Mail two lengths further back in third . |
| 2 | But he took off his jacket and went round the back to work with the sawyers who were cutting joists to a length . |
| 3 | But he glanced over his shoulder as he said this , as if he was not entirely sure . |
| 4 | At the end of the Irkutsk talks Baker left for Mongolia , but he cut short his visit to meet Shevardnadze in Moscow on Aug. 3 to discuss the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait , which had been launched the previous day [ see pp. 37631-41 for coverage of Gulf crisis , including Baker-Shevardnadze joint statement ] . |
| 5 | Christina could see that Paul wanted to scream that this colour had been his choice , but he bit back his retort , clenching his fists . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't you dare ask , ’ Carrie warned , but he stuck out his tongue and ran ahead , unafraid in the daylight , down the path through the Grove . |
| 7 | but he knows where your car is you 're not far away . |
| 8 | Er , my dad said he 's voted Liberal Democrat , but he did n't my mum voted Labour she 's |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd better go to bed , ’ said Leonora hastily , moving further away , but he held up his hand . |
| 10 | But he blotted out his wife by dedicating himself to his job . |
| 11 | When the captain heard that war had been declared he told the passengers that they were protected by international law , but he blacked out his ship as a precaution . |