Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crate-people took no notice of them but arranged their food to the left of them , erected a cross in front of them while their leader pulled an angled prop from behind the picture he was holding and positioned it in the pebbles to the right of the dedicated gathering . |
| 2 | The boy , however , took no notice of her but raised his eyes to the bottles on the shelves and said , ‘ Acid drops . ’ |
| 3 | Despite the reservations of his trainer he next went for the Melbourne Cup : he started even-money favourite , but pulled his way to the front in a slowly run race against the wishes of his jockey and faded in the straight to finish third . |
| 4 | Insp Cammish , 45 , a part-time lifeboat crew member , was preparing to report for his police shift but offered his help to the rescue party . |
| 5 | Repeat , but turn your head to the left . |
| 6 | Families such as the Gardners , on the other hand , never made links with outside interests but confined their activities to the moving of boats along the river . |