Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But mostly I imagined you asleep , left utterly to yourself in a situation where my own absence from your life did not matter : |
| 2 | And when you think of a man earning about at the most two pounds ten shillings a week , one and sixpence was quite a sizable amount out of it , but eventually he paid it all off . |
| 3 | But eventually I got it right , I had to — I could n't do the advanced course without the basic one under my belt . |
| 4 | Which I guess theoretically you can do under Windows but presumably it has its own locking mechanism . |
| 5 | This group has long been noted for its breadth of vision but nevertheless it took them some time to realise the unique advantages of the photosynthetic ‘ mechanisms ’ in plants and thereby to derive what may be an original approach to the problem . |
| 6 | Clara never managed to do anything nearly as impressive , but nevertheless she had her own private favourites ; she was not without a vulgar inclination towards : |
| 7 | They could eat in the main cookhouse , but tonight they prefer their own culinary efforts . |
| 8 | But not everybody accepted its startling assumptions . |
| 9 | But not everybody saw it that way at the time . |
| 10 | Editor , — It is true , as James Owen Drife points out , that it has become at least partially acceptable for women to stereotype the worst of male behaviour and make fun of it , but somehow I find it hard to feel sorry for him . |
| 11 | But clearly they prefer their English home , because all the females here have produced beautiful bouncing babies . |
| 12 | And he listened , he would n't really say what he had been doing , but later he showed me some of the things he 'd done in the Hebrides . |
| 13 | But frankly I find it bloody embarrassing ! ’ |
| 14 | But now we want them all shared out so instead of saying one remainder two we writ it like this now . |
| 15 | Robin-Anne had been staring at the dark sea , but now she turned her big eyes back to me . |
| 16 | At first it had been like being spied on , but now she forgot them most of the time , except when she wanted to do something she should n't . |
| 17 | The Phnom Penh government has been fighting the Khmers Rouges for more than a decade , but now it needs its old enemy . |
| 18 | Kynaston had fulfilled his promise , but now he applied his diagnostic skills to the unrepining dead , whose eyes could n't implore him to offer hope , whose mouths could no longer cry out . |
| 19 | He had heard that Newgate was a hell-hole but now he experienced it first hand and understood why some prisoners went quickly insane . |
| 20 | But now he wants our young men , so he is gracious . |
| 21 | And at first this beast had made a low girning , growling sound , but now he hushed his threatening , and waved his tail slowly , and the little grey man said , ‘ Otto is of the opinion that you are honest . |
| 22 | But today he cut them each two thick slices , beautifully juicy with blood . |
| 23 | Simon has made his name in speedway and long track racing … he 's triple world champion … but today he faces his biggest test yet . |
| 24 | But surely she owed her beloved that honour at least , the honour of single combat , which is a dragon 's privilege . |
| 25 | But surely you know your own two-headed love-child . ’ |
| 26 | I do hope it 's not the bitterness of someone who is n't logical , but sometimes it makes me emotional . |
| 27 | David says : ‘ After it finished , 18 of us from the course decided to carry on meeting but then everyone went their separate ways . |
| 28 | But then they got their own van and they did most of them , er but then again they they a called on us and said Can you come and do a little job for us ? |
| 29 | But then they discontinued their entire range almost overnight to concentrate on the RG540 and JEM series , having worked hard to establish some of the world 's finest players as endorsees . |
| 30 | Meredith thought she detected a gentler tone creeping into his words , and felt comforted , but then he spoilt it all . |