Example sentences of "but [adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bishop said : ‘ It really was panic stations , but luckily they delayed the plane for half an hour otherwise I would have been in real trouble . ’ |
| 2 | Then it would be mixed with the hot water in a possing tub , which was made from wood in the early days , but eventually we acquired a zinc one . |
| 3 | But eventually he got a horse and cart , and he went into the fish trade . |
| 4 | The captain remonstrated , but eventually he had no option but to give it to her . |
| 5 | Jobs were n't easy but eventually he fixed a slot as a night wire man at a Toronto press agency . |
| 6 | But eventually she got the hang of it . |
| 7 | Melville explains , ‘ The downside got overlooked because of the crusading side , but eventually I got the sex mag blues . |
| 8 | I 'm totally left-handed , but eventually I learned the bottleneck style used by blues singers . |
| 9 | But secretly he loved the idea , and it gave him a great kick to tell his friends and business acquaintances that he was supporting his son on the amateur golf circuit . |
| 10 | But presumably he had a place to go , and he would prefer to keep that problem to himself . |
| 11 | Aläia was also expected to appear on the runway riding on the shoulders of Jean Paul Goude , but apparently he hid the bag containing his gold evening dress so he did n't have to do it . |
| 12 | But suddenly he had an idea . |
| 13 | For about ten minutes everything was quiet , but suddenly I heard a noise on my side of the moat . |
| 14 | ‘ At first I thought it was Dame Agatha , but only you had the power and money to hire horsemen . |
| 15 | But soon she experienced the misery of the lonely wife , staying at a Bel Air mansion , coping with two babies and playing tennis when she could to fill the void . |
| 16 | Clearly it was I who should have spoken these words , but already I had a feeling that I knew what the brown paper and the ribbed cardboard concealed , and I was n't going to say a word until time or circumstance compelled me . |
| 17 | But downstairs I rang the bell next to the black steel gates and after a while I heard someone coming to the front door . |
| 18 | I would n't want to hear it every night , but tonight it took the breath away with its doomed glamour . |
| 19 | But tonight it had no power to lull her into unconsciousness . |
| 20 | ‘ Saturday is usually hectic in the shop and I 'm ready for bed and a book by ten o'clock but tonight I felt the need of a nightcap . |
| 21 | " There was some confusion at this stage because the target began to behave in an odd way , we knew she was supposed to go up the River Stour to off load , but finally I made the decision to go alongside her at sea . |
| 22 | But finally he had an envelope of papers in one hand and his wallet in the other and Bruno was clutching a wad of Deutsch-marks and challenging Maxim with a twisted leer to say something about that . |
| 23 | But somehow I had no desire to move on . |
| 24 | I do n't think he meant me harm , but somehow I hit the corner of the wardrobe and got myself a black eye and one or two other bruises … ’ |
| 25 | At first I found the ceremonial rather strange , but once I realised the significance of the ceremony and ritual I appreciated the service to the full and was able to add my services to the whole — as each member of the congregation can take a very definite part in the service if he or she has the will , and knows what is meant by the different ceremonies performed . |
| 26 | She met John frequently now by arrangement but always they spent the time where they were not likely to be seen . |
| 27 | But yesterday he said the MP had ‘ failed miserably ’ . |
| 28 | But yesterday he visited the zoo while the Press was kept at arm 's length . |
| 29 | But yesterday he acknowledged the role of teachers . |
| 30 | But yesterday he acknowledged the role of teachers . |