Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] but [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letter ended by wishing me luck but adding the proviso , ‘ If you , having thought about the matter very deeply , are convinced you can emotionally handle the situation . ’ |
| 2 | It 's very , very under-used , I use it a lot when I receive calls from engineers , elsewhere in the press , and I want to go back to my office but continue the same conversation . |
| 3 | In her famed speech on election night 1987 , as she rallied her party troops on the steps of Party Headquarters not to rest on their laurels but to continue the fight ( they were to be allowed one night of ‘ marvellous partying ’ but must start back the next day with renewed vigour ) , she announced that ‘ we 've got a big job to do in some of those inner cities … and politically , we 've got to get back in there — we want to win those too ’ . |
| 4 | Now , however , they were not taking up corporate subscriptions for their institutions but tapping the resources of their friends and contacts . |
| 5 | ‘ Apparently you can say anything you like about Charles and Diana and their marriage but criticise the Queen or the Duke in anyway and denials start to run . ’ |
| 6 | The research does not just attempt to see when , where , whether and which people pack more into their lives but to bridge the gap between existing empirical work based on time budgets and more subjective accounts of the process . |
| 7 | Connie Bethwaite ( Mrs Anscombe ) married after one year at R.A.E. , Farnborough , where she met her husband but disliked the work ! |
| 8 | In our philosophy the purpose of the life of the individual is not to be the servant of the state and its objectives but to make the best of his talents and qualities . |
| 9 | Afterwards , the Prioress , anxious about Lady Eleanor , went to her chamber but found the woman murdered . ’ |
| 10 | Papa Curel , who had plagued their lives by playing the trumpet at all hours in the artists ' villa , retained their luggage but allowed the party to take their paintings with them . |
| 11 | Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it . |
| 12 | Lou bit her lip but took the hint and settled quietly into her seat . |
| 13 | She tried to inject scorn into her tone but had the idea it was n't completely successful . |
| 14 | His vice president Gerald Ford took over for the remainder of his term but lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter . |
| 15 | He licked his lips but refused the challenge . |
| 16 | Just as a sculptor deliberately creates something but follows the flow of the wood so a planner deliberately creates his plan but follows the flow of the organisation . |
| 17 | He was strongly tempted to stay on the train and take his chance but remembering the man he had seen the Railway Police arrest he got off at Lichtenberg and bought a ticket at the machine . |
| 18 | Kittay agrees with his argument but questions the validity of stopping with the sentence which , as a semantic unit , is as arbitrary as any other . |
| 19 | He had lost touch with his friends but had the company of his brothers and sisters to compensate . |
| 20 | Morris finished a frustrating two runs short of his century but had the consolation of sharing a partnership of 169 with Steve James ( 65 not out ) Glamorgan 's highest ever Sunday League opening partnership . |
| 21 | Swing your leg but keep the knee straight . |
| 22 | She likes all our regulars but finds the crossword a bit hard ! |