Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Connie Bethwaite ( Mrs Anscombe ) married after one year at R.A.E. , Farnborough , where she met her husband but disliked the work ! |
| 5 | Afterwards , the Prioress , anxious about Lady Eleanor , went to her chamber but found the woman murdered . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Lou bit her lip but took the hint and settled quietly into her seat . |
| 9 | She tried to inject scorn into her tone but had the idea it was n't completely successful . |
| 10 | His vice president Gerald Ford took over for the remainder of his term but lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Swing your leg but keep the knee straight . |