Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] but [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For I remember us doing a flipping er a family came to Wyre once and we were on the same old coble we were er doing the flipping and we thought we had nothing to do but take the rope off their heads and push them over the side of the coble onto the side of the small jetty . |
| 2 | For a moment there was nothing to do but let the shabby old SE haul him up the last stretch , so Lambert actually relaxed and momentarily enjoyed his peace . |
| 3 | The return journey was made without stopping at Yakutsk ; it proved a dull uneventful day with nothing to do but watch the undulating Siberian tundra drift past beneath us . |
| 4 | He does not wait for me to protest but slams the door behind him as he leaves , leaving a 20 bag on the coffee table in his haste . |
| 5 | There did n't seem to be anything to do but to close the door , which I did . |