Example sentences of "[adv] but [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ralph gave his up but realised he could not continue . |
| 2 | She put it on the kitchen table now but suspected it would still be lumps of ice when they came to eat it . |
| 3 | He was rather taken aback but said he would report to head office and let me know about it in the New Year . |
| 4 | She would have liked to sleep again but found she could not and so she had to get up . |
| 5 | I think I thought I wanted to be part of that companionship too but knew it would conclude with my entry But that did n't have to happen because he was closing the kitchen door behind him as I arrived in the passage . |