Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] but he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books . |
| 2 | They did a DNA-fingerprint test and found he had a bus-load of people in him , linked it to some guy who was in the toilets under Centre Point the day before hiring rent boys but he did n't want the full business just wanted them to wank into this bottle thank you for your contribution young man every little bit helps going to a good home thank you mind how you go … |
| 3 | Since then he has turned in some useful performances for the under-21 and England B sides but he has some way to go before becoming a player of real international class . |
| 4 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 5 | Those are the Saw Doctors interesting this about the Saw Doctors is one of them won the lottery in Ireland I do n't they have a lottery we 're go when are we going to get a national lottery that 's what I want to know when are we going to get it a national next year we 're going to get a national lottery that 's right and one of the Saw Doctors won the national lottery and he won three quarters of a million pounds er and they have n't made much money the Saw Doctors but he won three quarters of a million pounds so that have n't worked for quite some time but they are back on the scene as I speak and er they really if if they er come to York they 're certainly worth seeing . |
| 6 | He does n't believe in Arnold Bros but he likes to think Arnold Bros exists just so that he can go on not believing in him . |
| 7 | Werewolf had opted for clear plastic goggles but he had already dispensed with them , tying them to his belt . |
| 8 | ‘ They ’ tried to send him to music lessons but he preferred to sit and copy an uncle who played boogie-woogie . |
| 9 | ‘ Richardson had a chance of qualifying in the world championships but he failed and now he has won his place the officials think that their choice was justified , but it was not . ’ |
| 10 | She had asked to borrow his pyjama bottoms but he drew the line at that . |
| 11 | Stable companion Boloardo faces a tougher task in the Listed Magnolia Stakes but he has also come through the winter to the complete satisfaction of his trainer . |