Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [det] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried joining her mind to the millions of people everywhere glued to screens for this all important match but all she could see was Colm 's pudgy little legs swinging backwards and forwards and the grim look on his face as she washed away the crusted blood . |
| 2 | I am worried when people say that it is fine to live next to a railway station but that one must never use it to its full capacity . |
| 3 | Dexter pressed his nose against the grid of cold metal but all he could make out in the shadowy interior was a counter and the shimmer of clothes hung up in plastic bags . |
| 4 | She peered out through the hole but all she could see was the perimeter fence thirty yards away . |
| 5 | Not as we seen him a lot but least he could come and say alright . |
| 6 | ‘ Hey , lost in music and lost for words , you yell and purr but all you can understand is that The Smiths are special and you 'll hug them to your heart … |