Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] but it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might have been all very well for my ego but it put me in the position of a complete novice , with my boss listening critically from the platform to everything I said on his behalf . |
| 2 | ‘ Son of Thatcher ’ may have provided a holding position in the first days after his election but it has no life left in it . |
| 3 | Linda became a target for abuse from others who knew about her friendship but it did n't worry her . |
| 4 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 5 | It should have been the best day of my career but it turned into a nightmare . ’ |
| 6 | I was just wondering if I could change the timetable of my visit but it is n't important … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You blame me for returning to England because of my job but it was n't just that and it was n't all my fault . ’ |
| 8 | Little is known of their courtship but it is said that , for a brief time , they were happy . |
| 9 | ‘ The firework burned the top of her head but it was lucky it was n't her face . ’ |
| 10 | No doubt your gran often gave your mum the benefit of her advice but it probably never occurred to her , as it has n't occurred to you , that your mother longs for love , company and sex . |
| 11 | It had been a mere moment of whiteness seen out of the corner of her eye but it had not moved purposefully like a horse does with a rider . |
| 12 | " And everywhere he is in chains ! " cried the Collector urgently in his delirium , causing both young ladies to turn anxiously towards his bed but it was nothing , merely a passing fancy in his overheated brain . |
| 13 | His hat was stuck on top of his head but it looked as though it would blow off at any minute . |
| 14 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 15 | which it ca n't be right cos , I suppose in a way it 's none of our business but it is I mean if it gets to it , it puts our company in financial difficulties it means it 's jobs on the line int it that sort of thing |
| 16 | He maybe sees a different process and and I do n't know about you Chairman but it would it would help me to see if to hear whether they they see a different process at work . |
| 17 | She tried to invoke the memory of sudsy hot water to protect her against their smell but it was no help . |
| 18 | She felt the beat of his heart against her breast but it only came halfway to comforting her . |
| 19 | Some of the secondary girls considered such goings on beneath their dignity but it was n't long before they began to take an interest and help out in the " Ox-farm " . |
| 20 | I 'm not too happy with my form but it 's another race under my belt . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I first met Julie when I walked into her gallery but it took me three years to walk out with her as my wife , ’ he says . |
| 22 | Melanie nudged the detached torso with her foot but it was too heavy to shift . |
| 23 | Edith 's in love with her husband but it 's a boring love , nothing exciting ever happens and she probably goes to bingo . |
| 24 | She could sympathize with his chagrin but it was hardly enough to keep him awake at night . |
| 25 | Richard Barker commented : ‘ We were pleased with our catalogue but it is difficult to quantify just how much extra business these kinds of promotional tools generate . ’ |
| 26 | So that did n't go down too well with our lot but it 's either that or it blow up all the time . |
| 27 | He hardly moved it in my chest but it felt like liquid fire . |
| 28 | It would probably add to the complications in my life but it would probably lessen the hours that I have on my own , though God knows , I do n't do too badly . |
| 29 | Zak raised his eyes vaguely in my direction but it would have been tactless to disrupt the thoughts behind them , so I pressed on forward , traversing the dayniter and the sleeping cars and arriving at the forward dome car . |
| 30 | It 's probably unnecessary attention at this point in my career but it would be good for the sport in this country . |