Example sentences of "he was [adv] [adj] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was haemodynamically stable but had a few episodes of haemoptysis , and there was macroscopic haematuria . |
| 2 | The story of this far from illustrious beginning was one Hugo never tired of telling , for the fact that he had started with nothing but raw talent and stubborn determination was something of which he was justifiably proud but he was less forthcoming about what had happened next . |
| 3 | He was dead tired but he kept up his gallop , and at the post had four lengths to spare over Spartan Missile , with Royal Mail two lengths further back in third . |
| 4 | He was over seventy but still ran the smallholding single-handed . |
| 5 | She told herself she did not care about the fact that he was already married but was equally scarred by the knowledge that he did have a wife . |
| 6 | ‘ I knew he was already dead but I just wanted to do what I could . ’ |
| 7 | He was just forty-five but looked twenty years older . |
| 8 | He was clearly preoccupied but Miss Huntley was not willing to let him go . |
| 9 | I mean , it 's odd : I used to feel sometimes I wanted to talk to him to see what he was really like but I never did . |
| 10 | At first he was really quiet but I kinda changed that because I treated him like my brother by punching him ! ’ |
| 11 | He was quite fluent but seemed to read without comprehension . |
| 12 | At home he was quite funny but ‘ like a very large baby — he bangs his spoon when he 's eating his boiled egg . ’ |
| 13 | Politically he was constitutionally blue but emotionally pink , but as his politics required even less observance than his religion there was no real dichotomy in this . |
| 14 | Above all , ‘ Sandy ’ Thom was esteemed by his colleagues ; he was truly egregious but a kind man and a good skipper , whether of a yacht 's crew , a survey party , or a department . |
| 15 | he was very polite but he must have been bored by me . |
| 16 | He was very small but even then to my mind his slight body and lack of height emphasized his distinction drawing attention to the sensitive and finely moulded face . |
| 17 | He was very tired but had had lots of fun |
| 18 | He was naturally mean but aware that this was an unattractive characteristic ; therefore he was always swift to take an opportunity of indulging his parsimony with a clear conscience . |
| 19 | He was only small but he was wiry , with hard , knotty muscles . |
| 20 | He was certainly helpful but did also request that the name of the location be altered too . |
| 21 | He was fully conscious but his limbs , hands and feet began to carry out movements that were independent of his will . |
| 22 | A game , he confessed , in which he was deeply interested but had very little skill . |
| 23 | According to the book : ‘ He was absolutely furious but was also slightly anxious . |
| 24 | He was still calm but she thought that his face was paler . |