Example sentences of "with the [noun] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ipswich Town could run away with the title but there is strong competition for the second spot . |
| 2 | The Socialists have been unable to clinch a similar deal with the Greens but they have now announced that they will unilaterally pull out their candidates in favour of better placed Green candidates in the second round . |
| 3 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 4 | A bad mistake and I 'd agree with the critics but I suspect we can all be terribly sensible about it and forget all about it … please . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm not saying they 'd have been sucked down with the yacht but they might have had a rather uncomfortable time . ’ |
| 6 | Moran was either mowing a new field or tossing the field ahead of them with the tedder but he joined the band of girls under the shade of one of the big beeches when Rose came with the basket and can . |
| 7 | A mother may set out some crayons and paper or plasticine while she gets on with the ironing but she should expect to be interrupted and asked for help . |
| 8 | He freely acknowledged that responsibility for the development in rural areas of Essex would lie with the RAC but he invited the resident tutor to expand , if he so wished , his activities into existing WEA centres at Chelmsford , Harwich , Dovercourt and Silver End . |
| 9 | A spokesman said : ‘ We 've had a bit of bother with the council but it 's sorted out now . ’ |
| 10 | She flirted outrageously , promising that she would secure an interview for him with the Queen but she always seemed to fail . |
| 11 | It would n't work if the component was made from very fibrous wood which might lift with the glue but it works in a lot of circumstances which defy the ‘ sash cramp ’ solution . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , of course we know about Shergold 's affair with the girl but he did n't kill her . ’ |
| 13 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |
| 14 | Cyclists and horse riders are keen to progress with the scheme but there has been some opposition from one particular village . |
| 15 | Connected with the Saudis but he 's sold arms just about everywhere , including Libya , Iran and Iraq . |
| 16 | This had little to do with the computer but it did spur us into action . |
| 17 | Not because of anything to do with the school but he needs special help — I think we should think about your feelings . |
| 18 | You do not necessarily need to take up space by publishing them with the competition but they must be readily available on request . |
| 19 | I agree with the statement but I am not sure that it is our particular job to convey this message . |
| 20 | The committee was divided over whether or not to proceed with the march but it agreed to send a delegation to Derry to consult the local people ; this meeting began on the evening of Friday 4 October and went on until 1 a.m. on Saturday . |
| 21 | Anne went to offer to help Margaret with the nursing but she said that she could manage . |
| 22 | I tried to have a word with the Cashier but he was n't talking . |
| 23 | I did take it up with the Attorney-General but he felt he could n't refer it on to the next court . |
| 24 | Fairs were held regularly with the markets but they were by no means profitable . |
| 25 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 26 | ‘ I took every precaution possible to ensure he did n't come into contact with the virus but he still came back with a very dirty nose and coughed very badly . ’ |
| 27 | John Gorman says … they were disappointed with the result but they played well and could have won … the spirit is good in the team and the support from the fans was brilliant |
| 28 | John Gorman says … they were disappointed with the result but they played well and could have won … the spirit is good in the team and the support from the fans was brilliant |
| 29 | I mean the b with the training but I mean |
| 30 | ‘ At the end of the game I had words with the referee but I immediately afterwards apologised afterwards . |