Example sentences of "but [conj] he [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such questions are worth distinguishing , however , because there are moral philosophers today who think that Kant effectively answered the third correctly , but that he offers no sufficient answer to the second . |
| 2 | But although he sacrifices the transitory for the long-term , the latter are not differently or more solidly grounded ; indeed they are in danger of becoming rigid and brittle if they are not continually being enriched , modified and eroded by local and temporary reactions . |
| 3 | The name of the client he was visiting is n't given , but if he employs a language tutor he must be reasonably well-to-do . |
| 4 | But if he borrows the same amount a second time he becomes liable to a second charge . |
| 5 | But if he becomes a nuisance , William , ’ he added , ‘ you bang on the floor and I 'll pick him up . ’ |
| 6 | A single male will control a harem of females , but if he dies the most dominant ranking female will change sex to fill the vacancy . |
| 7 | These are moments of some tension , but if he has a team looking for the same thing , they are at least not lonely moments . |
| 8 | A pilot who must restrict his flying to perfect weather and clear skies will find his aircraft tied to the ground for most of the year , but if he has the ability to control his aircraft accurately whatever the weather , and is qualified to fly confidently from airport to airport under instrument flying conditions , only the very worst weather , fog , ice or severe thunderstorms will restrict his plans . |
| 9 | Like , if he gets two you lose all of it but if he rolls a twelve you get your hundred pound back plus ten times that amount . |
| 10 | A Thatcherite economist may despise the Keynesian clap-trap praised , indeed worshipped , by previous generations of lecturers , but if he strips the library of Keynesian texts his students will undoubtedly lose perspective . |
| 11 | Remember that a lecturer is usually appointed , not because he can teach , but because he knows a great deal about a particular topic in which he has specialised . |
| 12 | Not because his title count there totals five ( out of 10 ) already , but because he enjoys a challenge that will call for every shot in the book , and some not in it . |
| 13 | But while he becomes an instant hero , he is also the instant target of terrorist Sean Miller ( Sean Bean ) whose baby brother has been killed in the attack . |
| 14 | Like Rothko she creates surfaces , which move rhythmically , but whereas he offers no musical incident Oulton also delivers a libretto . |
| 15 | But before he dons the green of the Republic , the 32-year old giant will rent out a dinner suit for tomorrow 's Professional Football Association player of the year dinner in London 's Park Lane . |
| 16 | He is persuaded to teach the talented Marin Marais but when he detects the young musician has little sympathy for his belief music is only an expression for sorrow , he returns to his hermit 's existence . |
| 17 | But when he finishes a movie he is still apt to ‘ break out and go a bit mad . |
| 18 | At first this premise may seem difficult to accept , but as he maps the argument it becomes more and more plausible . |
| 19 | A few people come up to C and congratulate him on the gig , but as he watches the dancefloor ( the three Clockwork Orange clones are getting down ) , he looks vaguely perplexed . |