Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first the beeves were indistinct masses , cold and blurry , but I eventually got a satisfactory materialisation . |
| 2 | But I eventually reached the motorway and headed north . |
| 3 | With the stable now returning to form after a lean spell , Afton Express should go close but I slightly prefer the more experienced RIVER HOUSE ( 1.15 ) , who jumped well when scoring over the course recently . |
| 4 | It did feel strange , but I rather liked the idea . |
| 5 | The citation to Patricio Kenny has gone astray among family papers , but I carefully treasure the most attractive decoration with rosette and ribbons . |
| 6 | Erm , I pressed yes for having liking my own body , and I do , erm but I also like the slight improvements that I make on it like erm my hair |
| 7 | But I also saw the blood and noise of war . |
| 8 | But I also counted the crackers going out . |
| 9 | A good bit of it was selfish , but I also had the strange wish to see if I could ‘ take it ’ , and to take my military service worthwhile . |
| 10 | That , on its own , was no problem , but I also had the misfortune to fall foul of one of the school bullies . |
| 11 | But I also had the sense that Otto had something to do with Jean-Claude 's need for greater privacy . |
| 12 | I enjoyed physical exercise , but I also enjoyed the thought that I was getting away with the sort of behaviour commonly considered inappropriate to a sixteen-year-old girl . |
| 13 | Yeah , but I also got a leaflet for refills as well |
| 14 | I brought the wine because I like it , which is no way to treat a lady , but I also liked the thought of sitting down with her , talking about interesting things , in the way you do with wine . |
| 15 | Twin Oaks looks a great type for the fences and may be the hardest to beat but I also have a healthy respect for Cool Ground and Brown Windsor . |
| 16 | But I also have a Roland D550 module and a Yamaha TG77 . ’ |
| 17 | I am dark haired and tan quite easily , but I also have a lot of moles and freckles . |
| 18 | We must have sport , drama and music to enrich the children , but I also have an objective to make the children aware of city life and the wider world outside the community of small agricultural villages . |
| 19 | His colleague Dr Freer-Smith said , ‘ in many areas of West Germany there is evidence to link specific pollutants as a major causal factor ; but I also think the Germans would accept that there are both natural and pollutant stresses interacting — the idea that has been referred to as the multiple stress hypothesis . ’ |
| 20 | I want a galvanised chassis but I also want a diesel engine of about 3 litres capacity . |
| 21 | I want the maximum degree of unity , but I also want a treaty to be constructed that carries no inexorable commitment to a united states of Europe . |
| 22 | At the moment I change part of the water and rinse out the foam insert in the filter about every ten days , but I also feed the fish daily , so cleaning is necessary . |
| 23 | Now , I can take a sermon from any pretty woman and Mathilda was no exception , but I also caught the threat in her words . |
| 24 | And let me give you another quote : ‘ I love the vanquished , but I also love the victors . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I like having him at home , but I also need a day to myself now and again , just to be able to think my own thoughts . ’ |
| 26 | The problem will be finding the right type of assistance — John Clarke has been excellent , but I also need the McConnells , Martins and Filgases of this world . |
| 27 | Those who came included the food-obsessed Jo Brand ( 'I thought it was a ‘ Fork benefit ’ ) ; Marks Thomas and Miwurdz ; Michael Redmond ; The Comedy Store Players ; and Mark Steel ( 'I know it 's not trendy to say so any more but I just hate the police . |
| 28 | ‘ I did notice the changes , of course , but I just thought the old lady had had the house done over for them — the parents . |
| 29 | I knew I was n't being terribly respectful , but I just cupped the telephone , looked her up and down and said : ‘ Well , you could put some shoes on . ’ |
| 30 | comes back and says when the teacher come , the teacher was there this time , urgh the showers are on , Geoffrey switched the showers on and then they all start chanting Geoffrey switched the showers on , Geoffrey switched the showers on and er , loads of them , not just him , a load of them did it , and he , he started to cry , and then that was it then were n't it , ooh tiny tears , tiny tears , ooh poofter , poofter , crying and all that I mean he had a right day with it , so he goes to school this morning in Geography and the every body in the class , the girls and every body were going tiny tears , tiny tears , and he said I just ignored it today he says I just took no notice he says , but they 're all going , how 's your tears Geoffrey , are we going to cry again today , he says and they were trying to get me to cry today he says , but I just took no notice and Stuart kept going like this Geoff and he says I just went so he , he did the same back and then he went Geoff and Geoffrey just went , I mean what you do ? , |