Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Laura would answer , ‘ Nothing is certain in science , but nevertheless it looked as though … ’ |
| 2 | He was amazed at how difficult it was , but gradually it eased as she eased , and he noticed that she had wet her dress . |
| 3 | But yesterday he celebrated as he was allowed back to his Manchester home for the first time . |
| 4 | We know you 're not very intelligent , but now they know as well . |
| 5 | When she had lost her virginity four nights earlier , Constance had been elated ; but now she felt as she had always understood women did on their bridal night : deeply upset and even slightly resentful at what had happened . |
| 6 | She had nagged me to accept it , but now she behaved as though I had done her a disservice by doing so . |
| 7 | But now it looks as though I 'll have to . ’ |
| 8 | K : ‘ He has tried his best to get us a decent place but sometimes it feels as though we 're beating our heads against a brick wall . ’ |
| 9 | But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed |
| 10 | and I said , he said no you 're not being but sometimes I feel as though I am , you know , it 's the change ! |
| 11 | It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death . |
| 12 | This seems an odd reversal of the usual rule that Arctic animals are whiter , but otherwise they behaved as fulmar do in Shetland , appearing to spend much of their time flying and gliding over the sea . |
| 13 | I had meant her to laugh , but instead she frowned as though my happiness was a puzzle that needed to be understood . |