Example sentences of "but [adv] he [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But luckily he kept his distance and never quite found the courage to have a go at her . |
| 2 | For a fearful second she thought he was going to strike Steve but slowly he lifted his hand to reach out in greeting , not to deliver a blow . |
| 3 | He had been talking to a tall girl with white-blonde hair , but suddenly he turned his head slightly and looked straight at Maria , and every muscle in her body clenched in furious , shocked resistance . |
| 4 | But yesterday he made his runs with style , a fine technique and under great pressure before he was beaten by Anil Kumble 's quicker ball . |
| 5 | But yesterday he produced his forte — a spectacular strike . |
| 6 | He did not take it too seriously , but nonetheless he wheeled his pony and made off at speed , back towards the fringes of Clocaenog , where he had passed the last of the prince 's watch . |
| 7 | Thus far the internal structure of the pod had protected him from extreme variations in gravitational pull , but now he felt his weight increase as the slim capsule reached terminal velocity for the thin , wind-torn upper atmosphere . |
| 8 | Kynaston had fulfilled his promise , but now he applied his diagnostic skills to the unrepining dead , whose eyes could n't implore him to offer hope , whose mouths could no longer cry out . |
| 9 | But now he wants our young men , so he is gracious . |
| 10 | And at first this beast had made a low girning , growling sound , but now he hushed his threatening , and waved his tail slowly , and the little grey man said , ‘ Otto is of the opinion that you are honest . |
| 11 | Simon has made his name in speedway and long track racing … he 's triple world champion … but today he faces his biggest test yet . |
| 12 | But surely he knew her name ? |
| 13 | But surely he deserves his chance in his association trial , never mind the full association trial . |
| 14 | Samuel Oldknow was generally regarded as a humane employer , but even he expected his apprentices to work for thirteen hours . |
| 15 | DEREK LAMBERT breeds fish for a living — but even he has his failures — as his frustrations with Aspidoras catfish show . |
| 16 | But then he sold his Virgin music business to Thorn EMI for £560m . |
| 17 | But then he noticed her hair , she 'd dyed it black , it curved round and down , into her jawbones , and the skin above and below her eyes looked shiny and hard . |
| 18 | But then he made his name , and his money . |
| 19 | For a moment she was rigid but then he felt her whole body suddenly relax . |
| 20 | For a moment , he almost wished he were at home , but then he shook his head as if to rid himself of the thought . |
| 21 | Two and a half years later he was a four-handicapper , but then he broke his leg in two places playing football and missed a whole season . |
| 22 | Two and a half years later he was a four-handicapper , but then he broke his leg in two places playing football and missed a whole season . |
| 23 | For a second it seemed that he would be unable to respond , but then he found his voice . |
| 24 | But then he called our names . |
| 25 | For a moment he thought that Alexei was going to argue , but then he ducked his head quickly in the Khan 's direction and stared back at Rostov , cheeks flushed , expression angry . |
| 26 | ‘ instant yen ’ and ‘ the searches for Shamans in the desert ’ , but unfortunately he offers his readers no Good Cult Guide and one feels that many of them may continue to go astray . |
| 27 | Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences . |
| 28 | ‘ But yet he diverts his sexual energies into fighting . ’ |
| 29 | Emotion had darkened his eyes almost to black , shocking her , but otherwise he kept his expression rigidly controlled . |
| 30 | But instead he grabbed her arm and shoved her ahead . |