Example sentences of "but [indef pn] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing is simply given and immediate . |
| 2 | But nothing was hitherto known of their work . |
| 3 | The warning was stark enough , but nothing was ever done . |
| 4 | But nothing was ever said to the rider . |
| 5 | ‘ If I did , I would have told the King 's Justices , but nothing was ever discovered about them or their dreadful deaths . ’ |
| 6 | His financial dealings led to a number of lawsuits and accusations of fraud , but nothing was ever proved against him . |
| 7 | The growth of beliefs over many centuries , during which new ideas were added to earlier ones but nothing was ever discarded , resulted in what appears to be a mass of confusing and sometimes contradictory elements . |
| 8 | But no-one 's ever put me under pressure . |
| 9 | ‘ But everyone is just trying to cope the best way they can with the injuries before them . |
| 10 | Firemen originally thought that workmen who are refurbishing the building were trapped inside , but everyone was eventually accounted for . |
| 11 | , but someone 's already told him . |
| 12 | , but someone 's already told him . |
| 13 | I do n't know how you all managed to worm your way into our confidence , but someone 's already taken care of one of your friends , and the other will be lucky if he lives until his trial . ’ |
| 14 | And he has a son , but nobody 's ever seen him ! |
| 15 | Well no , no , erm but would n't know if you saw one , you people only tell us but , but nobody 's ever seen a ghost in there so |
| 16 | I could , I , but nobody 's ever suggested that before . |
| 17 | They carried an authoritative piece on how Nobody but Nobody was even thinking Kiwi any more , let alone giving them fridge room . |
| 18 | There is no record of how many people lost their lives , either accidentally or otherwise , but nobody was ever charged with an offence . |
| 19 | The police were called but nobody was ever charged . |
| 20 | All the injured were taken to hospital in Middlesbrough , but none were seriously hurt . |
| 21 | Inside the church was a congregation of 800 , including many representatives from British and foreign football organizations , but none were more moved than the players and officials of the club Herbert Chapman had brought to greatness . |
| 22 | But something is already happening . |
| 23 | But something is still needed to explain Nietzsche 's willingness to commit himself so totally at this particular time ; and the November meeting , usually taken to be the cause , can not by itself have been sufficient . |
| 24 | Oh , they were very kind , they bought me all the right things , nice toys , I agree , but always there was this feeling , well , obligation , they gave me things but something was always expected in return . |
| 25 | But one is constantly struck by the author 's insatiable interest in the whole range of sculptural production , which refused to allow him to ignore the ceramics made under the influence of sculptors , the bronze door handles of the Hill Music Room or even the four terminal busts attached to the bookcase in the office of the Keeper of Antiquities . |
| 26 | The earliest authenticated cuckoo was for years a literal early bird seen as well as heard on March 27 , 1936 , in Kent , but one was reportedly heard and seen on March 2 , 1972 , in Berkshire . |