Example sentences of "but his [noun] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it had been conceived originally as a means of reducing illegal practices during the process of distillation , the ‘ Coffey still ’ had obvious commercial advantages , but his efforts to introduce it in Ireland met with little success , and it was in Scotland that it first became popular in the 1840s . |
| 2 | He pointed out that he had originally wanted Robert Bolt , but his secretary said it was not the sort of thing he would do . |
| 3 | Well I 'd already spoken to the man who was running the course , the lecturer and he told me I could go on it , but his secretary said it was booked . |
| 4 | But his lawyer says it was the wrong verdict and the wrong charge . |
| 5 | Peter himself achieved a balanced budget , but his successors found it necessary to supplement their income by resorting to ever larger foreign loans . |