Example sentences of "but he [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his 50 years of Trotskyism he made not one small dent in the capitalist system , but he mortally wounded the movement he claimed to lead . |
| 2 | But he completely missed the ball when presented with a scoring chance within a minute of his introduction . |
| 3 | In return Ferdinand renounced his claims to the Spanish and Burgundian lands held by the Habsburgs , but he later acquired the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary and ascended the Imperial throne on the abdication of Charles in 1558 . |
| 4 | Earlier Sir Bryan 's office had been forced to withdraw an announcement about the shutdown decision because of the legal challenge , but he later issued the formal order to British Telecom to pull the plug . |
| 5 | He had found him as a young officer in the Prenzlauer Berg division when he was no more than eighteen , but he already had a considerable appetite for the harsh and cruel police work that the Stasi required . |
| 6 | He jumps back , but he already has a mouthful of food . |
| 7 | Morris 's contribution to this match is unlikely to find much space in Wisden , but he already looks the part . |
| 8 | But he neatly sidestepped the questions about riots , crime and gang warfare , says David Wallen |
| 9 | He believed that the activities of trade unions should be restricted to the sphere of welfare , but he strongly supported the provision of education for working men and women , establishing a works library in 1848 , a new School of Science and Art in Oldham in 1865 , and a works school in 1866 . |
| 10 | Mr Utterson 's heart gave a little jump of fear , but he bravely followed the servant into the laboratory to the bottom of the stairs . |
| 11 | But he soon became a joke to most of us , because not only was he pedantic and patronizing , he was also frightened of what he 'd started and disliked suggestions for fear they implied that he was going wrong . |
| 12 | But he soon became the keenest and most enlightened Italian expounder of the Council , and wrote a pastoral letter for Lent 1962 , Pensiamo al Concilio ( Let's think about the Council ) , that learnedly explains to the Milanese what is going to happen . |
| 13 | Never one for taking risks , IAN ‘ SAFETY FIRST ’ OSBORNE was terrified at the thought of reviewing this one , but he soon got the hang of it . |
| 14 | His early cars were the smaller Brescia Bugattis which had pear-shaped radiator , but he soon developed the horseshoe-shaped radiator which became the Bugatti trademark . |
| 15 | In April 1185 he crossed to Normandy and began to muster an army but he soon found a more effective means of dealing with his insubordinate but formidable son . |
| 16 | When Louis died a few months later , Thibaut aligned with a league of dissident barons who opposed the regent of France , Louis 's widow Blanche of Castile , but he soon abandoned the barons and reconciled himself with Blanche . |
| 17 | At first Athaulf joined a confederacy of Burgundians and Alans , which had established the usurping emperor Jovinus in power , but he soon abandoned the usurper and his brother for an alliance with the legitimate emperor , Honorius . |
| 18 | His eyes narrowed at this bitterness , but he simply left the room , and Jenna had the feeling that she had been as ungracious as he appeared to think . |
| 19 | That was a little more forthright than she had intended , but he simply smiled a smile of dry amusement . |
| 20 | But he unselfishly slipped the ball to McLeod to give the sub a second goal . |
| 21 | But he probably received a pay rise of less than 10 per cent in 1988-89 . |
| 22 | I expected him to answer her back — there was such a passion in his music , he did n't sound like himself at all , any more than he had looked like himself yesterday — but he just struck the wires of his guitar into a discord and after that there was a beaten silence , and Doris stamped off downstairs again , talking all the way about her poor legs and her poor head . |
| 23 | I went to the doctor , but he just sent a letter to the Detox Unit and I had to wait three months [ for the appointment ] . |
| 24 | I said , ‘ Do you think I should pipeclay my alligator shoes ? ’ but he just led the way into the hall and up the stairs . |
| 25 | ‘ Glastonbury 's nice , but he just has no sort of grip on what 's going on . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Talking of smokescreens , Victor — ‘ ' But he just blows a mouthful at me and jabs the end of his cigar into the fug . |
| 27 | Karadzic , apparently encouraged by the new international policy announced in Washington , not only invited Bosnian Muslim and Croat leaders to meet him to discuss a settlement but he also challenged the Muslims to a soccer match . |
| 28 | He believed that the threat was temporary and held that , if nobles took a broad view , their prospects were good , but he also sensed the extreme urgency of the state 's need to foster entrepreneurial activity . |
| 29 | But he also recognises a genuine wish among a notoriously apathetic electorate for an alternative to the failed sectarian system , upon which even the Alliance must rely for its existence . |
| 30 | His help was called for in purely local matters , such as the corporation 's attempts to clear fishgarths from the Ouse , but he also pressed the city 's claims at court , and in 1476 was credited with the preservation of York 's liberties by his great labour to the king . |