Example sentences of "but [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This frightened me but seemed to make me a hero in the eyes of the Dutch who broke out into a fever of winks and jerked-up thumbs and V-signs all round me . |
| 2 | Although experienced on stage and television , she had made only one film , Funny Girl , unreleased then but set to win her an Oscar . |
| 3 | I did n't really fancy it myself but decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 4 | Rachaela 's mother had not told her anything but had given her a rather serious book . |
| 5 | He had wept almost at the calling up of Michael Soames , who he thought might never dance again , but had given us a most glowing description of an Egyptian hand dance by Mr Anton Dolin . |