Example sentences of "but [verb] [adv] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't say much at those early stewards ' meetings , but realised very quickly that many of the very excellent people present were somewhat lacking in the ordinary muscle a steward requires to carry out his job quietly and efficiently . |
| 2 | They have built much of their reputation on contemporary repertoire and arrangements of jazz and ragtime music , but demonstrated once again that they can play canonical repertoire with great musicality as well as flair . |
| 3 | I did n't repeat this in case it was untrue but heard about 9am that it was true and had been broadcast . |
| 4 | She 'd wondered briefly about trying to pass the job along to Adele , but knew right away that it would n't work out ; she was supposed to be the unsentimental one , after all , the hard business-head and the scourge of the tradesmen . |
| 5 | On 3 November he wrote to Hitler an effusive letter in which he heaped praise on the Axis ' conduct of the war and reiterated his conviction that victory would be theirs , but insisted yet again that Spain would be able to contribute only when fully rearmed and assured of its rewards . |