Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adj] [vb base] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you two know Ebert . |
| 2 | ‘ But we all eat Spam sandwiches during management meetings — we are not forced to and everybody enjoys them . |
| 3 | I knew she fancied Mr Malone , but we all fancy Mr Malone . |
| 4 | Among all the fashion designs ( dull , dull , dull ) , the press photographs ( which the Queen apparently believes are chosen for maximum ugliness ) , the portraits and fashion plates , one image only shines out — the charming relief of the Queen 's head by Arnold Machin ( the catalogue calls him Andrew , but we all make mistakes ) , which , after more than 25 years , still appears on British coins and stamps . |
| 5 | Coppell called a truce in the war of words with his Anfield counterpart Graeme Souness , saying : ‘ There was a flurry of words after the last game , but we both have respect for each other . |
| 6 | Not all the hypocrites are equally resourceful , but they all exploit positions of trust in order to gain at the expense of others . |
| 7 | Because of their workload , they may not be immediately available but they all have telephone answering machines and will return all calls . |
| 8 | Agreed the working masses may not bath as regularly as might be wished , but they all drink tea . |
| 9 | Some of these were not foreseeable or preventable but they all represent threats to our reputation , and all were reported to the media ( although we managed to stop two of them being used by the media ) . |
| 10 | But they both have things to offer each other as friends , and that 's something children will understand instinctively , especially those of playgroup age . |