Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | But eventually it cost him a term at Her Majesty 's pleasure . |
| 2 | But perhaps it classified him as out of action , impotent despite his puissant armour . |
| 3 | Mr did n't wan na work tomorrow really though cos I 've got ta be I 've got ta meet that new dentist tomorrow but obviously I owe him . |
| 4 | She flushed as she became conscious of Silas watching her pour the tea , but suddenly she noticed him scowl as his attention was caught by Doreen 's voice , which could be clearly heard . |
| 5 | At first she could n't find him anywhere but finally she tracked him down to the big barn . |
| 6 | But gradually she drew him round and out , round and out of the mêlée . |
| 7 | But once I saw him lumbering down Ward Street , you know , opposite , and he was here as well , messing around with the television . |
| 8 | But once I asked him why he was in prison , and he muttered about his days at Le Coq d'Or tavern in Paris and said he was a prisoner because he could ‘ count the days ’ . ’ |
| 9 | er er you were going , you were going well with the , the pension you , you wanted him and your diagram was good and he was going for it but directly you showed him the diagram then you started on about this er |
| 10 | But still they slandered him and conspired against him , not only the Welsh Minorites of Llanfaes , whose house he had burned last year , but the Franciscans everywhere , in Norfolk , in Leicester , in Kent . |
| 11 | But still I wanted him to … |
| 12 | But still it troubled him . |
| 13 | But dimly she heard him say again , ‘ Are n't you going to let me in ? ’ |
| 14 | But now they want him back . |
| 15 | But now she made him like others . |
| 16 | The blue and silver glow of the vision had pushed him out of her consciousness , but now she saw him she had to admit how very handsome and grand he was in his mitre and robes . |
| 17 | ‘ But now you have him somewhere under lock and key , and with nothing good to look forward to , whatever follows . |
| 18 | But now I have him in my corner it has turned my career around . |
| 19 | Generally , he came downstairs to wash and shave while she was doing this , but today she took him up a tray so he could have his breakfast in bed . |
| 20 | ‘ But surely you like him a little ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But surely you told him you were her sister ? |
| 22 | But then we asked him a bit more about it and he made his fatal mistake . |
| 23 | I usually work him in for an hour , but when I 'm riding him around in the arena before the bell goes , I 'm still thinking , ‘ How on earth am I going to get this thing up the centre line ? ’ because he 's gawping at everything , but then I give him a jolly good boot and we get on with it … ’ |
| 24 | but then you left him for an American carpenter . |
| 25 | He is , after all , the Chairman of that committee but certainly I advised him against that and I thought it was totally wrong er to do it in the way he did and I , I think it was a shame for this Council that he , that he did go ahead , but there you are . |