Example sentences of "but they [adv] [vb past] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought they were such big stars , but they just created tension . |
| 2 | Football was their chief interest but they also followed cricket . |
| 3 | But they also retained Tutorial Classes as one of the types of course eligible for grant ; incidentally they also defined terms long familiar to the WEA — ‘ Sessional ’ ( ‘ courses lasting for one educational year comprising not less than twenty meetings ’ ) and ‘ Terminal ’ ( ‘ courses comprising not less than ten meetings ’ ) , to describe other courses . |
| 4 | Barcelona had already been refused a penalty , but they soon drew level through Julio Salinas , the deceptively inelegant striker who has taken Gary Lineker 's reluctant ill-fitted role on the right wing and , on Saturday , made such a good job of it that he might have had a hat-trick but for Francisco Buyo 's reflexes . |
| 5 | The efficient parts were not perceived as significant and powerful by the public but they nevertheless had power and " governed the many " . |
| 6 | Sulphur hexafluoride , which normally filled the tower as an insulator , should have been removed beforehand but they mistakenly began work before the tower had been properly vented . |
| 7 | He could think of two of his fellow students who might be suitable but they too had degree courses to finish and Adam was beginning to think very seriously of not returning to college . |