Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adorno , we have seen , acknowledges this specificity — indeed , for him it explains the ( unfulfilled ) potential of jazz and the hangovers of ‘ real ’ creativity in some Tin Pan Alley songs ; but he subsumes it into a theory of ‘ false individualization ’ , designed , in his view , to disguise mass cultural production as ‘ art ’ . |
| 2 | The backbone of his work is the new recitative but he uses it with a power quite beyond Peri 's so that it is not merely ‘ expressive ’ but when necessary , as in Orfeo 's lament in Act II , heart-breaking . |
| 3 | Mr Llambias ' services do not come cheap — they are a combination of a retainer ‘ sufficient to make them think really seriously ’ and a success fee that is a percentage of the fee income of the smaller firm ( sometimes 5% or 7.5% ) — but he prides himself on the longevity of the mergers he arranges . |
| 4 | Tithonus asked for immortality but he expresses it in such a way that one feels sad for him . |
| 5 | But he does nothing for his studies . |
| 6 | Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced . |
| 7 | From the spectators ' viewpoint , not only does he provide wonderful entertainment but he does it without encasing himself in a helmet , now so rare as to be a treat in itself . |
| 8 | Usually the negative feedback begins with ‘ but ’ : e.g. ‘ We were very lucky to get Harry fro the opposition because he 's the top marketing person in the country — but he knows nothing about our products and still has a lot to learn ’ . |
| 9 | But he has nothing like Lewis ' big-time experience , is much lighter and was floored before winning his last fight against Australian Craig Petersen in Antwerp a month ago . |
| 10 | Graham Gooch , averaging 70 during his years as England skipper , had another solid summer — with successful Essex too — but he has plenty of competition from the likes of Alec Stewart and the graceful David Gower . |
| 11 | ‘ But he has you for company , ’ began Ruth . |
| 12 | But he conducts himself in all situations with a dignity not one whit lessened by his shortness . |
| 13 | It does not do him justice to say he is on their side , but he leaves us in no doubt about the horror of what Jacob and Rebekah have done . |
| 14 | What he has done is describe certain linguistic features of the text which distinguish it from other texts ( he refers to Yeats 's ‘ Phoenix ’ and Tennyson 's , ‘ Morte d'Arthur ’ , as well as instances of non-literary usage ) , and which look as if they may be of some literary significance ; but he leaves it to the literary specialist to determine what the nature of that literary significance is . |
| 15 | He may use tools of analysis developed within a wider European tradition , but he applies them to a special problem : the uniqueness of our nation 's formation ; the condition of England . |
| 16 | His first plan of revenge fails but he follows them to ancient Egypt , where they are joined by the Daleks and Mavic Chen , who know their Core was a fake . |
| 17 | This apartment will be available for use by Lord Rothschild and his family , but he wishes it to be shown to visitors at other times . |
| 18 | He pays for the additional units but he values them at only . |
| 19 | v. Wilts U.D. , but he addresses himself to the question and uses his intelligence . |
| 20 | Such incidents might have caused Sir Bernard to have second thoughts about the system ; but he defends it with passion . |
| 21 | Not convenient to him , but he expects you to be available the minute he wants . |
| 22 | Stephen has gone through confession , and is , he declares , ‘ Ready to forge that language ’ , but he declares it in a language that will not yet take Joyce out of desperation . |
| 23 | Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible . |
| 24 | But he treats me like a child . |