Example sentences of "but [noun] did [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Ian did a terrific job and the win was a real bonus for us . ’ |
| 2 | I think they have most people fooled but boy did the turks show them last evening . |
| 3 | ‘ I was angry for a while because I was confident that the horse would win , but Willie did the right thing , ’ John Sutcliffe , Superoo 's trainer , said yesterday . |
| 4 | But hurrying did no good . |
| 5 | But Steve did a marvellous job . ’ |
| 6 | This would require a great deal of organisation to ensure compatibility of all the units involved , but ICAO did a similar thing many years ago with ILS air and ground equipment and that has been working successfully now for over thirty-five years . |
| 7 | But Mother did the best she could and made rabbit pies , apple pies , and obtained a very good recipe from Mrs Fawcett for a tattie cake , which was a bit like a Cornish pasty , without the meat , and a whole lot bigger . |