Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girls had always worked quickly and willingly but nothing satisfied Miss Meers and Mrs Dyson seemed afraid to stand up to her . |
| 2 | The plan had been for the Americans to discover an unknown for the lead female role but no-one had Miss Leigh 's screen magic . |
| 3 | The thin man complained and continued to argue but no-one took notice but Michael , who growled tersely at his cowardice . |
| 4 | Everyone wears deck shoes but no-one wears plimsolls . |
| 5 | But everyone took care of her , from the brassy madames to the scruffy young page-boys and the sinister young bartenders . |
| 6 | But everyone had soup , ’ he added defensively . |
| 7 | But everyone knew Mr Major was a pleasant person ; it is a quality which his opponents have used to patronise him . |
| 8 | Walker 's ex-wife , Anna Somers Cocks , editor of the Art Newspaper , says : ‘ Oxford had its Brideshead element , of course , but everyone smoked dope . |
| 9 | Foolish indeed is he who supposes that the music is only an excuse for the parties ; not only does everyone go , but everyone has opinions . |
| 10 | But everyone has breakfast in bars . |
| 11 | ‘ But everyone knows teams that just look great on paper only win paper cups . ’ |
| 12 | But everyone needs support to deal with a highly demanding environment . |
| 13 | It looks best worn casual and scruffy , but everyone seems intent on continually dressing it up . |
| 14 | But I meant content rather than presentation . |
| 15 | Even those of us who are keen to return the residents to London can not turn the clock back to those days , but I recommend Tower House to someone who would like to see Malmesbury go more gently into the future . |
| 16 | I have not done that before in my career , but I knew things would not happen for us without action being taken . |
| 17 | There had been no point in looking for a towel at the squat , but I knew Seymour Place baths hired them out . |
| 18 | but I knew Sheila that he would n't get done |
| 19 | Now I was talking to Dad I wanted to tell him about how Mum and I had found Granny and what wicked things Mum had done , but I knew Mum 's eyes were on me so I thought better of it . |
| 20 | But I sa but I knew Mick was doing |
| 21 | But I knew Elsie would start at the top and not go very far down . |
| 22 | But I knew humans are capable of evil and it did n't change my view of humanity . ’ |
| 23 | I could n't do anything about it but I knew Wes was out there somewhere . |
| 24 | Six bloody words , but I knew Firmin would n't say them . |
| 25 | But I fancy MPRP is unlikely to change my character . ’ |
| 26 | The story about the dinner was a fantasy , but I envied Harvey his welcome just the same . |
| 27 | But I hope Madame does n't expect me in a hat and gloves . ’ |
| 28 | This was so unusual that Sophie asked curiously , ‘ I know you ca n't tell me , but I hope Ian 's news was n't anything bad . |
| 29 | Sorry folks but I hope Kelly has a stinker if he plays on Wednesday night for Big Jacks team . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , however , Tony Walker will not be joining us until mid July , but I hope branches will be able to get going under their own steam in the meantime . |