Example sentences of "but [pron] came [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norman said : ‘ I could hear everyone and every so often I would try to speak out of force of habit , but nothing came out . ’ |
| 2 | For a moment he thought that Terry was going to say something important , because his mouth started to form a word , but nothing came out . |
| 3 | At the wedding , everyone but everyone came up to me to say , ‘ It wo n't be long before it 's your turn too , ’ or something similar , and each time somebody said it , I grew increasingly resentful . |
| 4 | Buster Watson was expected to win the 100 metres , but I came through and clocked 10.4 seconds for a personal best and a county record , which still stands . |
| 5 | I was very unhappy , but I came back to France , to Paris . |
| 6 | But I came back as a Gnome . |
| 7 | ‘ I did , but I came back . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But I came down to the theatre and was assured it was suitable for children so we came with open minds , ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ I wore my first suit , combed my hair flat and tried to look as near Cary Grant as possible , ’ he recalled , ‘ but I came out looking more like Lassie . ’ |
| 10 | But I came out of the stand through the fire exit and I ca n't get back in . |
| 11 | But I came out with an O level ! |
| 12 | It 's much like a DYPP , and should really have been called DXPP , but someone came up with the name Tech-Tech first ( on the other hand , just try to pronounce DXPP ! ) . |
| 13 | Lambert dived , but nobody came out of the basket . |
| 14 | And they were all relaxing and I was playing the piano and people were all gathered round saying , ‘ You hit it with the poker , and I 'll lock the lid ’ — but somebody came on and said ‘ This girl is marvellous , give her a job . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But you came through , ’ she said . |
| 16 | I remember after the show you spoke for twelve minutes without a note and not only that but you came round afterwards and spent eight or ten minutes with us , the artists , which absolutely made our evening . |
| 17 | But you came back . |
| 18 | A number of players had been tried , but none came up to the subtle demands of the job . |
| 19 | We have been to a few other Holiday sites/parks , but none came up to the standard of HIGHFIELD HOLIDAY PARK . |
| 20 | She was going out with a friend of mine , but she came on so strong that she frightened him off . |
| 21 | But she came around and they adored one another . |
| 22 | Cos mum made me laugh tonight but she came in and she said oh you can have a hot cross bun there , I said well I think I 'll have a piece of chocolate cake and she said alright then ! |
| 23 | But she came along what road ? |
| 24 | But she came down with this dreadful flu bug , so she 's taken to her bed . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But she came back ? ’ |
| 26 | But she came back |
| 27 | Discussions went on for a year and cost T&L about £500,000 in legal fees and other expenses , Vlitos says , ‘ but they came up with a strong agreement which protected T&L — a pygmy next to a corporate giant like J&J ’ . |
| 28 | They were then left with a hole to fill but they came up with a rider who not only won at Kirkistown but also showed a lot of talent . |
| 29 | But they came out of them , as a rule , in no time at all . |
| 30 | but they came out collected the set , we managed to borrow a set from elsewhere |