Example sentences of "but he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But 'e died in 1937 . ’ |
| 2 | Only see one way in which we are like God is in having moral and spiritual capacities no other creature has moral and spiritual capacities , they do not of the potential to worship , they do not of a code er , er , of moral laws , they 're not governed by that , it 's a case of , of the , might makes right , it 's a case of the strongest the one that survives and the weakest goes to the wall you 've only got to look er at a litter of pups and the last one is the one that 's pushed to the back every time is n't it , there 's no moral law there , those pups and the , and the bitch does n't er work out , that because that one is weaker it should be getting more , more nourishment , it should be cared for better , it does n't work like that in any thing else , but God has placed within humanity a moral responsibility and his place within as a spiritual capacity , were more than just animals , were created in his image , so God created us , capable of knowing him and growing to be like him and in his original creation they 're in need of , the , the , the highlight of it was when he came down and communicated and talked with Adam and Eve there in the garden and shared his heart with them and there was this perfect commune between God the creator and man his creation , he never did it to any animal , he did n't go and talk to the trees and the plants perfect though they were , he never looked on any of the other creatures that he had made , wonderful though they may be , beautiful in their colouring , and go and talk with them , but he talks with Adam and he shares his heart with him his purpose is that Adam should communicate with him and walk with him and has fellowship with him , growing to be like him , but you see even though God created us like that , he did n't create us as puppets , it was n't God up in heaven pulling the strings and Adam did that and Eve did this and that was how it were , God is not a puppeteer and he made as capable of choosing good and evil , he gave us moral choices , because he made us his moral beings and so we could choose to do this and not to do that , we could choose to , to do this and to leave the other undone . |
| 3 | but he talks as if he , he was born in that country , I mean I could be really patriotic to Wales |
| 4 | Gazza , who will be watched by England No 2 Lawrie Mcmenemy tonight , said : ‘ Luigi could n't get in the side because of Maradona but he talks about him with no jealously , only admiration . |
| 5 | He looks extremely real and solid , and is clearly not illusory , but he talks in a stiff , halting manner . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's a killer , Wallace , but he talks like a suicide . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You wo n't catch him , ’ said Philip but he ran after Lee . |
| 8 | In 1959 he inherited from a brother his father 's barony of Trevethin , but he continued to be styled Oaksey . |
| 9 | But he continued to be interested in the principles behind tribal art rather than in the aesthetic appeal of individual objects ; and these principles could be embodied even in the contemporary ‘ forgeries ’ which quickly began to be produced in quite large numbers to meet the demand for ‘ primitive ’ art . |
| 10 | Jack hit 52 goals for the Palace from 99 League outings before the 2nd World War and that is an impressive record by any standard , but he continued with us during the makeshift wartime arrangements and again produced a steady supply of goals — including a hat-trick in Palace 's first official wartime fixture at West Ham ( 6–2 ) . |
| 11 | Rory was grateful not to get the lecture about the IRA men who had lived in foxholes in the soaking bog in the fifties , hunted out into the mountains by the B-men at the end of a long and terrible campaign , but he continued with the trains of thought . |
| 12 | He has read it before but he dips into it from time to time as a priest might consult the Bible in preparation for a sermon , or a poisoner Feltman 's Toxicology in preparation for a murder . |
| 13 | I really like this poem , I became more and more moved with it as I grew to understand it more and I think the poem definitely works and Owen conquers it subtly , approaching a big issue , but he wins in telling us his message . |
| 14 | It was after hours , but he noted with pleasure that the letters would catch the 5.30 post the next morning . |
| 15 | But he woke in the small hours and found her in his arms , just like that first time in the studio at Westfield Manor . |
| 16 | Sarah said sarcastically , but he dropped on one knee and put his hand on his heart . |
| 17 | But he got to the final table of the championship again this year . |
| 18 | Siegfried grunted , but he got through his plateful and left without further comment . |
| 19 | No I wished I 'd I probably would have er overcome come that actually now by going back there but he got over that |
| 20 | But he got in in this , you know they moved moved w w you know would |
| 21 | Leith closed the door with an angry thud , then opened her mouth to let fly — but he got in first . |
| 22 | He will do if he gets it into his head but he got in trouble you see , got in with the wrong crowd and |
| 23 | And he says , but he got like a crack on the side of his head and his hear |
| 24 | ‘ She 's a flirt but he dotes on her . |
| 25 | There was no pain , but he flinched from the contact . |
| 26 | In the case of the wrongful deportation of any asylum seeker , he admitted that he was consulted , but he hides behind the excuse that he did no more than accept civil servants ' advice . |
| 27 | Emmie tried to get hold of him but he fought like the baby wild cat her mother had once been given to tame . |
| 28 | But he admitted to a great sense of satisfaction at having been in the job at a time when the world had ‘ seen the most rapid political changes in the past 50 years ’ , from the end of the Cold War to the dismemberment of the Soviet Union , and the appointment of former POCs like Vaclav Havel to become heads of state . |
| 29 | But he admitted to being confused about the Serbs ' current aims . |
| 30 | But he admitted with a grin : ‘ If that was a trial run for Sunday I would n't have minded a bit more notice ! |