Example sentences of "but [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | PM wins battle but rebels say it 's war now on Maastricht |
| 32 | There are plans for an event at the site next year , but organisers say it will take a different form . |
| 33 | But managers told me that they had learned from the experience . |
| 34 | Apparently no specific policy but managers told us they had some problems in the past with dogs messing in the store . |
| 35 | The Swindon company does n't think it 'll do anything so dramatic in Britain , but managers believe they are in a market with a huge potential . |
| 36 | But memories kept him awake , particularly of that last night with Laura , and all the pain and anguish she had subsequently caused him . |
| 37 | But customers tried it , and liked it , so the company has bowed to their wisdom and is offering the 41 SPECint92 , 44 SPECfp92 uniprocessor SuperSparc machine with 32Mb memory expandable to 512Mb , a 424Mb internal disk and GX graphics at $16,500 with a 19″ grayscale monitor . |
| 38 | But producers insist it 's more than just a tourist video with a gimmick . |
| 39 | One video is not going to stop car crime on its own , but producers believe it may persuade some young people to think twice before they find themselves on the wrong side of the law . |
| 40 | The Civil Rights ( Disabled Persons ) Bill was due to come before the Commons this week , but campaigners predicted it would be blocked by the government once more . |
| 41 | But campaigners say it treats refugees as criminals . |
| 42 | But bodyboarders knew they could do things with waves boardwalkers could only dream of . |
| 43 | Inwardly Shamlou shuddered , but Matchsticks thought it was a huge joke and laughed loudly . |
| 44 | But farmers say they 're determined to drive illegal poachers from their land . |
| 45 | But foxhunters say it should be left to the council 's tenant farmers to decide . |
| 46 | But passengers pursued me along the road , gathering up my garments and vowing aloud never to succumb to the pleas of their offspring for riding lessons . |
| 47 | ‘ There is no doubt , the prosecution suggests , that this young defendant must have realised what had happened , but witnesses saw him accelerate away . ’ |
| 48 | But villagers say they 've had enough . |
| 49 | But villagers say it 's unneccessary . |
| 50 | Mrs Summerchild was not available last night for comment , but neighbours described him as a reserved man who was devoted to his family , and who had a passion for music . |
| 51 | But neighbours say it brightens up the area and they want it to stay . |
| 52 | But motorists using it today had mixed opinions . |
| 53 | Philip Giles fell more than thirty feet onto a hillside while on holdiay in California but doctors expect him to make a full recovery . |
| 54 | But doctors treating her near Tel Aviv , Israel , said there was no chance of all embryos surviving . |
| 55 | But doctors say we 'll never be a healthy nation until we start to deal with the problems of teenagers . |
| 56 | ( WES ) She still needs to return to hospital regularly for treatment , but doctors say she 's made an excellent physical — and emotional — recovery . |
| 57 | Some normal tissue is damaged in the process , but doctors say it 's a highly effective way of getting rid of cancer and complications like Katharine 's are very rare . |
| 58 | He has a broken jaw , But doctors believe he 's escaped brain damage . |
| 59 | This really means relationship by marriage , but naturalists used it to mean family relationship , recognizing that horses and donkeys were closely related even though they denied any actual evolutionary connections . |
| 60 | The value of Mrs Alliss 's award has n't yet been decided , but lawyers expect it to be ’ substantial ’ . |