Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt a lot on that job . |
| 2 | My first impression of Charlotte was that she was pleasant enough , but I sensed a very private person under the rather theatrical facade . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , I am now a German citizen but I remain a Russian , all ups and downs . |
| 4 | But I use a lot meself . |
| 5 | But I use a paint scraper . |
| 6 | There are fairy rings of eight-inch-diameter horse-mushrooms and of shaggy parasols ( no good for eating raw , but I pick a bagful for later . ) |
| 7 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I drive all right but I prefer a motor bicycle . |
| 9 | But I write a tolerable hand in English . |
| 10 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 12 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
| 13 | ‘ Now I work mainly in America , ’ says the cube-shaped superstar , ‘ but I bring a lot of money into the UK . |
| 14 | ‘ Now I work mainly in America , ’ says the cube-shaped superstar , ‘ but I bring a lot of money into the UK . |
| 15 | The run used to be three miles but I added a quarter mile spur in order to use the time to best advantage . |
| 16 | The majority of the flowers and leaves in the design were chosen for their tones of silver and grey , but I added a few silvery pink flowers to give some additional colour and interest to the design . |
| 17 | Sarah Burge was a Barnardo child , who was photographed in eighteen eighty three — in fact we 've just passed the centenary , I realize , of this occasion — at eight years old , and I 've seen the photograph and it was , of course , used for fund raising purposes , but I wrote a poem to this obviously long dead girl . |
| 18 | ‘ It was before I came here , but I heard a bit from Bee Moore … |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not as bitter as I was , but I heard a lot of evidence about these war crimes and it really shook me as a young lad . |
| 20 | I thought I had sent him some that were very good , but I received a most snarky letter from him saying " They may be very fine artists but they do n't know anything about teaching , and I 'm not interested in any of your geniuses unless they really take trouble about the job in hand " . |
| 21 | In Falstaff , yes ; but I remember a Die Meistersinger that was simply appalling , and a Die Zauberflöte … |
| 22 | CALL ME old , call me antiquated , but I remember a time when The Railway Children were , if not quite press darlings , then at least going on the occasional date with the media . |
| 23 | Nothing could be heard above the noise of the engine , but I saw a lark spring skywards out of the heather , and another , a few minutes later , sink to its rest . |
| 24 | But I saw a doctor there , a Doctor , |
| 25 | ‘ No , but I saw a sketch of her . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Of course , but I delegate a lot now . ’ |
| 27 | Our children , 9 , and , 10 , are still asleep , but I take a cup to my wife before leaving home in time to arrive at the Grain Terminal before 7.00 am . |
| 28 | I walk out to the bus , I get on the bus at the end of Care Street , I walk right along Care Street , right up Dawsons Street , brisk walk and then I 'm walking around the garage , I do n't do that much walking now , the bloody car , but I take a walk at lunchtime and I walk down to the bar , walking , if you walk , that would be total couple of miles a day |
| 29 | Yes , take her — I 'll check with Hawick 's office that it 's all right if you come mob-handed , but I 've a feeling in my water about this one . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't get much time for reading , ’ said Wilcox , ‘ but I 've a rough idea what he was about . |