Example sentences of "him [adv] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She greeted him warmly but he responded with a perfunctory nod and immediately got up to leave . |
| 2 | I feel like giving him away but I do n't know whether I would , but I feel like it . |
| 3 | I ca n't see him physically but I meet with him in dreams . |
| 4 | I tried phoning him yesterday but there were no answer and then I thought oh bugger it , forget it . |
| 5 | I can see it You know so I 'll take him home but I promised him er Jaffa Cake when we get home |
| 6 | She was looking at him questioningly but he could see she had caught his drift . |
| 7 | Carrie looked at him sharply but he simply seemed to be in an unusually good temper . |
| 8 | There was nobody more glad than him really but I suppose he thought I 'd go into debt or something but I d would n't do that . |
| 9 | I hear from him regularly but it 's not the same as holding them to you . |
| 10 | Well the hose landed on him alright but it landed on his parcel and it the whole thing fell out on the road . |
| 11 | I refused him then but I weakened when they asked again after Chip had gone . |
| 12 | She called him again but he ignored her . |
| 13 | ‘ He used to be bitter because his father never visited him either but he never let his feelings out . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm never afraid , ’ Maggie assured him firmly but her face flushed and his eyes moved to her hands , still tightly grasping the edge of the seat . |
| 15 | I mean I mentioned it to him afterwards but it was the sudden notice of the deadline … and I had to get it down on paper very quickly . |