Example sentences of "[det] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You wo n't believe this but Margot Iverson died in the night … ’ |
| 2 | I went to see them about this but they told me it was up to the social security people to make up the difference . |
| 3 | I 'm sorry to spring it on you like this but I did n't want to get your hopes up . ’ |
| 4 | Do n't fall for this but draw him out instead by providing openings . |
| 5 | Mr Parkinson can turn his back on all this but if he decides to confront it , road pricing is one of the few tools at his disposal . |
| 6 | ‘ In the course of a long and misspent career , I have probably seen less amusing comedies than this but , if so , I can not at present call any of them to mind . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We are happy to do this but it is a struggle to meet our debt . |
| 8 | Goering had boasted that no enemy 'plane would fly over the Reich and here they had shown that they could not only do this but could attack the capital itself . |
| 9 | ‘ Maggie , ’ she said firmly , ‘ I 'm sorry to make you do this but you have to . |
| 10 | Some hairdressers charge extra for this but it 's well worth paying a few pounds for . |
| 11 | Many factors can cause this but one of them would be a body temperature that is not falling fast enough in the evening . |
| 12 | Not all could , or would , do this but , even if they did , the problem that patients might choose the type of food because of habit rather than careful deliberation still exists . |
| 13 | Derbyshire folk may query the authenticity of this but I defy them not to enjoy the results . |
| 14 | Daniel Halpin : ‘ My last hat was a flowery one , the same shape as this but a bit more girlie . ’ |
| 15 | His response : ‘ You may not believe this but I 'm not allowed to tell you on council notepaper . ’ |
| 16 | They wo n't like this but I do n't think they will make a violent reaction , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Mr Fowler conceded that a union might not always be able to do this but it would have to show that it had used its best endeavours . |
| 18 | I am often asked for this but it is difficult to obtain . |
| 19 | The metal may be somewhat brittle after this but a final tempering process ( heating to a moderate temperature , followed by slow cooling ) relieves the internal stresses , leaving a hard and durable finished product which is mechanically stronger than bronze . |
| 20 | They did not have to isolate zinc metal to do this but used the cementation process described on page 76 . |
| 21 | She still believed this but , standing there in that dismal , chilly corridor , a picture came into her head : it was of a baby she had seen once , being wheeled in a pushchair down the prom . |
| 22 | We will discuss a little later the emotions implications of this but for the moment we are reflecting on the practical issues that overwhelm the bereaved person . |
| 23 | ‘ I think it is fair to say ’ , mused Abrams , that everyone involved in the RIG ( the Restricted Inter-agency Group that met regularly to discuss policy in Latin America ) knew that Ollie was somehow connected with this but did n't know why … |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't want to burden you with this but you 'd soon have wondered why Mackie did n't come . ’ |
| 25 | The restrictions on newspaper advertising had no doubt contributed to this but perhaps the layout and phraseology of many of the Board 's own publications had made them unattractive to readers . |
| 26 | Closer editing would have improved this but at the cost of time . |
| 27 | I replaced this but then noticed that the fuel and temperature gauges were not working . |
| 28 | It might be tempting to make a small charge for this but it may be even more advantageous to offer this as a free service with the profit being goodwill . |
| 29 | I am sorry to worry you over this but the result of the present system is that John Merer and I are barely on speaking terms . |
| 30 | I do n't want to get over-emotional about this but I really am massively proud of the things that The Smiths have done and achieved and from that point of view , of course , it 's all really sad … |