Example sentences of "[vb past] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The message I got was that the last few days it did n't matter a bugger what it cost but we were in desperate straights to get in stock . |
| 2 | Tremayne 's eyebrows rose but he made no objection . |
| 3 | She helped but she did n't tell me what to do all the time . |
| 4 | i it 's , it 's obviously a thing which , if one can possibly avoid it 's a good idea to and erm I must say it helped but it you do n't know what is helping because you know we do n't know what her symptoms are going to be . |
| 5 | Belinda grumbled but she followed Rachel and they joined the others . |
| 6 | He was a Scotsman depending San Francisco and er situation that what you described but we were handing out food at Christmas Eve to people and people were coming up and er for their own proud they were saying things like I 'm a vegetarian or I do n't eat cheese pasties that was the case that was the only thing you had left but I mean it makes me really angry that we did not have this situation ten or twelve years ago . |
| 7 | She moved but she still kept glancing about . |
| 8 | I know you will he disappointed but I really would like you to give me a change . " |
| 9 | Her hand trembled but she could n't even tear her gaze away to check whether any of the liquid had spilt , as Rune 's low , intense voice continued smoothly . |
| 10 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 11 | I shouted but you did n't hear , so I had to chase you . ’ |
| 12 | I stopped but he did n't and I wheezed after him . |
| 13 | Mair sometimes grudged the work and time it involved but he knew its importance . |
| 14 | The lights went yellow as he approached but he just managed to squeeze through , to a chorus of horn blasts . |
| 15 | He folded the paper away as we approached but he did n't stand up . |
| 16 | His lashes flickered but he continued to probe . |
| 17 | I tried but she sensed my revulsion . |
| 18 | ‘ I tried but he 's not in . |
| 19 | and we we have tried and tried but you can not light the spark . |
| 20 | I do know that some of my colleagues tried but you will not read about that in the newspaper clippings of the period . |
| 21 | Jack tried but it was quite impossible ; the button , like the steering wheel , was red hot . |
| 22 | No no not when it occurred but what it is and when it 's gon na be collected is . |
| 23 | Here also the infinitive evokes an event which actually occurred but which very well might not have . |
| 24 | Lisabeth fumed but I went on . |
| 25 | Then coming along Street you come to the picture frame people and then the Conservative Club , then there was the big house further on towards the top of Street and that was owned by somebody named Winnie , was my second wife 's she went to school with her they used but her father lived there , and on the other side of the road you got the toy shop and er the draper 's shop on the corner of er Road then there was the newsagents and one or two people kept that , but that takes you from the top of Street straight the way up to Caldmore . |
| 26 | He was not rewarded with the birdie four he deserved but it did not matter . |
| 27 | Nothing much to add except that Redfern scored but it did n't really matter . |
| 28 | Wednesday have a problem with David Hirst injured but they may make take Roy Wegerle ( Blackburn ) on loan . |
| 29 | Frank tensed but I lifted a finger slightly to shut him up . |
| 30 | She heard the sluff of soft plastic clothing ; she tensed but there was no threat . |