Example sentences of "but [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 75th minute Whitton had his big chance of glory — but wasted it . |
| 2 | She tried to recall his face , but got it mixed up with the actor , Edward James Olmos . |
| 3 | I could lend it to you but got it at the moment you know . |
| 4 | The Jordanian government closed its al-Ruweishid post on the border with Iraq to all non-Jordanian refugees on Jan. 10 , but reopened it on Jan. 18 following renewed promises of UN aid to help with the costs of accommodating refugees from Kuwait and Iraq . |
| 5 | She had forgotten about her tea caddy and the friendly shopkeeper in Sunningdale and she had soon forgotten about the kindness of young people and was reminiscing about the days when she was not alone at the villa but shared it with seven others . |
| 6 | It reminded her of Hilda , and she felt a wave of panic , but fought it down . |
| 7 | Jessica was tempted to be obscene , but fought it back . |
| 8 | He granted an injunction restraining the defendant from using and/or disclosing confidential information but qualified it so that it did not apply to communications made by the defendant either to FIMBRA or the Inland Revenue in respect of the matters identified in the defence . |
| 9 | We not merely retained it but expanded it , and it has fully justified our confidence . |
| 10 | It was , had we but realized it , an omen of things to come . |
| 11 | I think she was crying , but adjudged it vulgar to peer . |
| 12 | Nails calmed down enough to stop it hurting , but made it quite plain that he was agreeing to nothing . |
| 13 | Then he had to wait an hour for a taxi , but made it just in time to introduce Phil Collins . |
| 14 | She is ranked sufficiently highly to have gone straight into the main draw , but made it clear that the Games were inconvenient for her schedule this years , as she had a lot of points to defend in tournaments . |
| 15 | others of the 105 Squadron Blenheims were less fortunate — Z7486 ( Sgts Mackillop , Nethercott and Entwistle ) were shot down and crashed into a factory ; Z7486 ( F/O Lambert , Sgts Copeland and Charles ) was hit by flak and last seen in flames heading further inland ; V7484 ( Sgts Jackson , Williams and Purves ) was also hit by flak but made it back to Swanton for a belly-landing . |
| 16 | Within a year he had given detailed and authoritative evidence to the House of Commons and been instrumental in the passage of two bills which abolished gaolers ' fees and enabled counties to pay for a proper service ; which allowed discharged defendants to be set at liberty in open court ; and which not only improved sanitation and health arrangements but made it obligatory for justices to have a concern for the health of prisoners . |
| 17 | The Native people acknowledged the apology , but made it clear that cultural oppression still prevails in many parts of North America . |
| 18 | He decided in favour of Balliol , but made it clear that this was only the appointment of a figurehead : he himself was the true monarch . |
| 19 | The fact that they had been warned off but made it the more attractive . |
| 20 | Than Tun continued to call for a national government but made it clear that armed struggle was , for the present , not envisaged . |
| 21 | But made it up pretty quickly afterwards . |
| 22 | However , even if the L.G.U. was left wondering if it should n't have kept the public better informed , it must have been greatly heartened by the number of spectators who not only came to this out-of-the-way championship but made it abundantly clear that they were greatly taken with the high standard of play . |
| 23 | India , which had removed the final contingent of Indian Peace-Keeping Force ( IPKF ) troops from Sri Lanka in March 1990 [ see p. 37316 ] , expressed concern for the plight of Tamil civilians but made it clear that it would not permit its territory to be used to support militant activity . |
| 24 | The President approved this measure , but made it clear that he would not sign further legislation to keep government going unless a satisfactory agreement was reached on the budget . |
| 25 | In London , UK ministers called for those responsible for the November killings to be brought to justice but made it clear to Alatas that the UK , the second-largest arms supplier to Indonesia after the USA , would not cut off aid or arms sales . |
| 26 | Reynolds held talks with leading politicians on Feb. 19 , in an attempt to find cross-party agreement on the case , but made it clear that a referendum to dilute the constitutional clause on abortion would be avoided if possible . |
| 27 | Dos Santos welcomed the move , but made it clear on Dec. 27 that before he met Savimbi UNITA would have to accept the September election results , withdraw from all areas occupied following the elections , and enable government administration to be extended throughout Angola . |
| 28 | Chief Superintendent Large had been polite but made it clear that this was a matter for professionals and he had everything sewn up . |
| 29 | He did n't ask her to go to the village surgery , but made it clear that she was n't to stray too far from the complex when he was n't there . |
| 30 | Mr Cameron said the Home Secretary appeared ‘ mystified ’ about the pay formula but made it clear that 1.5 per cent was the maximum rise available . |