Example sentences of "but [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've rung the police , but nothing yet , I 'm afraid . |
| 2 | Attempting to do everything perfectly can lead to doing everything adequately , but nothing exceptionally . |
| 3 | Yeah a big like that but nothing just have a plain one , and two little kids . |
| 4 | Initially , he was given basic help towards rehabiliation , but nothing since . |
| 5 | We 'll not be building any more than we intended for this year — well , a house or two more , maybe , but nothing beyond . |
| 6 | Wicked episodes were often brought to my attention , but nothing either then or since has been as evil as the man Beck . |
| 7 | The paint surface grew a little cracked and mouldy , but nothing else seemed to be happening . |
| 8 | Hurt it might , but nothing else happened . |
| 9 | Blood leaked out of his mouth , but nothing else . |
| 10 | John , required to mount his ballets but nothing else , had time to visit art galleries or schools in search of new ideas or designers , to listen to music , to read . |
| 11 | The hotel restaurant — there was nowhere else to eat — could serve you with tea , coffee , bread , sardines , lettuce , carrots and potatoes , but nothing else , certainly not a meat dish — there was no fresh meat in Adrar . |
| 12 | I might see a bit of shuffling amongst all the cells but nothing else . |
| 13 | Head full of academic knowledge but nothing else — and before anybody could bat an eyelid , he applied to sit an exam in London , and the next thing he was in the Metropolitan Police . |
| 14 | Jack had experienced broken windows and other similar nuisances , but nothing else . |
| 15 | A confrontation with the child can work when food is offered at regular meal-times and if it is refused it is thrown away but nothing else is offered in its place . |
| 16 | George 's contrib to the upcoming ‘ Red Hot And Dance ’ album is a plonking , KC And The Sunshine Band pastiche with a few hooks but nothing else . |
| 17 | Their lascannon ball turrets swivelled alertly but nothing else seemed to be in the vicinity . |
| 18 | She recognized her wedding ring but nothing else . |
| 19 | But nothing else is needed in the way of a ground to make these activities somehow justifiable . |
| 20 | Suit 's pumped me full of painkillers , but nothing else . |
| 21 | He told her his instructions were to take her wherever she wanted to go , but nothing else . |
| 22 | I might have been in bed with measles when I went to school , but nothing else . ’ |
| 23 | We were showing off our handiwork to some friends but admitted we were puzzled by the bedding plants , grown from seed , which produced attractive foliage but nothing else . |
| 24 | But nothing else about the meeting was . |
| 25 | Well er coffee is but nothing else is . |
| 26 | Apparently the retired sea captain , in whose house we were billeted , was willing to provide us with beds ashore , but nothing else . |
| 27 | ‘ Aphrosyne Taylor-Agathangelou , that was the one , ’ Lisa announced with satisfaction , but nothing else . |
| 28 | Other drops were found but nothing else so Mandeville ordered us to resume our search . |
| 29 | He had pulled on jeans but nothing else , and his shirtless state , bare feet and the fact that he had yet to shave gave him a vaguely disreputable appearance . |
| 30 | Gradually , as she could afford it , she 'd replaced her clothes , but nothing else . |