Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah I know Ann but see it could be a er a jerry-built . |
| 2 | This time he did not mention giving lessons but said it would be lovely to be able to play to me . |
| 3 | Henry 's replies were equally blunt ; he offered help but said it would take time and , if matters should prove too difficult , she was to return immediately to England . |
| 4 | Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead . |
| 5 | Members of the committee voted to refuse planning permission for the petrol station and housing development but added they might be willing to consider an application for houses alone . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh remembered that he had always drunk beer ; now he accepted whisky but said he could do with coffee first . |