Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [verb] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to push the thought from her mind but found that it persisted . |
| 2 | Kaye enjoyed helping the group but found that it eroded her own identity . |
| 3 | The Forestry Commission expressed the hope that the study would generate wide debate but stressed that it had no competence to formulate overall forestry policy , which was a matter for the government . |
| 4 | The hon. Member for Dartford — who , as ever , was frank — did not speak any honeyed words about the inspectorate but said that it had been captured by the left in the 1960s and remained captured , and that it was a self-perpetuating oligarchy . |
| 5 | However , under the test derived from Caldwell , a person is not reckless if he thinks about the possible risk but decides that it does not obtain . |
| 6 | Prime would neither confirm nor deny the report but noted that it had long indicated in Securities & Exchange Commission filings that it was ‘ exploring financial activities , including capital market transactions . ’ |