Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Monument seemed to rock slightly , settle and then rock again , but nothing broke the deadly concentration of Ken Lomax and Ray Shepherd . |
| 2 | There was some trumped up nonsense about false expenses claims , but everyone knew the real reason . ’ |
| 3 | He worked in another part of the factory , but everyone used the same coffee bar . |
| 4 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 5 | And you seeing what you 're playing tonight , I thought I ca n't , but I heard the first thing der der der , but then it goes der der der |
| 6 | I wanted a crew of twenty men — as we may meet pirates or enemy ships — but I had the greatest difficulty finding six . |
| 7 | My own business was all right , but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies — not enough capital . |
| 8 | I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical . |
| 9 | You know , if the wa I 'll have that but but I had the last bit before that . |
| 10 | so he was gon na do the same for me , do a bit of shopping well I said you 'll get it like give you the money , so he says well I was gon na do the same but I said the only thing is when we go to the cash desk er , I said I 'm gon na leave you , I said I 'm not standing there |
| 11 | But I chose the wrong time when prices were depressed and there was n't a great deal to come after all the expenses were paid . |
| 12 | I may be wrong , but I got the distinct impression that Melanie did n't think too highly of Carol . |
| 13 | ‘ Paul Wilkinson put in a great header but I got the final touch for my second goal . ’ |
| 14 | But I got the main thing off a , off a TV programme . |
| 15 | But I thought the other girl was good . |
| 16 | ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said . |
| 17 | But I thought the main concern would be finding the right building for a museum of this type , and that there would be no need to buy any pictures for it . |
| 18 | ‘ But I thought the whole idea was to keep it away from the public ? |
| 19 | I was not aware that circumcision might be a painful , controversial , and perhaps an unethical procedure , but I planned the next attempt in compliance with the editor 's requests . |
| 20 | Yeah but I missed the flipping bit how he killed it . |
| 21 | but I held the wobbly head of a boy |
| 22 | They may have even been friendly but I remembered the old saying , ‘ On a dark lonely road , one never meets a friend ’ . ’ |
| 23 | I do not want to add to the controversy that we had earlier by saying that , yet again — and I congratulate them on this — our colleagues have obtained more in the English legislation than we have — The Minister indicates dissent , but I won the last argument and I am not sure whether he wants another one at this late hour . |
| 24 | It was the number one awkward question but I discerned the faintest gleam of hope ; he had spoken in the unmistakable harsh , glottal accent of my home town . |
| 25 | But I found the whole experience very sexy because it was so impersonal . |
| 26 | But nobody noticed the sinister shape at Decatur , Alabama , until recently , when local newsmen saw an aerial photo . |
| 27 | Many otters died after toxic chemicals were spilled into the river but its hoped the new otter homes will encourage hundreds to return . |
| 28 | But the comments which most hit home were those of the young Lord Altrincham , in his English and National Review , a magazine of scarcely greater significance , but which had the good fortune to publish its August 1957 edition on a newsless Bank Holiday . |
| 29 | It turned out there was a military call-up in New Zealand , which he avoided by feigning epileptic fits ( a device he subsequently found described in The Confessions of Felix Krull , by Thomas Mann ) , but which had the beneficial effect in his case of getting him placed on national assistance , an invaluable windfall for a poet . |
| 30 | Many speakers highlighted the apparent paradox of a party which gave its blessing to separate internal organisations for both women and young people , but which denied the same privilege to its black members . |