Example sentences of "but he have [adv] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Not only did he own Werner Lines , a worldwide shipping empire with more than vessels in commission , but he had also branched out into the freight industry over the past four years and succeeded in cornering an important section of its competitive market by buying out a succession of small , struggling companies and amalgamating them under an experienced board of directors answerable only to him . |
2 | In April 1861 even the head of the Third Department thought that the regime would be forced to grant a constitution , but he added that " not only would the emperor not make up his mind to assent to the gradual introduction of constitutional forms , but he had even spoken out firmly against it very recently and had evidently not changed his mind on the question " . |
3 | But he had skilfully pacified even the most vociferous of dissenters . |
4 | But he had finally done so and had seen other eagles , each in his own cage , all mature , all seeming big and threatening . |
5 | His luck was in , at least for the moment , but he had already decided not to tempt fate again . |
6 | ‘ Police were on the scene very quickly , but he had already cycled away . |
7 | ‘ Police were on the scene very quickly , but he had already cycled away . |
8 | We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday , but he had already gone away . |
9 | I wanted to shake his hand , but he had already turned away . |
10 | ‘ My family were Huguenots , my lady , and therefore unwanted in la belle France , ’ D'Alembord 's contemptuous scorn for France made the Countess bridle , but he had already turned back to Lucille . |
11 | But he had already rung off . |
12 | Her father , when he came up before the Farnham Commission , had proved extraordinarily resilient , but he had still caved in , and then he had proved richly satisfying . |
13 | She would have loved to know what the erring Frau Gesner had done , but he had suddenly looked so stern , so sad , that she had n't the nerve to ask . |
14 | He was able to live quite comfortably from the fruits of his labours but he had always wanted just a little more land . |
15 | It was not just that he had gone off with someone else but he had actually gone off with a woman and it seemed to me like a betrayal of my identity . |
16 | But he 'd never done well there . |
17 | He does feel sad about it , that is why he dressed in black , but he has already set out on what he believes to be his destiny , and so he wo n't allow these emotions to stop him . |
18 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
19 | But he has now linked up with Scarborough and has impressed McHale during training and in the 2–2 friendly draw at Hyde United on Monday night . |
20 | But he has now refused either to grant the long-expected pardon or refer the case back to the Court of Appeal . |
21 | I had two when I first came here , but erm , one came as a stray but this one I 've got is a lovely little er ginger and white one he 's , he 's about somewhere but he 's just gone out I should imagine been on the si sitting on the sideboard |
22 | She said oh been saying he 's gon na build one for five years but he 's never got round to it . |