Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered that Firelight had to feed it with milk , but where she kept it he had no idea . |
| 2 | They stand outside , fidgeting and fighting but once they get it they 're okay . |
| 3 | They stand outside , fidgeting and fighting but once they get it they 're okay . |
| 4 | I am preparing papers for the relinquishment of the claim , but once she signs them she will be literally on the streets and penniless . |
| 5 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 6 | Naturally , Eliot was pleased about my enthusiasm for Collingwood , for whom he had considerable regard ; but although he told me he liked the Essay on Philosophical Method , which had appeared in 1933 and concerning which I had attended Collingwood 's lecture-course in my first year , I could see that he was more interested in such works as A. E. Taylor 's Faith of a Moralist , or more directly theological works , such as those of Jacques Maritain . |
| 7 | The ‘ heroic lays , which the Beowulf -poet knew and alluded to sound very fine from his allusions , but if we had them we might discover that the fascination came from his art , not theirs . |
| 8 | ‘ But if they take 'er I swear I 'll not lose sight of 'er . |
| 9 | But if they tell us it is ‘ better ’ to be tall , or British , or artistic , or shop at Harrods , we just might take them seriously — yet such ideas are just as meaningless . |
| 10 | Rats will initially sample , in small quantities , almost anything ; but if they find what they have taken makes them sick , they avoid eating anything like it again . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 12 | The above example is hypothetical , ie because I do n't have his address I ca n't write to him ; but if I had it I would then be in a position to write to him . |
| 13 | you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that . |
| 14 | But if I throttle him I 'll be no further forward . |
| 15 | But if I know her she is composing something more like an entry in a good encyclopaedia , or perhaps a chapter in her own book . |
| 16 | But if I know you you will lift it . |
| 17 | I said I said oh I said I ca n't wait to lose this guts and those two were sitting there while I dressed and I said oh my guts and oh how I hate them , I said but if I lost them I mean |
| 18 | They sent me another out and I thought oh right , but if I find it I 've to let them know , either give them it back or |
| 19 | But if I wanted something I wanted it at once . |
| 20 | So I 'm going to promise and you 've got to remind me about this promise that the next Tuesday , that 's when you 're or even Wednesday , but if I give it you Tuesday we can be organized for Wednesday ca n't we ? |
| 21 | ‘ But if she packed it it should have been with the rest of her things . |
| 22 | But if she wanted something she 'd have it . ’ |
| 23 | But if she invests it she 's , she 's , she 's going to get an income is n't she ? |
| 24 | ‘ Certainly promises were made when Michael Knighton came to the club and doubts have now been cast on his ability to fulfil these , but if he does everything he has said who is to complain ? ’ |
| 25 | I 'll do my best out there — but if he hurts me I 'm going down . ’ |
| 26 | It would be dangerous enough with some space and several tablecloths between their nearly naked bodies , but if he touched her she knew she would be lost . |
| 27 | Norman does n't expect a refund , but if he gets one he 'll send it straight to his relatives , who at the moment ca n't afford to fly to England . |
| 28 | I thinking about it over erm er coffee sir , I I I think the answer is an adder erm because its smaller than an elephant , it 's indigenous to the United Kingdom , it blends into the landscape , but if you ignore it it could be just as injurious to your health . |
| 29 | But if you got it you might find it would be cheaper to do your house up using these clients rather than sell . |
| 30 | Old Dick 's all right , but if you marry her you 'll be marrying her family … |