Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't lose her till she was over twenty but So but I think it was desperation because if I 'd had money I should 've had a house full of children because I loved them , you see , I 've always loved children . |
| 2 | The point for Kojak will not be the relevance of the information , nor the nature of it , but merely that he has it and others do n't — that 's what makes it valuable and Kojak a computer stud . |
| 3 | No brickbats for that , for neither of them did it out of a sense of malice , but merely because they thought it was the right thing to do , and no doubt also because they believed , quite wrongly , that to instil a sense of guilt into me would ultimately be for my good , If I did what they thought was wrong then I was made to feel that someone , usually them , had suffered . |
| 4 | This obviously saves time in group sessions , but only if everyone does it . |
| 5 | The fear of death can stunt your life — but only if you let it . |
| 6 | Try taking the best chop next time — but only if you want it ! |
| 7 | But just before she saw it she heard something — to her , rather ominous — the rumble of a bus . |
| 8 | But just as we thought it was going to flatten us , if somehow back-pedalled , slowed , cut its jets , rippled its fringes and turned pink . |
| 9 | I bought the sandwich and carefully peeled away the Cellophane , but just as I lifted it to my mouth the train lurched violently over a siding , making the bottles clatter in the drinks trolley and causing all the meatballs to jump off the bun , like sailors abandoning a burning ship . |
| 10 | It is dangerous to simplify law , but our understanding is that to convict someone of a serious crime like theft , we normally have to prove not only that they committed the alleged act , but also that they knew it was wrong . |
| 11 | Now when it 's opened it 's useful as a sling , two sorts of slings we 're going to do , high sling and the low sling but also if you fold it , it 's very useful as a bandage too , if you put it across your knee , then you bring the point up towards you like that and then again , fold it the base up to the top again . |
| 12 | The world and its leaders reacted very differently to the news of Ceauşescu 's fall : Westerners , even those who had flattered him , rejoiced , but the rulers of Third World or Communist states mourned him — not only for his own violent end , but also because they saw it as a premonition of their own impending fates . |
| 13 | ‘ But now that you mention it , it could be the Special Calf-Skin Carry-On Bag . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But now that you mention it , I think I 've discovered something very odd going on around here . ’ |
| 15 | " But even if I did it , " said Clara , " I would be stealing the state 's money , would n't I ? |
| 16 | There is controversy over whether this sort of fusion occurs under pressure inside the Earth , or inside the heavier Jupiter , but even if it does it is at levels that are useless for commercial fusion . |
| 17 | ‘ Get back ! ’ he yelled to the others behind him , but even as he said it he understood . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't see how … ’ he began , but even as he said it he changed his mind and nodded . |
| 19 | But even as he lifted it , reflexes that she 'd always prayed would be lightning-fast in a showdown proved their sterling worth , galvanising her into action . |
| 20 | But even as I heard it , I knew it was not a revolver . |
| 21 | But even as I made it I knew my accusation was ridiculous . |
| 22 | It was meant to be a jocular observation but even as I said it I knew that I had transgressed some important Gyggle taboo . |
| 23 | But even as she thought it , she knew she would n't go . |
| 24 | But even as she said it , Ace had had another idea . |
| 25 | With a little more attention to the parser it could have been a Sizzler , but even as it stands it 's well worth your dosh so get out there and part with it at once ! |
| 26 | But course when I opened it up Robert said Carolyn wanted that back he said she bought for herself and I said she did n't say that |
| 27 | But then if you prefer it to writing they 'll postal strike you you know you hope . |
| 28 | But then if you did it at the stage before , before it gets into the Scottish Theatre Guide you can then make your dates available or you can agree your dates and you can get publicity and that at home . |
| 29 | they sent it back , I think , I thought the twelve was , was quite good actually , I thought the twelve when they went up at twelve , but then when they changed it back to the junior and infants it was the elev , the eleven and it was a bit , I think it , you know eleven might be perhaps too young , I think twelve is a reasonable |
| 30 | In the contrasting situation , when there is no convention but only agreement in conviction , everyone follows the same rule but principally because he thinks it independently the best rule to follow . |