Example sentences of "[noun] but [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says ; After the farewell tour I concentrated on acting and my future and I did not want to sing Dr Hook 's songs but I now understand people will want me too . |
| 2 | In September , O'Brien called a meeting in an attempt to establish a Derry branch of the association but it never got off the ground ; indeed even at the height of the civil rights movement NICRA had branches in north and south County Derry but in the city itself the principal civil rights organisation was the DCAC , which although affiliated to NICRA , was completely autonomous . |
| 3 | They 're in love with rhythm but they still believe in songs . |
| 4 | Leicester 's Geordie boss Brian Little , in contrast , paraded his strongest side but they rarely threatened Newcastle . |
| 5 | It 's a bit bust on one side but I really like it . |
| 6 | So I got one side but I bloody could n't get out the other side . |
| 7 | it 's Thursday and she was supposed to phone you Tuesday but he still keeps |
| 8 | Yeah as I say , that unit trust thing I was I know it 's not the safest investment but it never was the safest investment . |
| 9 | On Bemal 's return he was under great pressure to make his own appreciation but he merely said ‘ Danckwerts has said it all . |
| 10 | ‘ Not only do Bernie and I love animals but we also love children and have recently sponsored two Romanian babies , ’ she says . |
| 11 | So , in this , very animal loving assembly , I think er , you would agree er , only twenty one are vegetarians and seventy nine people love animals but they also enjoy chewing on them from time to time . |
| 12 | He sets up a fair few goals but we really need a finisher something Wallace managed to do ( if you gave him enough chances in the game ) . |
| 13 | He 's only doing it for my own good but I still do n't like it . |
| 14 | The bible forbids the taking of blood but we also believe it protects us against many of the medical problems which exist today |
| 15 | They were concerned about their own roles but they also felt there was no historical evidence of local authority commitment to mental health services and they therefore feared losing hard-won resources to these authorities . |
| 16 | The existing professional service is not replaced by the programme but it probably enhances the uptake of services such as immunisation clinics and parenting classes , as well as helping parents to recognise their own expertise in discussion with professionals . |
| 17 | ‘ I asked her to come and get me out of foster homes but she never did . |
| 18 | Years ago he had made a doll 's house for her ; he had made it beautifully with proper wallpaper in the rooms and a tiny lavatory but he never got around to making the roof or putting hinges on the back . |
| 19 | I once said to him , Mother 's in the lavatory but she never locks the door . ’ |
| 20 | Since the beginning , song-writing had been almost totally Gedge 's department but it later became more shared . |
| 21 | My second term after Christmas was much smoother as a result but it still held problems . |
| 22 | I was interested in drawing but I never saw it as part of a potential career . |
| 23 | This can reduce weight but it also constitutes drug-taking , for which you may face a lifetime ban . |
| 24 | His next-door neighbours , who are getting married at the same time , also booked with Darlington Wedding Cars but they too have changed their booking . |
| 25 | Once or twice I caught the N.C.O. staring at me with an expression of hate and disgust but he never maintained it when I stared back , and would look suddenly out of the window or at the papers in the portfolio he was carrying . |
| 26 | There was a certain amount of gossip but it soon died down . ’ |
| 27 | I did n't make a systematic study but I occasionally followed up clues if I came across references in books and catalogues . |
| 28 | Some people call it the nook but you just sat on the jam stones . |
| 29 | Nearing the end , Pip realises that he could find contentment with Biddy but he soon learns that he is too late as she has already found happiness with Joe . |
| 30 | We talk a lot about those thermal plumes but we really do n't know much about them . |