Example sentences of "[verb] but [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were n't there greengages somewhere that scarcely ever fruited but when they did were splendid ? |
| 2 | Septimus Hird , 17 , who ironically lived in the Green Tree Inn , Skinnergate , won but before his design was built he drowned while bathing at Redcar . |
| 3 | Her explanation : ‘ He was going to tour but when it got closer he realised he did n't want to . |
| 4 | PEOPLE may be flocking to the sales — not because the recession is ending but because they are seeing the most realistic prices in years . |
| 5 | Control at this level is likely to be difficult to establish but when it is achieved it will be deep and self-sustaining . |
| 6 | This can be contrasted with the experience of the person who moved but where there is no clear change in his overall level of engagement at the next datapoint ( Figure 4 ) . |
| 7 | They compared her , in advance , to similar women in the States who had manifestly succeeded but when they interviewed her , and found how she differed from the stereotype , they were even more intrigued . |
| 8 | You remind me of a beautiful ripe peach just waiting to be picked but when you 're opened up — surprise , surprise ! |
| 9 | Shana was going to come but because she was pregnant decided not to risk it . |
| 10 | all the satellites hanging down it was very good the way it had all been done in , in that respect but what I found was the first bit was very boring , I found but when it got going a bit it was better but the whole moral of the story was that nowhere is perfect to live but it 's hard for y young children like this |
| 11 | There was little recognition of the fact that Labour lost not because they changed but because they did n't change enough . |
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| 13 | ‘ You can write down what you like and people can read it any way they want but unless you 've got no job , no money and nowhere decent to live then you do n't know what it 's like to be out of work . |
| 14 | You can have a Snack if you want but if you do you wo n't have one for school tomorrow . |
| 15 | It 's alright for you to lie to us as many times as you want but when we 'd asked you once you get in a mood and walk off and do n't talk to us . |
| 16 | The Prime Minister 's speech was pitiful , not just because policies had collapsed but because he 'd spent so little time preparing it , so busy was he trying to help his chum . |
| 17 | I , when , when we go down to playschool I walk but because it takes what fifteen minutes to walk into town I put him in the pushchair |
| 18 | ‘ We are n't saying we agree with what he 's done but if he knew we were there and we loved him it would have come out differently . |
| 19 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
| 20 | Everybody w looking but when my father and all was there , there was nine then so there was more so we had to go in th in that big room there and eat off the table there then . |
| 21 | Reader manipulation is another recurring feature that in some ways is obvious looking at how the book is written but as you 're reading the book you 're practically living in it and when you finish it 's almost as if a piece of your daily routine is missing and because it is an integral part of your life it is hard to distance yourself from it and analyse it . |
| 22 | But then they hesitate in doubt , not because they spot a new snag about believing but because they remember a previous experience . |
| 23 | These are of course the history teacher 's daily stock in trade , often taken for granted but when we are publicly called upon to justify the spending of taxpayers ' money on our subject , the most obvious may well be one of the strongest arguments for the teaching of history to all young people to the age of 16 . |
| 24 | I mean the w the pelican crossing case started with , when I was a councillor before nineteen eighty eight an and it 's a difficult one to detect but if you have n't occasionally come back late at night and there 's no traffic that you can spot it because no vehicle d detect vehicles when there are n't any . |
| 25 | They say that it 's easy to denigrate but when you hate as much as JOHN BITUMEN the problem is one of selection . |
| 26 | It may sound a little long winded but after you have read the manual ( twice ) you should understand the plot and the idea . |
| 27 | Erm er er er I ca n't remember but if you ring , ring Sedgewicks , you know |
| 28 | Things like that sometimes you can remember but because you do n't use them so often you think , Oh that 's strange . |
| 29 | We wanted a name you could remember but because our new secret-fix roofing system has so many advantages we were spoilt for choice . |
| 30 | Probably I do n't know how successful it 'll work but if I do n't record conversations |