Example sentences of "[pron] but [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're form two they always look to you to , I mean we ca n't do our thing by ourselves but soon as something needs done , doing they look to us . |
| 2 | Ressentiment is a more precise word ; he may well have been blaming God in these developing years for the loss he felt — for the anguish it gave not only to himself but also that witnessed by him in his mother and sister . |
| 3 | I do n't know whether , whether it sort of erm rang any bells with you but normally if you 're in a house people do n't offer you dri they usually say would you like a cup of tea or a cup of coffee and I just wondered , perhaps it 's my suspicious nature , whether this guy 's got a drink problem |
| 4 | I ai n't never argued with you but once and that were when you said it'ud be wrong for us to keep Harry . |
| 5 | Although the research reviewed below indicates some of the approaches made to these problems many difficulties still remain , partly because of the rich and sometimes ambiguous nature of art itself but also because of the value that is placed upon the validity of individual response in these areas . |
| 6 | It was a photo-opportunity for everyone but only because they genuinely wanted to be there , and to have their picture taken . |
| 7 | For myself , middle-aged and of a generally conservative disposition , I regret these changes , in particular the depreciation of the Anglo-Welsh occasions : not only because there are fewer of them but also because the clubs now tend to field their second XVs . |
| 8 | It is experienced by the narrator as a place where he , the cultivated , Portuguese-speaking , well-read foreigner , must tread with care ; an old man , who is paid to sing typical local songs for the tourists , recognizes the narrator as something different from them but also as different from himself : |
| 9 | The fact that certain strategies which can be shown to be useful in translation have not been made use of so far suggests that translators are simply not aware of them , rather than that they are familiar with them but consciously or subconsciously choose not to use them . |
| 10 | Then there was plenty of work for them but then when the erm , the one man buses really got going and they introduced the night safe on the buses , the ticket office was cut drastically , they did n't need to have all this information . |
| 11 | Yes a great yes a great one but then when we got to Manchester it was all baps ! |
| 12 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 13 | HIV can infect anybody but only if virus enters the bloodstream . |
| 14 | This practically ruined him but rather than take the easy way out and declare himself bankrupt , he called a meeting of his creditors and asked for time to pay . |
| 15 | The clerk ignored him but now and then shouted in Arabic and a customer came forward to collect a form or a tattered bundle of money . |
| 16 | In Allied Dunbar ( Frank Weisinger ) Ltd v Frank Weisinger [ 1988 ] IRLR 60 Millett J when discussing a clause which prevented soliciting ( but not dealing ) appeared to give judicial approval to the defendant 's understanding that the clause prevented him approaching a client on a secret or confidential basis and telling him that " he can still advise him but only if the client makes the approach " . |
| 17 | Nicky was assured — even worldly — and , in the early stages of their friendship , used his confidence to put Constance in her place — not because of any particular need to bully her but merely because that was how he had always treated his girlfriends . |
| 18 | I know I should n't have said it but soon as it come out me mouth |
| 19 | I mean Doreen said erm I would n't do nothing about it but well when we found out she said I will , I 'll report him but you know when you know |
| 20 | I would hope that we might be able to arrange it but obviously if it is er out of the question , then we 'd have to try to rearrange it some other time . |
| 21 | They will continue to murder for profit , to protect themselves but also because they want to . |