Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] but it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not known where the papingo was placed to be shot at but it was probably on top of the old steeple of the parish church ( demolished in 1721 ) or on the roof of the tolbooth which stood in High Street , between the Town 's House and the Cross . |
| 2 | No donor 's name is even hinted at but it could easily have been Lance Henly . |
| 3 | ‘ It may not be what you 're used to but it 's better to get things straight from the start , is n't it ? |
| 4 | ‘ I have never played before but it is something which has always appealed to me , and it should be good for my powers of co-ordination , ’ he said . |
| 5 | But erm the church you see was burnt down where he 's gone to but it 's nearly finished , altering it . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's what he gets paid for but it 's giving me more grey hairs . ’ |