Example sentences of "[vb base] but [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swallows fly but they do n't swim ; and whales swim but they do n't fly . |
| 2 | It begins to get very cold and hats and pogies appear but we press on and soon after midnight portage Marlow ; a hundred yards downstream we find the campsite and land . |
| 3 | They 're worth £20 each and not only will they keep you warm but they look great too ! |
| 4 | Well he drinks brandy I expect but you know he does n't really drink spirits . |
| 5 | ‘ Jerry and I joust but I think she 's great , she 's got a lovely Texas accent and she 's a smart girl . ’ |
| 6 | He says that 's what you want but I said yeah but there ai n't no bloody fit I reckon it ought to be them on legs maybe . |
| 7 | Ah just a couple of people that 's all two people and er they 'll just have to get round it somehow but we do n't yeah well you speak to him right yeah well they can have they can have what they want but I mean it might be just a short term thing . |
| 8 | You should not find yourself saying , ‘ I do n't know what I want but I think I 'll recognize it when I see it ’ . |
| 9 | You pick who you want but you got ta justify it and er and then so so okay , for arguments sake you pick say , for arguments sake picks . |
| 10 | Look , if , if somebody charges you three hundred pound , and you say that 's too much and you complain and they knock it down to two fifty , but they say but we want you to pay fifty pounds on something else , extra , do you think the two fifty 's fair , eh ? |
| 11 | I appreciate what you say but we wan na |
| 12 | I I say but I do n't feel as I want |
| 13 | but you still have to take care in case somebody says well I 've just done fractions two , and you say but you have n't done fractions |
| 14 | She does n't understand half of what we say but she listens all the time . |
| 15 | They bomb the airfields and we shoot down their bombers , lots of young men die but we expect to win . |
| 16 | I listen but I do n't talk about myself — I like to think because I believe in privacy , but really it 's because I 'm too proud to admit failure . |
| 17 | With impregnated pellets the fish benefit but you do n't get clouded water . |
| 18 | A brain tumour they cause but I mean he said last week he spent every penny he had to get her through it and this |
| 19 | Strabane 's Lynn McCool had a 12 foot putt to give herself and Eileen Rose Power victory over Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak but it stopped on the lip and the match was halved . |
| 20 | I do , I hope but we appreciated Claire and Steven had her more than we had , but you know , we 've had the odd times we 've virtually been across there a month or something like , but but when you have a position where you have five |
| 21 | The year may have started a bit show but it finished with a flourish and we have achieved a tremendous recovery along the way . |
| 22 | I know I 've never had some of the breaks I deserve but I do n't allow myself to dwell on this . |
| 23 | I mean if if you 're here even now you 've got your notes down rather than in your hand and and you stand and read but you do n't use that or you do n't use that then there is that tendency is n't there to ? |
| 24 | High heels would have elevated it to borderline evening wear but she had n't brought heels with her so she decided on gold leather flip-flops . |
| 25 | Swallows fly but they do n't swim ; and whales swim but they do n't fly . |
| 26 | Oh I usually give but I do get a bit tired of it sometimes ! |
| 27 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 28 | Reports on prevalence rates in different countries vary but there appears to be a ‘ sensitive period ’ between the ages of 18 months and 4 years ( especially the third year ) for learning to stay dry at night . |
| 29 | Wild wolf cubs beg for food from their mothers and also bark but they grow out of such grovelling behaviour . |
| 30 | For instance , I 'll say : ‘ I 'm going to see this guy tomorrow who I hate but I 've got to get a contract out of him . ’ |