Example sentences of "[verb] but [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were n't there greengages somewhere that scarcely ever fruited but when they did were splendid ? |
| 2 | Her explanation : ‘ He was going to tour but when it got closer he realised he did n't want to . |
| 3 | And er er and and that that these have er substantial advantages for them and and do n't know but but there 's got to be an element of doubt . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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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| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | You can have a Snack if you want but if you do you wo n't have one for school tomorrow . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But then they hesitate in doubt , not because they spot a new snag about believing but because they remember a previous experience . |
| 16 | Before I call the Home Secretary , I should say that I understand that a notice of appeal has now been lodged but that I propose to exercise my discretion in respect of the sub judice rule to allow questions covering the Home Secretary 's statement . |
| 17 | The mechanic says that on that year the truck the part was handcrafted in Zogmolia near Flelzonia and not only is it double reverse threaded but that its made from a rare alloy rendered from toxic wastes in New Jersey ; however , he has assured me while trying to hold back a laugh and spraying spittle all over me he knows a junk yard on Mars where he can get the part soon . |
| 18 | ‘ Nothing would do but that she have the honour of meeting you , signorina , despite my best efforts to convince her otherwise . ’ |
| 19 | One torso is so weathered that little can be said but that it does seem to show the same primitive technique as Nikandre 's . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | They say that it 's easy to denigrate but when you hate as much as JOHN BITUMEN the problem is one of selection . |
| 22 | It may sound a little long winded but after you have read the manual ( twice ) you should understand the plot and the idea . |
| 23 | Erm er er er I ca n't remember but if you ring , ring Sedgewicks , you know |
| 24 | Things like that sometimes you can remember but because you do n't use them so often you think , Oh that 's strange . |
| 25 | Probably I do n't know how successful it 'll work but if I do n't record conversations |
| 26 | Mind , I 'm not bothered but if you get them little'uns they last no time do they ? |
| 27 | I think erm I think is quite fair maybe if concessions could be raised to one fifty or two pounds but overall I think that people who can afford it spend such a lot of money on the raffle and we therefore give raffle tickets to those who can afford it could jealousy and on the raffle generally about a hundred pounds is made and if there , if there was more charge for tickets , people might not give so much for the raffles and also if you give but if you charge them a nominal sum and then shove other things at them on their options they might be more willing to give to optional choices like a raffle . |
| 28 | If they were all the same colour you 'd think But because you 've become so used to seeing the green and ambers and the reds |
| 29 | The injured man fainted but when he came round he managed to dislodge his hand from the fence and made his way home with the blade still stuck in the wound . |
| 30 | no Bev 's flown but when I 've gone up with her |