Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] but [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position was clear enough but she thought she ought to enlarge . |
| 2 | Er and I think perhaps teaching I do n't know whether it 's different today but they seemed to instil in us the love of , of poetry and the , the love of literature and that sort of thing . |
| 3 | The smell was unpleasant too but she resisted the temptation to remove her scented handkerchief from the cuff of her blouse . |
| 4 | ‘ I was a bit nervous beforehand but it turned out to be very easy , ’ said Personal Account Manager Anita Cooper . |
| 5 | David must have been very ill then but he carried out all his duties with the dignity that characterised all he did . |
| 6 | ‘ They hit the bar and we were a bit lucky there but we deserved a break because we fought right to the death on a very heavy pitch . ’ |
| 7 | I was n't partisan politically but I did think that choice was important , whether it was which brand you chose or which person you decided to deride . |
| 8 | No er , cos they 'd have dry up but I did n't put none in . |
| 9 | Referee John Pearson was not impressed either but he waved play on and instead was intent on punishing a Leicester offside as they came piling round in search of the loose ball . |
| 10 | She 's not really quite sure why but she knew that was the way and it was , it was the right , was the right things to go for . |
| 11 | Her hood was well forward but I glimpsed her hair , a reddish chestnut colour , like some beautiful leaf in autumn . |
| 12 | It had sounded commonplace enough but he had n't quite believed it and nor , he suspected , did she care whether or not he did . |
| 13 | I 'm so ashamed now but I joined in , screaming and ranting , making things a thousand times worse . |
| 14 | It 's wicked really but I 'ad ter laugh . |
| 15 | I felt sickly occasionally but I felt really happy throughout my pregnancy.I used to be quite shy but since I found out I was pregnant I felt very confident in myself . |
| 16 | and , , and they felt really bad apparently and they 'd apologized , you know , and everything was cool and I thought I was quite adamant though but they 'd , they , I 'm not used to this , you know , I 'm quite naive as Zoey says and I 'm not used to boys |
| 17 | She was sober now but she felt ghastly . |
| 18 | No it was nice now but I had to sit like that with my arms up my sleeves . |
| 19 | That was bad enough but what made it worse was that I had n't the faintest idea what was wrong with them . |
| 20 | He had been scared then but it had been short-lived : terror lasting a matter of a few seconds , a minute at most . |