Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It might not be popular with the fans but we 've got to do that to keep our noses in front . |
| 2 | Da Silva said he had tried to reason with the fans but they had drawn guns . |
| 3 | By the end of the eighteenth century ready-made coffins were being supplied lined by the manufacturers but one had to purchase shrouds and winding-sheets separately . |
| 4 | We were leaking goals but I 've plugged the gaps and with McMenemy 's help , got a vote of confidence from chairman Keith Fisher . |
| 5 | You did n't grow big cars but you 've grown much bigger flowers than we did . ’ |
| 6 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 7 | He had spoken only three words but they had sounded different … nice . |
| 8 | But Miriam had noticed the slight intake of breath ; she had been perfectly aware that Louise might be shocked by her words but she had spoken them anyway , partly because she felt too weary not to say what she meant , partly because , though she liked Louise , she sometimes found her sweetness and prudish innocence rather cloying and it gratified her to offend them . |
| 9 | We 've tried all the other channels but they 've closed all the doors to us . |
| 10 | Here they go on youngsters but they 've got to come back stars . |
| 11 | Mr Dorman said : ‘ The way forward is to attract the youngsters but we have to get them at an early age . ’ |
| 12 | When he had gone , Sandison got to his feet but he had lost sight of Elsie . |
| 13 | ‘ I know Hitler is always falling out with foreign countries but it 's got nothing to do with us , has it ? ’ |
| 14 | Innocent had not controlled French aspirations but he had made it clear that he saw himself as the arbiter of Europe and John 's cession of his kingdom in 1213 considerably strengthened the pope 's hand . |
| 15 | Elisa had been expected to return too and continue her duties but she had decided to stay in Naples . |
| 16 | Themes in existence by 1950 were continued in subsequent decades but they have developed so extensively and changed so dramatically that their origins may now appear to be many years away . |
| 17 | Now I have to be careful what I say about Lady Thatcher 's because of the laws of libel and also I do n't know who 's written which pieces but it 's known she 's had help you see . |
| 18 | Not only have Down and Donegal shown the way over the past couple of years but they have helped to generate tremendous interest in gaelic football . |
| 19 | ‘ An initial contract may be for three years but we have to look further than that . |
| 20 | ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said . |
| 21 | ‘ It will be a real wrench to leave the club after eight years but I have got to a stage when I must now look at what is best for my future . ’ |
| 22 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 23 | She 'd lived in Leningrad for ten years but she 'd had no work for the last two of them . |
| 24 | the lady 's had it about ten years but she 's got a little dog as well . |
| 25 | You know light vans and commercials but it 's used for anything now . |
| 26 | With The Big Parade Vidor won new friends for American films but what had impressed MGM was that the film made money and also pointed to the way in which romance would be coupled with broader themes ; there was obviously no harm in indulging Vidor a little . |
| 27 | Antony has got a temporary cap on one of his teeth but he 's had it about twice really . |
| 28 | ‘ I would rather see Philip play the piano than workingmen 's clubs but he has set his heart on being a magician and we are supporting him , ’ said his mother Stella . |
| 29 | ‘ There are hopeful signs but you have to look very hard . |
| 30 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |