Example sentences of "[pers pn] but [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not scheduled to address them but just to prove that even the most carefully planned trips have an element of flexibility , he did rise to speak , without the use of notes , for 15 minutes . |
| 2 | The ship is due to sail that day : on shore with the captain at a prize-fight , he overhears a plot to kidnap a certain American lady visiting Los Xicales with her brother , and rides out on a bicycle to warn them but also expecting that this will be the moment foretold for that second meeting . |
| 3 | The educational psychologist listened tolerantly to Mrs Singh 's comments , did not respond to them but simply repeated that Balbinder needed to be with teachers who were experienced in working with small groups . |
| 4 | When he raised his standard at Nottingham he was joined by a number of Members of Parliament who had previously criticised him but now felt that the Parliamentary cause was in the hands of extremists . |
| 5 | What we 've , so what it means is we have to make it clear to those people who are authorised to sign off invoices that their signature not only authorises accounts to pay it but also signifies that the delivery has been checked and is erm , is adequate . |