Example sentences of "[pers pn] but [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereby he had represented to the finance company that the van was not his but that it belonged to the trader . |
| 2 | I only hope that you will never have to read this letter — not because my life is worth anything to me but because it breaks my heart to think of you alone in a world which I have found to be so harsh and unforgiving . |
| 3 | She said : ‘ I 'm disappointed I did n't catch them but if it happens again I 'll get ‘ em . ’ |
| 4 | They wanted to keep them happy , they let them carry on with their religion , it did n't interest them but when it comes down to serious things like killing erm political agitators , the Romans wanted to deal with that themselves . |
| 5 | I meant to be open with him but when it came to it I beat about the bush . |
| 6 | That she 'd done what she 'd done — made this Will , that is — not to spite him but because it seemed the right thing . |
| 7 | I think so and that 's a fairly I mean it 's not gon na be heavy moral point here is it but while it shows up you can treat a woman as an object in this way do n't you think ? |
| 8 | She says before you were aware of it but until it happens , it really gives you such a jolt . |
| 9 | The drum disappeared beneath him and Marie thought he 'd lost it but as it shot to the surface Gazzer yelled : ‘ It 's pulling him free ! ’ |
| 10 | Coaxing is another and sycophancy is another — you put your own interpretation on it but if it gets a good show , then it 's all a matter of semantics . |