Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He , he , he was er more or less well off , still in , in Terrace but you know he was , they seemed to be well off and probably were . |
| 2 | Now correlation , in a similar way , measures something similar to association but it gives you a bit more detail . |
| 3 | Best said : ‘ I can see the thinking but I think it 's stupid . |
| 4 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
| 5 | And of course it 's heat of the sun which strikes the other side but which misses our side . |
| 6 | ‘ We did some homework on their side but we know them so well it was hardly needed . ’ |
| 7 | Her feet kept on blundering along through the darkness and a stitch stabbed at her side but she blinded herself to exhaustion and ran . |
| 8 | I destroyed the parasite but it wounded me badly . |
| 9 | Silas 's eyes reflected something more than mere appreciation but he said nothing as he pulled out the chair for her to sit down . |
| 10 | Or in the same general category there are institutions like some of those in broadcasting ( in Great Britain the BBC ) which depend on one form or another of public revenue but which direct their own production . |
| 11 | The ideal should be a circular seat but I felt it would take a considerable amount of timber with a lot of waster so I opted for an hexagonal shape . |
| 12 | er well there 's one there that 's a continual er it is American , well it 's an American style programme but I mean they advertise all kinds of things from all |
| 13 | Er , it 's not my cup of tea but I think it 's looking alright . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm pretty fit and I do like cycling but I expect I 'll be shattered by the time I get to the end . |
| 15 | He fumbled for a kiss as she unlocked the car but she twisted her cheek away . |
| 16 | His mother 's name was Peggity but everyone called her Pegs . |
| 17 | Well , I was bailed on a charge of fraud but I feel they 've got something else up their sleeve . |
| 18 | The doctor offered Rose slimming tablets to help her lose even more weight but he said he was not very hopeful that she would lose it from her legs . |
| 19 | ‘ This death is a tragedy but I hope it may be a turning point on the estate , ’ he said . |
| 20 | A sort of well it looked like black wool but I mean it obviously was a brushed cotton I would say . |
| 21 | It was n't a great interview but we knew it was an achievement actually to have spoken to them on film . |
| 22 | We drove all the way down in the snow but they caught us and said we could n't have them ; not surprisingly I suppose . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ She fell in love with her brother 's friend and wanted to leave college but we made her stay on . |
| 24 | Well , erm , it 's difficult to make forecasts , particularly with the S E C breathing down one 's neck but I think one can say that the industry conditions , if you were to read the reports of other companies and for us , is pretty much erm , status quo , in other words the domestic excuse me , domestic industry 's doing quite well , the rig , the rig count 's up , the Canadian rig count 's up , international markets remain rather soggy but some of them are qui you know on a , on a selective basis some are quite good . |
| 25 | Because I used to be in a mental institution but they said I was well so I 'm allowed out now . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm feeling like an ancient monument but I think there is a lot left , ’ said the 48-year-old pop veteran who had a string of hits in the Seventies including Leader Of The Gang and Do You Wan na Touch . |
| 27 | He shook his head in a little motion of disbelief but he knew there could be no turning back . |
| 28 | Most people run this stretch but we maintain our position by paddling . |
| 29 | This was not common practice but it reached its apotheosis in the 1945 general election when the Observer completely detached itself from the political parties and carried articles by representatives of each of the main parties . |
| 30 | I gather this is normal practice but I find it a little unreasonable . |