Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was deathly pale and obviously still in the first shock of grief but it had taken him differently . |
| 2 | Her hands , he had complained laughing , were a bit on the small side but they had learned strength and the skill was there already . |
| 3 | on that side but it 's got a little bit of black on it , do you reckon that 's anything to do with it ? |
| 4 | They were speaking in favour of it , now here he comes along er and er we we 're I I find myself , regrettable I think because er er his er a minister very well informed in these areas with er who made in those committees a very powerful and effective contribution , now we find ourselves on the er opposite side but I have to say now that we are on opposite side that what is introducing today er is really er too little er and far too er too too late . |
| 5 | Maybe he had proved to himself that he had recovered his nerve but he had had to hold on very tight at that moment when she had broken . |
| 6 | Well that 's a fourteen inch grate , fire a fourteen inch grate but you 've got the gap all round it like so I thought eighteen inch . |
| 7 | Oh no , it is nice to have a nice car but you have to make do do n't you ? |
| 8 | Mum had been civil to me since the soap episode but something had gone between us . |
| 9 | He obviously desired an immediate reply but nothing has come to light to suggest that there was one , favourable or otherwise . |
| 10 | By gel retardation analysis we have found this protein to be present in rat tissue extract but we have failed to demonstrate substantial binding to this region in a number of cell lines including HeLa . |
| 11 | Graham still bore the mental scars of his tragedy but he had proved to be an excellent operative and Philpott had no intention of letting him go . |
| 12 | I would n't use the word enemy but we have seen a lot of changes in the relationship . |
| 13 | Some are held for eighteen months … they 've committed no crime but they have to prove themselves innocent |
| 14 | In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth . |
| 15 | Saints coach Mike McClennan said : ‘ Both teams are of equal talent but we have to make fewer mistakes than last week . ’ |
| 16 | parties that take about three , four percent of the vote but they have got far more sway over the government than their vote really . |
| 17 | A shot in the dark but it had struck a target . |
| 18 | They still have a , a kind of thing within , I do n't think they 've got football but they 've got a golfing thing going . |
| 19 | Malcolm Crosby says he likes to see teams playing good football but they 've got to work hard as well |
| 20 | ‘ I 've got an old pal of yours in here — David Bowie ’ , he said , ‘ we 're talking about making an album but he 's got this song which I do n't like at all , but you might care for it . |
| 21 | I have not acceded to the application of Madame Bihi to be joined as a representative or other party in this action but I have acceded to her application that I should invite the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae and Mr. Richards has appeared instructed by the Treasury Solicitor . |
| 22 | ‘ Mrs Passmore , I do n't want to add to your distress but I have to ask you whether , in your opinion , it is likely that Mr Riddle had relations with other women or with one other woman ? ’ |
| 23 | The ancient sandstone bridge at Bangor-on-Dee carries one-way traffic from Wrexham over the river and into the village but it has weathered badly in recent years possibly because of attack by acid rain . |
| 24 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 25 | Kevin Ball ( centre back ) : A knee injury received in the semi-final victory over Norwich threatened to wreck his Wembley dream but he has recovered and must be the leading contender to partner Anton Rogan in the centre of the defence . |
| 26 | They 've all been joining in singing a Christmas carol but you have given me an idea for your present but you 'll have to hurry though - it 's Christmas Eve . |
| 27 | ‘ We could see what looked like a range of hills from our window but they 'd gone by the morning — nothing left but huge ripples as if a great tide had come up and washed them away . |
| 28 | you 're shoe was size twelve and a half but we have to buy thirteens for trainers |
| 29 | You may win the battle but you 've lost the war . |
| 30 | and , and , er of course that the commission looked at this as er , er , as a question to be looked at in the context of the market and of all facts , but they said you , if you want restrictions you can be sure that we wo n't give you any exemption for them , so you 'd better remove every single solitary objection , objec er restriction that we identify , that 's why at the end of the day they got er , it was a very , very strict approach by the commission , you can have nothing which is acceptable , you can get negative clearance but you 've got to be cleaner than clean , whiter than white , so remove every possible restriction . |