Example sentences of "[noun prp] but [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did the WEA have providing rights and responsibilities in negotiations with the Board of Education and LEAs but it enhanced its position and status in seeking funds from philanthropic bodies to support pioneering , experimental schemes for the provision of adult education , particularly in rural areas . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're so sorry about what happened to poor old Goosie Lucy but she gave us no choice . |
| 3 | I pointed out that I kissed Frankie but she dismissed my puzzlement . |
| 4 | they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate . |
| 5 | We got turned over last Saturday but I thought we showed great character out there today . ’ |
| 6 | So , the challenge was on — we could n't guarantee the real Costner for Ellen but she said she would be happy with the next best thing . |
| 7 | The farmer did n't actually refuse to take Mister Johnny but he made it clear he did n't really want him . |
| 8 | Doctor Penny but he said you may not always get her , you probably get or |
| 9 | If you want to know what that actually means see Dr but he asked me to read it out . |
| 10 | DALE GORDON is only a fringe player at Ibrox but he reckons he 's the envy of almost every top footballer in England . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm very keen to play again for England but I realise I 've got no chance , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Gooch 's 133 failed to save England but it proved he is back to top form just like Wasim , who said : ‘ I am playing well , enjoying my cricket and giving 100 per cent for Lancashire . |
| 13 | Pedrosa was convinced that this average track runner could be transformed into a top marathoner. he eventually persuaded the authorities to allow her to run the 1982 European Championships marathon in Athens but they insisted she must run the 3000m as well . |
| 14 | ‘ They were made in Florence but I bought them in Bonn . ’ |
| 15 | Erm in Wales and Scotland also slightly better than people expected erm a rise was , was expected but not as strong as we , as we 've actually seen erm the Welsh and Scottish er economies , certainly there 's cle clear evidence in Scotland but I think one can read it for Wales as well , showing that the manufacturing economy er very much being buoyed up by the electronic sector erm and that probably er helping to explain why growth has been so strong in those parts of the country . |
| 16 | He has stopped driving out to Wellport but I bet he misses our time there , its vigourlessness so safe and morally neutral , when he wore the passive uniform of old age . |
| 17 | Nicotiana do not bloom in December but I smelled them , and with them another smell , a cigar , but James had not smoked cigars nor was there anyone near who did . |
| 18 | Not only was it their first victory since early December but it moved them above their vanquished opponents at the foot of the table . |
| 19 | in Orkney but nobody knows what was different . |
| 20 | I know it 's boring Trev but what do you want me to do , done some work actually , you ai n't gon na do some work |
| 21 | Yeah Helen but I got them , |
| 22 | Two guys in front of us turned to look at Werewolf but he stared them down from behind his dark glasses . |
| 23 | Chair you will not be surprised to hear me coming yet again to s to raise the point about regeneration in West Yorkshire and to say that I agree with Mr and M Mr but I find myself agreeing also with Mr 's written comments in his paragraph three sixteen where he clearly points to the fact that settlement in this south west quadrant would serve West Yorkshire perhaps more so than N than York . |
| 24 | It is neither the ninety seven thousand , nine hundred and fifty seven pounds claim by Mr nor the forty seven thousand one hundred and eighty five pound figure contended for by Mr but I find it a fair figure for the cost of the plaintiff 's transport in the years ahead . |
| 25 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
| 26 | They could have done with an easier game than Bristol but they beat them 38-11 back in October , so it can be done . |
| 27 | She discussed the problem with Tom but he suggested she should bide her time , adding , ‘ The navvies will have finished the road by the time Anna 's wedding comes around . |
| 28 | One child referred to in court as child A , finally admitted taking James Bulger to a railway embankment near Walton but he said it was the other boy child B who threw bricks at him and hit him with a stick and a metal bar . |
| 29 | Yeah I 'll have a word with Stu but i mean he 's gon na be that busy today . |
| 30 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |