Example sentences of "[to-vb] but [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because we 've got sixties all over the place so maybe it was n't a brilliant one to try but it gives us some indication of what 's going on . |
| 2 | They were always too busy to come but they sent their children . |
| 3 | It was n't vital to come but I thought I ought to . |
| 4 | He says it 's a bit far to come but he thinks they pay expenses , so it 's nice . |
| 5 | I tried to scream but he put his hand over my mouth . |
| 6 | A further acknowledgement on the video box is difficult for us to provide but I hope you will accept the two credits as specified as being sufficient . |
| 7 | I am too young to remember but I think he began his career as a supervisor in the turquoise mines of the Northern Desert , towards the end of the reign of Nebmare Amenophis . |
| 8 | Well you 've got to get them to participate but I suppose you would do if you question them |
| 9 | ‘ This is much harder to handle but I know what is required because I have been here before . ’ |
| 10 | I left home at 15 to become a footballer , she was really proud of me ; she encouraged me to go but I know she wanted me at home . |
| 11 | I did n't want to go but I thought she deserved a better life than I could offer . |
| 12 | ‘ I was saddened that it was felt I had to go but I suppose it was unsurprising , ’ he said . |
| 13 | When they arrived at Beaconville , where three elderly people lived together , Mrs Abigail gave her one dinner to carry but she dropped it while trying to open the hall-door . |
| 14 | Lights and everything like that is is is lovely to see but you see they 've got lights here in Leicester which other cities and places have n't got . |
| 15 | He did not expect Osman openly to agree but he thought it quite likely that the Sheikh might indicate his willingness to accept Owen 's proposition . |
| 16 | Once more , the strong features threatened to disintegrate but she held them bravely in place . |
| 17 | I stepped closer and the young woman rose and made to flee but I seized her by the wrist . |
| 18 | There 's no need to put your name and address if you er choose not to do but I think we will actually value your your views on that questionnaire and certainly use those views in the coming months . |
| 19 | The secret of Proudfoot 's success is hard to encapsulate but it owes something to its leadership in productivity consultancy , advice which is likely to have enduring appeal when times are hard . |
| 20 | Ian found Williams 's assertion hard to believe but he pushed his chair back , conceding defeat . |
| 21 | I know it 's hard to believe but I think it is actually possible . |
| 22 | The van was reluctant to start but he coaxed it patiently . |
| 23 | They er well I think constitutionally it 's very difficult and this is why there is now in a similar sense as why I suggested it to you as a subject , because not only it was er a very emotional story of a glamorous young woman saying I ca n't cope with being treated by the media and other people , I 'm going to retreat but what made it so historic and therefore the treatment of it 's so interesting , was that it presented such an extraordinary constitutional position |
| 24 | Her writing was n't all that easy to read but I think it 's correct . ’ |
| 25 | I think that there 's a lot for your Lordship to read but I think it might be beneficial in the long run , it was certainly , our experience has been that it certainly would take time in the long run but to deal with it this way . |
| 26 | It seemed almost too heavy for him to lift but he managed it , resting it against his leg and swinging it along as she held the door open for him . |
| 27 | I 've got too much respect for you to argue but I hope you 'll remember that you 're tying up men and equipment down there . ’ |
| 28 | Ours is n't a century like the eighteenth century which is impossible to love but which has its own integrity , an identity . |
| 29 | ‘ I tried to stay but they said they were paying my contract up and I had no option . |
| 30 | ‘ I pleaded with you to stay but you turned your back on me for your career and your partner . |