Example sentences of "in [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had qualified at university in geology and geography , had tried teaching in Hull but found it too confining and when one of the old guard told him he should be spending more time with children who had some potential rather than those to whom he felt committed , he resigned on the same day . |
| 2 | er is not a possibility of having more open days so that general public can come in to see what 's happening and not only advertise in Harlow but advertise I live in Bishop 's Stortford now in the surrounding districts erm time gets although you said you get fifty per cent of people coming from outside of Harlow it does n't matter where the people come from as long as they come so more open days free erm to get people to come in and er particularly er outside people also I would suggest that the er chairman 's of the local district council 's who are not contributing be invited to the open day to see what er the playhouse is doing for the people who live in there er council area 's to see whether we can get some more supports er as a Stortford resident I 'd be quite happy to add a bit on my community charge to go to the playhouse . . |
| 3 | Once they had turned the Mount , with the full span of the ice shining before them , the two men gathered pace , at once in harmony and contention , drawing vigour from the presence of the young woman between them , who cried out , not in fear but encouraging them on to greater exertions . |
| 4 | She no longer kept them in cages but allowed them the run of the house and garden . |
| 5 | She receives more complaints , she said , from those who are in work but feel they would be as well off on supplementary benefit ; her aim is to increase the gap between those who are working and the non-working . |
| 6 | He looked young , a little boy , as he said this and like a little boy who has been thrashed by playground bullies and can not do anything in return but hate them . |
| 7 | ‘ No , I too noted the King 's change in mood but dismissed it for King Alexander was an excitable , changeable man . |
| 8 | Acting Detective Superintendent Mick Cox says they realize the girl could be in danger but believe it 's necessary to broadcast the recording . |
| 9 | Acting Detective Superintendent Mick Cox says they realize the girl could be in danger but believe it 's necessary to broadcast the recording . |
| 10 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 11 | Ronnie had written to me a few months before , saying that she had hesitated to get in touch but wanted me to know how concerned she was about John . |
| 12 | In 1838 , he was offered a knighthood for his achievements in commerce but refused it , the second of old John Tennant 's sons to have done so . |
| 13 | On no occasion did Pointer seem bemused or in doubt but led us on , disregarding the ankle-deep snow and the sudden flurries and falls from over-hanging branches . |
| 14 | The voice that came back to him was unlike hers in tone but matched it in substance , ‘ Where do you think I am ? |
| 15 | Herr Nordern raised his hand in protest but let it fall again . |