Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suggested that Greek was not the native language of the author but that he wrote in the universal language of the day which was Greek , while thinking in his own language which was probably Aramaic . |
| 2 | Excavations suggested that the site was abandoned in the fourteenth century , possibly for climatic reasons , but that it originated in middle Saxon times . |
| 3 | At the start of the story Anna is portrayed as being ‘ perfectly unaffected and was not trying to conceal anything , but that she lived in another , higher world full of complex poetic interests beyond reach ’ . |
| 4 | We went in and we paid seven pounds for me and my mum to get in , we did n't pay for the kids cos if they know they 're gon na sit on your lap , they get in there for nothing , but once we get in there we give them their own chair anyway , providing you go in like it 's not in the first week , the following week when the show is quieter and not so many people going |
| 5 | But once you believe in something you 've got to live with it . |
| 6 | But although he smiled in the face of the direst provocation , underneath he was as determined as Ricky to go to ten . |
| 7 | I knew the ones she meant ; she meant the square transparent boiled sweets which when she was a child would have been weighed out in pennyworths from a tall glass jar , but although I searched in grocers ’ shops and sweet shops high and low , all I could find were wrapped oval-shaped acid drops . |
| 8 | But although I wrote in my diary that I wished I were dead , I never seriously considered death — suicide — as a solution to my problems . |
| 9 | But if we go in the park she can run more , or in the summer we go down by the old railway track do n't we ? |
| 10 | But if we lost in 1992 — as we certainly lost in 1987 — because prosperous voters feared that we would reduce their disposable income , we will not win back those middle income families by pretending that we have abandoned the very purpose of our creation and our existence . |
| 11 | The adventurers will probably attack them , but if they approach in any way a spectacularly disgusting scene ensues . |
| 12 | But if she persists in what she is saying about him now , he will have no choice but to insist she goes . |
| 13 | Anyone alleging poverty was to be charged with ingratitude , but if he persisted in his refusal he was to have his name taken and be told to keep the matter secret . |
| 14 | But if you persist in going for the burn , you can do as the Californians , and add to your kitbag a packet of small pieces of adhesive-backed plastic called Frownies . |
| 15 | I ca n't stop you going to see her , but if you interfere in police business you will be in severe trouble . |
| 16 | But if you went in the horse box on your single you 'd be all day getting there . |
| 17 | But if you get in a couple of hours |
| 18 | Yeah but if you get in there yo you wo n't get out I 'll drop you in there . |
| 19 | No , but if you go in the middle you 've got a chance to wake up . |
| 20 | But if you come in the heat of summer , you 'll find we 're pleasantly free of les touristes . |
| 21 | You 'll find the month stressful , arduous , demanding and difficult — but if you persevere in the most important area of all , you 'll win your worldly battle and have a happy ever after in your emotional life too . |
| 22 | You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’ |
| 23 | The one thing it 's difficult to do is erase , but if you draw in your subject very lightly first and take as much thought and care as you would with a full painting , then erasing takes care of itself . |
| 24 | So in that sense , the build the , the equities have kept pace , but if you think in the short term , you 'll always be out of , out of order with shares , if you 're thinking of going in for three or four years , you you 're likely to get your fingers burnt . |
| 25 | But if you work in the holidays , what 'll you do with Dickie ? ’ |
| 26 | It was a small poisoned dart aimed at William , but if it went in there was no visible sign of agitation . |
| 27 | If it was in the ‘ MEDIEVAL HISTORY ’ section it was near the end of March , but if it fell in the ‘ TRAVEL ’ section , then it was probably September . |
| 28 | Presumably we shall have a good chew at the clause in Committee , but if it remains in that form we shall certainly be unable to support the Bill on Third Reading . |
| 29 | There was a good bed along one side of the small , square room , a bench and a heavy table , even a brazier ; and most wonderful of all , there was a high window , narrow and barred and unshuttered , but if it let in the wind , it let in the light and the sun , too . |
| 30 | long as it is sealed , but if it escapes in large quantities , when a hole is drilled for example , the tiny fibres can cause serious lung diseases . |