Example sentences of "but [adv] he have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Bob is still waiting to be summoned by Paisley Hospital , but luckily he has had very little trouble meanwhile .
2 He had intended to head back to the funicolare station but perhaps he had taken a wrong turning somewhere in his hurry to get away from Maidstone 's apartment .
3 But perhaps he 'd left it too late .
4 She had felt disappointment waiting to pounce , but swiftly he had assured her it was a magic egg , that if she washed with it carefully it would hatch .
5 Wisden says he is nearly 82 ; he still looks nothing of the kind , but lately he has started to feel it a little more .
6 He did not resume his role as a major lender until after 1689 but meanwhile he had blossomed into a Kentish landowner and re-entered Parliament .
7 Of course he had known Rufus had this in mind , was three years through his time at medical school , had already considerable knowledge and nous — who could forget that ? — but somehow he had imagined that the same fate would have overtaken the others as had overtaken him , a deathly stultifying , an inhibition on all that was ambitious and of ascendant character , a remorseful withdrawing into the shade .
8 But somehow he had got in .
9 She had never intended to become involved in this kind of conversation with the soldier , but somehow he had trapped her into replying .
10 But yesterday he had dismissed the thought .
11 Michael saw that his brother 's mind had moved — not far , hardly at ail , but still he had moved .
12 At first Stuart had been excited by the sight of an occasional fish rising out of the sluggish water , but later he 'd grown bored because he was too small to row successfully , and trailing his hands over the side apparently disturbed the fish ; baling out with the old saucepan also made too much noise .
13 But later he had come back and handed her the letter , the letter Adamus had typed , from the Scarabae .
14 But later he had talked to her and she had told him how she , too , wanted , indeed was determined to be an actress one day , and he had looked quite serious , and offered to take her to watch a rehearsal and meet the cast .
15 But also he had imbibed long years of his wife 's punctuality and orderliness .
16 Nomination is in itself a considerable mark of achievement but also he has attained further distinction by being selected as one of ten finalists .
17 When he had joined the ship he had been nothing but eagerness and smiles , romping about like a new puppy , but now he had turned unrelentingly morose .
18 At first it had been an irritation but now he had grown strangely accustomed to it — a break from the monotonous silence that filled the prison .
19 He had thought beforehand that he would have to send her back and deal with Sung some other way , but now he had seen her he felt the need in him , like a strong , dark tar in his blood , and knew he would have to purge himself of that .
20 But now he had ignited a fire within her that could never be put out .
21 Jack often thought he was n't quick enough to match Charlie 's easy repartee , but now he had thought of something that would make his friend smile .
22 AT LEAST Barnet players could always turn to Barry Fry , but now he 's gone , they are prepared to follow him out of the club in a mass exodus .
23 Well it 's been there for the past two weeks but now he 's gone to l get a house .
24 But now he 's put a casual bar in as well .
25 i i i in a sense it is a , it is a shift to the left because under the May the fourth directive erm rich peasants in particular would 've been left out of it altogether and there would still be some landlords who were , who would maintain their property but , but now he 's shifted to the left and this , this does represent a further attack on landlords cos , cos everybody comes down to the same level .
26 But now he has joined the select and , these days , sadly dwindling company of five-year-old Group-race winners .
27 We 've already featured Mike 's lavishly gothic volume and tone knobs in a previous issue , but now he has expanded the range to include neckplates and Strat jack sockets .
28 Research scientist Dr Kumar had intended to quit Middlesbrough Council if reelected after his success in last November 's by-election but now he has decided to stay on .
29 But now he has moved from critic to principal player , he may discover the advantages of the business brain so vilified by Raine 's critics .
30 But now he has made a full recovery to the delight of his proud parents , Fred and Denise .
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