Example sentences of "but [vb past] it [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took Rye and then attacked Winchelsea , but found it heavily defended by the Abbot of Battle . |
| 2 | The facilities start with a remote switch socket for connecting the optional FC6 foot controller , offering remote switching without tying up the MIDI in socket ( I tried the FC6 but found it more suited to a keyboard player , so would recommend a standard MIDI switching pedal ) . |
| 3 | Robert wanted to go over to him , but judged it best to stay where he was . |
| 4 | Ace also felt a twinge of sadness for the Colonel , but felt it best to get on with the job in hand . |
| 5 | They moved to cheaper hotels where they were not supposed to have food in their rooms but took it in turns to get breakfast and hide tiny stoves in the wardrobes while waving the cooking fumes out of the window . |
| 6 | She said her name was Liz , she was a friend of the family , and she had done some nursing once , a long time ago , but gave it up to get married . |
| 7 | But did it not occur to you , ’ Theda said , her breast heaving with the passion she was only just holding in check , ‘ that I have lately not been seen ? |
| 8 | ‘ But did it not occur to that massive conceit of yours that I might not want to make love to you ? ’ |
| 9 | But did it necessarily grow at the expense of royal power ? |
| 10 | The auditor commended the council on sports improvements but said it still needed to address key issues such as staff cover at the swimming pool . |
| 11 | Michelle does put her hair up herself but said it usually slips out because ‘ there 's just too much of it , besides , it 's just so well-conditioned ! ’ |
| 12 | SEGA brought Night Trap before the Board voluntarily , but had it not done so the game would have been made a test case . |