Example sentences of "but [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when she had washed her hair and dressed in a new pair of designer jeans and a silk shirt that had been a Christmas present and which she 'd never worn before — it was n't to Eva 's house that she went but back down into the town , towards the theatre and the Franz Joseph . |
| 2 | Major Tzann could not help but pick up on the missing contriteness . |
| 3 | Most popular are precast concrete paviours and slabs , but look around for the more interesting surface textures and designs . |
| 4 | Sanger duty is particularly boring because there is nothing else to do but look out of the window , and since it is rarely done in pairs social interaction provides no compensation . |
| 5 | NISSAN might not be the marque that springs to mind when it comes to performance hatchbacks , but look out for the nifty little Sunny SR . |
| 6 | But face down in the middle of the floor there lay the body of a man . |
| 7 | But watch out for the one-handed play of the gifted Gabriel Minadeo and the goalkeeping feats of the high-kicking Emanuel Roggero . |
| 8 | First courses such as asparagus ( choose vinaigrette rather than butter , or better yet , fresh lemon to be squeezed over ) ; oysters ( almost no calories , but watch out for the buttered brown bread ! ) ; soused and smoked fish ( the soused fish — usually herring — is lower in calories than the smoked , but both are fairly light ) ; fish and vegetable terrines ( though usually made with cream , you get very little in a slice ) ; quails ' eggs ( without mayonnaise ) ; and stuffed or marinated vegetables . |
| 9 | One of the best thirst-quenchers is watermelon — but watch out for the pips . |
| 10 | But get out of the way and let me turn him in if you 're not goin' to lead him . ’ |
| 11 | These stripes run right down the body , but peter out near the base of the tail . |
| 12 | You get a couple of standard drinks , a plate of fruit and an hour 's chat with a hostess , but wake up in the morning with your wallet intact . |
| 13 | The ones appointed to do the job had never been very good at it , but he had heard a rumour that Horemheb was training a secret corps of police , answering to him alone but set up in the pharaoh 's name and in the interests of national security . |
| 14 | Where do you look for a girl who 's nothing to do but drift about for the daylight hours ? |
| 15 | I get into impossible scrapes but win through in the end . |
| 16 | Do not retrace your steps on leaving , but carry on past the observatory tower , completed by Anselmo Lurago and a reminder of the prominence of the Jesuits in the sciences . |
| 17 | The ants initially walk between the two but cross over to the bottom one at the point predicted if the ants are balancing the concentrations measured on either side . |
| 18 | The bushbaby and barn owl also have big eyes , and , like the tarsier , their eyes are no longer spherical but swell out at the back to make the most of the available space . |