Example sentences of "but [subord] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But seeing Damien made her lose concentration and before she knew what was happening she found herself boxed in yet again . |
| 2 | Erika was aloof but seeing Fritz watching her pulled Herman closer . |
| 3 | Ewen obviously knew his way , but although Neil gave him room he made no further attempt to break free , or even to reach open water . |
| 4 | But if Nicholas felt he had suffered at the hands of Celtic , then the suffering he experienced in London at the hands of the media was to force him out of the limelight and into a melancholic shell where scoring goals seemed harder than pulling Mother Theresa . |
| 5 | The Copts would object very strongly if Owen were to invade the church ; but if Mahmoud did it they would riot . |
| 6 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 7 | But if England wanted me to switch , I would do so . |
| 8 | ‘ We believe the French Texel must be a strong sheep and have size , but if breeders take it too far they may lose the qualities that are fundamental to the breed as a successful crossing sire for the commercial producer , ’ says Mrs Martin . |
| 9 | ‘ But if members tell us they are in dire straits , without a job , gone bankrupt , and the wife 's run off with the milkman , then we will move heaven and earth to help them . |
| 10 | But if drink lost him respect , he never lost the admiration of one College porter who said you had only to watch him cross the street to know he was a genius . |
| 11 | and she er she said what and she said oh well I do n't think I 'll phone Graham but if Maxine shows him the paper , she said I reckon he 'll phone them because er , it did say , I think in the paper that the , that she said they 're letting everybody know |
| 12 | Joseph would be going back to the United States soon and would be beyond her gossip , but if Maurin convinced her of Joseph 's innocence , then how long would it be before she realized that he , too , had a strong financial motive for wanting the truth about the Durances kept secret ? |
| 13 | That may be a ‘ price worth paying ’ to relieve recession , but if economics tells us anything it is that there is no such thing as a free lunch . |
| 14 | ‘ But if Roseanne says I should quit then I 'd do it right away . |
| 15 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 16 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 17 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 18 | If you ca n't run , use reason to dissuade your attacker , but if reason fails you will have to stand and fight . |
| 19 | Chandos Herald , the Black Prince 's biographer , makes the prince reply to Charles V 's letter citing him to appear before the parlement of Paris by saying , ‘ Lords , by my faith it seems to me that the French think I am dead ; but if God gives me comfort , and I can get up from this bed , I will do them a great deal of harm even now , for God knows that they lack a good case , and they will have real cause to complain of me . ’ |
| 20 | We did n't invite friends with Mother being placed as she was , but if neighbours called they would be offered a glass of something , usually home-made ginger cordial , and a bit of cake if we had it . |
| 21 | li as he said it does n't matter if you do n't remember it but if people ask you questions and you do n't know the answer , please send them down . |
| 22 | I 'm not trying to be a teacher , but if people give me their time , they should be repaid . |
| 23 | But if Huy overpowered him , what then ? |
| 24 | Jealousy was wildly in her eyes but if Felipe noticed he chose to ignore it . |
| 25 | The Sixth Fleet , Talbot was aware , would have informed him of the presence of any of their aircraft in his vicinity , not from courtesy but because regulations demanded it , a fact of which O'Rourke was as well aware as he was . |
| 26 | I 'm only 38 , but because people think I 'm an OAP I get reduced rates . ’ |
| 27 | But while Mills put them ahead , the game was not safe until Tommy Wright 's clincher three minutes from time . |
| 28 | But whereas Errol struck it lucky , spare a thought for Instonian Neil Cooke . |
| 29 | On appeal by the taxpayers , the Appellate Committee having heard the appeal but before judgment referred it to an enlarged Appellate Committee to determine the question whether the existing exclusionary rule relating to the construction of statutes should be relaxed so as to enable Hansard to be consulted as an aid to construction : — |
| 30 | Boss Ian Porterfield said : ‘ As I saw it , Dean Saunders came down on his leg but whether Paul twisted it as well we do n't know . |