Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could lend it to you but got it at the moment you know . |
| 2 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
| 3 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 4 | Erm , no , not at , at this moment , but catch me at the break , and certainly you can . |
| 5 | After the king 's death in 1223 , he pledged his support for Philip 's son Louis VII , but deserted him at the siege of Avignon in 1226 . |
| 6 | Like some of your more illustrious colleagues ( Ron Atkinson , Graham Taylor , etc. ) , you have a tendency to say a lot but to say nothing at the same time . |