Example sentences of "to [noun] but he " in BNC.
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| 1 | so he tried not to look but he 's , you know |
| 2 | Dalgliesh had never asked her why she had moved to Norfolk but he guessed that the mill 's main attraction had been its remoteness , its closeness to notable bird sanctuaries and the impressive view of headland , sky and sea from the top storey . |
| 3 | Darwin was not the first to marvel but he made the notion of such adaptedness scientifically respectable by providing an explanation of how it might have come about . |
| 4 | He did n't mention it to Meredith but he was more worried about the anonymous letter in fact . |
| 5 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
| 6 | He would have liked to telephone Marshal Guarnaccia who had gone back down to Florence but he did n't want to block the line , and in any case the Marshal had said something about going to the prison . |
| 7 | Why these particular prints stand out in my opinion from so many produced for the tourists of the time , is because the artist has not just reproduced his drawings on to plates but he has been able to produce marks that are alive and work within the context of the print . |
| 8 | The father did not immediately discover that the mother had returned to Canada but he did so in December 1990 . |
| 9 | Not playing her piano might have meant not going to Rickmansworth but he still went . |
| 10 | Yes , that was the card he had given to old Jackdaw to post but he really did n't want all this aggravation , he was happy the way he was . |
| 11 | ‘ Together with some other clients we took the owner to court but he escaped to Spain . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He saw commercial reps and talked to customers but he always called me in before he put in an order or gave an estimate . ’ |
| 13 | We stared at the water which was pretty choppy and waited for the Indian to surface but he never did . |
| 14 | ‘ However , current Education Minister John Patten said he regarded Church schools as making a crucial contribution to education but he had n't actually consulted them about opting out . ’ |
| 15 | He was almost certain that it belonged to Maidstone but he would newer leave half a glass of wine behind , surely . |
| 16 | I kept waving to Mike but he took no notice , and if I hang about here Otley will only ask me to fetch him a slice of ox and then I shall be sick . |
| 17 | The pressure of his 10-year domination of the US circuit got to Norman but he is adamant the same fate will not befall Faldo . |
| 18 | I 'm not sure who fed the ball through to Wallace but he took the shot brilliantly . |
| 19 | He meant to check the street for signs of the Corsican before he went to bed but he was so tired he forgot . |
| 20 | She called to Plummer to come back to bed but he did n't answer . |
| 21 | Peter would have liked to sit next to Kate but he had lacked the necessary social agility to secure the centre position . |
| 22 | Asik was hungary and tired , his knees were sore and he wanted to go to sleep but he got up slowly and started down the road . |
| 23 | Judge John Petrie said he took account of Wilson 's admissions to police but he could see no alternative to imprisonment , especially since some of the charges involved supplying other people . |
| 24 | Mary wanted Rufus to drive her all the way back to London but he said Colchester was his limit and she could get a train from there . |
| 25 | I called to Dad but he did n't hear me ; instead he sent another door crashing down . |
| 26 | He continued to paint and write poetry from time to time but he was now a professional and energetic film director , turning out twenty documentaries during the next eleven years . |