Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Matthew is usually thought to be William Taylor ( see p. 13 ) , but Taylor died at thirty-two . |
| 2 | None doubted his ability , but Hardaker frowned upon his frankness . |
| 3 | Both of them looked at her with apparent concern but Kelly knew with utter certainty that they were together in this . |
| 4 | Three of the remaining four were working together until Sunbury when Anderson and Ferrari missed the rollers , allowing Pereira to break away but Andersen chased after him and passed him before the finish . |
| 5 | Maguire 's remarkable exploits rightly grabbed most of the headlines , but Fitzgerald impressed as a horseman of the highest quality with 38 successes from limited opportunities . |
| 6 | She nodded and disappeared , but Sophie stood for a moment . |
| 7 | Lexandro and Yeremi nodded , but Biff frowned at the trooper 's translation . |
| 8 | While no round was less than absorbing , Bowe throwing the heavier punches but Holyfield responding with ones of more technical merit , the 10th was outstandingly the best . |
| 9 | She was n't saying anything , but Ma smiled at her as if she had done something very clever . |
| 10 | Marc Overmars made a dream debut for the Dutch by putting them ahead after just four minutes but Feyyaz equalised with a 36th-minute penalty . |
| 11 | But Nutty thrived on aggression . |
| 12 | The dozen or so rounds included music , sport , history , geography , art and literature but Crawley waited for the film , TV and theatre questions before playing their joker . |
| 13 | But Bangor recovered from 42–4 to triumph without losing another wicket . |
| 14 | But Bassett reflected on his early management days in charge of Vinny Jones and Co at Wimbledon . |
| 15 | But Lucie stayed after all , to play Balaam , and Izzie to play her pipe beforehand . |
| 16 | He turned towards the door , but Zurachina moved in front of him . |
| 17 | But Will pushed into the crowd for a better view , pulling her with him . |
| 18 | But Tod looked at it with real feeling , with the dull heat of-I do n't know thwarted love . |
| 19 | Both have folding rear seats but Calibra wins on load space . |
| 20 | Duvall collided with him in the rush , nearly flinging him to the corridor floor , but Cardiff clung to the door knob and swung himself back again as Rohmer and Gilbert hurtled past him . |
| 21 | Three minutes later Sharp was denied by Chamberlain , but Milligan seized on the loose ball to score . |
| 22 | Jerry then stood up and turned to leave , but Calman ran to him , grabbed an arm , and said , ‘ You do n't like me , I know . |
| 23 | But Edouard lied to her about the reason for the attack . ’ |
| 24 | Jill ( 4.6 ) wanted the chimney to be in the corner but Ian insisted on the middle and won . |
| 25 | She tried to pray for her father at the same time , but Madeleine danced across her invocation , Madeleine provocative in yellow piqué and high-heeled sandals disrupted her holy words . |
| 26 | But Bella seemed to be satisfied . |
| 27 | The next three moves were also known to theory , but Speelman fell into a trap with his 17th move . |
| 28 | you see Sister makes all these arrangements , it 's she who does so many of the arrangements , she has made the arrangements about there being no coffee , several people have come to me and said I do n't know why you 've got to stop coffee because we can always go over and have lunch anyway , you know , er after the coffee , but Jean came to me she said look I 'm giving you this , and she gave me three pounds , she said I would much rather that was put into this , there your charity thing than take it across the hall , she said my Margaret wo n't go over there any more , because they , they say , you know , put in for your lunch what it would cost |
| 29 | But Andy worked with the tone on tape to get it so it really came out . ’ |
| 30 | At Waterloo , the L&SWR headquarters , there was much to do ; many platforms had to be replanned and the rebuilding of the terminus speeded up , but Walker saw at once that he must entice more commuters , and his electrification of the London suburban lines , which was to be pursued long after he was running the future Southern Railway , was of lasting significance . |