Example sentences of "come [conj] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had erm on two separate Sundays I 've had volunteers to come and help but and my son-in-law made a silt trap , and the Water Board erm made the sluice gate , because it goes into their stream , and it was part of their responsibility . |
| 2 | Some seemed quite certain of a mystery train — one they heard that came and vanished but was never recognised . |
| 3 | So anyway I er the War came and went but before it went I was in , went int eh Army of course . |
| 4 | Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry may come and go but Sir Jeffrey Sterling , chairman of the P&O group , has long been part of the furniture at 1 Victoria Street . |
| 5 | They knew that designers would come and go but the real strength of the company was the creation of one brand with which the public could readily identify . |
| 6 | I believe that the revolution can not just come and go but must be permanent , and it is our duty to further it . |
| 7 | He has seen music legends come and go but , until the end of this month , Fluff has fought and won his battle with time . |
| 8 | World trends come and go but the army of unemployed grows forever ; now economists are predicting that there will be no foreseeable end to the trend of the last few years . |
| 9 | The other co , other things come and go but |