Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But Jan said it was better working than sitting at home watching the dust settle , even if it was working with a bunch of loonies .
2 But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride .
3 But Nicandra knew he would stay with her .
4 But Venutius opposed her and civil war broke out with husband and wife leading the warring factions . ’
5 He was going to take a leak on the girl , but Amelia pulled him out of the circle with a cry of ‘ not on my carpet ’ .
6 That took some planning but Kelly loved it . ’
7 His tone was without menace , but Lisa sensed he did not believe her .
8 ‘ On what list ? ’ blurted Karen , but Jessica pulled her roughly by the arm , towards the knot of people gathered at the square steel entrance to the boat .
9 She reached out to Sarah longingly , trying to hold her hand , but Sarah thrust her away , unmoved by the quivering lips and tear-filled eyes her rejection caused .
10 Sarah 's flatmate Lucinda Craig Harvey recalls : ‘ Diana hero-worshipped her but Sarah treated her like a doormat .
11 ‘ I suppose you 're very experienced , ’ she said apologetically , but Sarah took it as a question .
12 The Braun Independent heated up very quickly , but Sarah found it tricky to use the tong without the ends of her hair having a kink .
13 Mm I think I but Sarah did it at work , she did it sort of plaited it from here round
14 Well they check a number of things , but Sarah do you know what they 're looking for ?
15 She started to tuck the bedclothes more closely around her aunt , but Sarah pushed her away .
16 He was the epitome of conservative respectability , but Patrick knew he had a hand in some of the most hairy activities of the secret intelligence services .
17 Sir Henry was very unhappy about this , but Holmes asked him to help us by doing everything Holmes ordered him to do .
18 But Nutty believed him , and the consequences of the turn of events gradually came home to her , and her face , instead of lighting up with joy , dropped with dismay .
19 But Nutty says they 're going on with it , whatever happens . ’
20 But Ferguson insists it is not too late for United to get back in the hunt .
21 But Hirst remains his No 1 target .
22 But Hirst showed he is close to being back to his sharpest again , pouncing on a clever Chris Waddle ball in the 84th minute to beat Alan Kelly .
23 In the morning , Punch brought a letter from Trelorne , whose contents Aunt Emily did not reveal , but Alexandra found her in the drawing-room after luncheon .
24 I did n't go to Lourdes for a miracle but Lourdes makes me appreciate each day and thank God for Zoe .
25 I think I called a warring , but Ward ignored it .
26 Gómez began to turn away , but Ward stopped him .
27 Karajan ( DG ) has often been taken to task from making an adagio meal of Shostakovich 's andante here , but Flor turns it into a snail 's banquet ( beautiful Concertgebouw wind playing notwithstanding ) .
28 ‘ I 'm not sure , but Edwin told me once that there was less than a dozen pictures altogether .
29 Over a loudspeaker came a voice speaking Latvian , but Harvey handed me earphones that carried an English translation .
30 She took a playful swipe at his face , but Harvey caught it on the flat of his hand , then she struck at him with the palm of the other hand and they did a pat-a-cake routine .
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