Example sentences of "but [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other participants from Japan acknowledged that the country 's CATV regulations make it difficult to obtain public access , but agreed that awakening public interest through seminars and publications is an important first step . |
| 2 | Maximus tried to reconquer Rome but failed and had to call in the help of his British brothers-in-law . |
| 3 | She seemed flabbergasted , but rallied and asked me if I would look in at the Gray Mare in Kilburn and say ‘ hello ’ to her son Joe Kelly who worked there . |
| 4 | The FT-SE 100 index of leading shares dropped 42 points to 2,270 on the announcement of the base rate increase to 15 per cent , but rallied and closed on Thursday only 30.5 points off at 2,281.6 . |
| 5 | She tried looking out of the window to the hospital 's green lawns and the tall eucalypts that stood motionless against a gloriously blue August sky , but found that looking away seemed too impolite . |
| 6 | But , as one founder member of the League commented : " We demanded the right to vote but found that vote to be worthless " ( Transito de Ramirez , Los Angeles . |
| 7 | He was but stopped and stared at me , then turned and ran in the opposite direction . |
| 8 | At first the gunmen fled in their getaway van towards the village but stopped and did a U-turn , before driving back again and past the spot of the killings . |
| 9 | Police said the raiders had taken £450 worth of sweaters but fled when disturbed by a passer-by . |
| 10 | She did not answer at first but moved or turned . |
| 11 | Their achievements , such as wage rises and the setting of minimum wage levels , were not won through class struggle , but received as favours from local government in the expectation of their political support in return . |
| 12 | Austin Taylor managing director John Hudson , expressing his gratitude for the support shown , said market conditions were still tough because of the recession but added that joining CSI had greatly enhanced the Bethesda company 's prospects . |
| 13 | He promised additional internal measures , including special courts , secure prisons and special protection for judges , but added that increased international co-operation was needed to spread the financial cost of drug enforcement in order to ensure stricter controls on drug distribution networks , money laundering , and the sale of arms and chemical components . |
| 14 | Will Douglas , who as Knight of Liddesdale , and Keeper of that unruly area , looked on all Armstrongs as eminently hangable , was doubtful , to say the least , but recognised that to refuse to take them would be considered a grievous insult and could endanger them all thereafter . |
| 15 | It took much will-power for the man to drag himself away , presently , on one of Dunbar 's best horses , but consoled and heartened by receiving the best kiss , on parting , that had yet come from Mariot Randolph . |
| 16 | We lost , but appealed and came to the Court of Appeal in March 1990 . |
| 17 | Twice , she opened her mouth to yell Pascoe 's name , but reasoned that to call him would n't bring him any faster , and might well distract him . |
| 18 | Kevin McCormack , the super-heavyweight champion , was denied entry but arrived as expected for yesterday afternoon 's weigh-in . |
| 19 | This is a day to remember down the ages : when God dealt death to the firstborn of Egypt , but spared and freed his own people . |
| 20 | Here , for instance , there is no doubt that Niki was of substantial help in closing the deal which brought McLaren the hugely successful TAG/Porsche engine , developed by Porsche but financed and sponsored by Mansour Ojjeh , the son of the head of Techniques d'Avant Garde , a French high-tech company with a substantial role in the development of weaponry . |
| 21 | But yawned when asked ‘ How do you feel ? ’ |
| 22 | Shares in Maxtor Corp slid after the disk drive company shocked the market with news of a fourth quarter loss ( see page five ) , and the price dipped $1.25 to $6.375 on Friday ; the company blamed ‘ severe price competition , ’ which hit gross margins ; it says the negative pressures of the fourth quarter will continue into the first quarter of fiscal 1994 , but predicted that plans to put new products on the market ahead of the competition ‘ is the key to winning new OEM customers and minimising the effects of industry price-cutting . ’ |
| 23 | She said nothing , but turned and led the way into the living room , where it was almost dark and the coals glowed bright red between the bars of the stove . |
| 24 | The Turk did n't reply , but turned and disappeared . |
| 25 | He did not immediately get out of the car but turned and looked at Sara . |
| 26 | The merchant never looked up but nodded and muttered something to himself . |
| 27 | He did not move when he saw Alexei , but nodded and smiled . |
| 28 | At that point he was attacked by twelve Bf109s , but evaded and got in a good burst at one that overshot him . |
| 29 | Dalgliesh 's private verdict was that it was technically brilliant , but overwrought and painted , he felt , in hatred . |
| 30 | In fact it makes its point more powerfully if it is seen as prose but heard or read as poetry since the meditation then enacts for the reader that speech-become-song meditation-become-poem that Rolle talks of in The Fire of Love . |