Example sentences of "but [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nor had she been allowed to use the telephone or leave the office , except for one visit to the toilet down the corridor accompanied by a sour-faced secretary who weighed at least twelve stone and insisted she leave the door ajar . |
| 2 | She was not frigid , but nor had she ever been a slave to purely carnal temptations ; because she had always placed a higher value on mental and emotional stimulation than on physical . |
| 3 | The unconscious blackmail threat levelled at his parents — he would marry Sien unless they accepted him as he was — had n't resulted in his expulsion , but nor had it improved matters . |
| 4 | In general the West Midlands advisers who responded to the survey did not blame managers for the lack of funds , but nor did they appear optimistic that more money would materialise . |
| 5 | Briggs and Nebes ( 1976 ) found no effect of familial handedness but nor did they find any effect of handedness per se . |
| 6 | But nor did I want to go out to work . |
| 7 | At this stage I could n't expect him to be on the bit , but nor did I want him slopping along . |
| 8 | But nor did it seem natural . |
| 9 | I was hoping not to mention this , but since raised it , we 'll have to . |
| 10 | It says this is the only number you want but as read it and said well it does n't really make it clear it 's for reservations and bookings and it does n't really so we 'll just have to make sure that it damn well happens on the advert . |