Example sentences of "but he [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he continued that this concern was quite natural because whenever something new emerges in the cultural/ideological area , those who are concerned about the future of China become nervous . |
| 2 | But he noted that there had been great differences over the issue of securing international guarantees for the zone , and concluded that the practical realisation of the zone idea was a long-term task . |
| 3 | But he noted that the USSR would probably evaluate the military concessions granted by the United States as a result of such disengagement as greater than those conceded on their own part . |
| 4 | But he noted that expectations for jobs remained low , similar to the pattern in the US . |
| 5 | But he emphasised that he would not put himself up as a challenger to Mrs Thatcher . |
| 6 | He did n't see where their baskets were filled , but he observed that soldiers had been appointed to escort each laden man to his house , and that the man 's chin would already be glistening , from the raw food that he chewed as he hastened . |
| 7 | The various Lives had been written from a variety of standpoints , but he observed that the best of them had been inspired with hate — hate , not of Jesus , but of the ‘ Christ of dogma ’ . |
| 8 | Mr. Pannick , for the Secretary of State , did not object to it being raised here ; but he observed that we have no evidence from the department on the topic . |
| 9 | Diet has little , if any , effect on shell colour in N.emarginata ( Palmer , 1984 ) but he observed that many of the whelks produced paler shell when transferred from one site to another . |
| 10 | It was strange , but he imagined that at such times as this , when there was only himself and his mother in the house , the building had left its base and was afloat in the air . |
| 11 | He composed much liturgical music but he admitted that , in writing his Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes for the entertainment of his friends , he had been vaguely inspired by the friezes on antique Greek vases . |
| 12 | But he admitted that clearing his name was going to be ‘ the hardest battle of my life ’ . |
| 13 | But he admitted that the gulf between mainframe and mid-range machines in pricing and performance must be reduced and mainframes must shake off their proprietary tag if they are to survive . |
| 14 | But he admitted that the college 's boss , Professor James Lorimer , had spoken to Puddephat ‘ to reiterate the need for constant vigilance on the part of teaching staff when dealing with impressionable adolescents ’ . |
| 15 | But he revealed that details of a users and carers group to monitor implementation of community care would be forthcoming next month . |
| 16 | But he felt that he could do no other . |
| 17 | He had no right to wear the tie but he felt that it was rather distinguished and so far no one had caught him out . |
| 18 | He did n't want them either , but he felt that for Timmy 's sake she should take what was on offer . |
| 19 | The costs were escalating alarmingly but he felt that he was too far committed to stop . |
| 20 | Inclusion of the hospital as a training school for assistant nurses was under consideration , but he felt that the nursing and domestic staff needed to be reinforced before that were done . |
| 21 | In his own words , the head had " always made a substantial allocation of money from capitation to the library in addition to that which was designated " library " " , but he felt that this designated sum was " never sufficient " . |
| 22 | Powell had no argument with the principle of starting a magazine , or even over the amount of money it would cost , but he felt that Branson was treading on sensitive political ground in attempting to take advantage of somebody else 's industrial dispute . |
| 23 | The memory was only a couple of minutes old , but he felt that scrap of the past unravel to bring him back to the moment when she said , ‘ I 'd been out to meet someone . |
| 24 | He accepted that some delay in the Shah 's arrival might now be needed , but he felt that the United States owed him refuge . |
| 25 | Lucy Lane had been working in his team for three years but he felt that he knew her only a little better than he had done after her first month . |
| 26 | He agreed that a regrettable lack of foresight was at the root of it , but he felt that there were extenuating circumstances , and he seemed resolved to do something about it , in so far as he could . |
| 27 | The formulation of a course for validation placed a greater burden on college resources than offering a centrally devised course but he felt that this was offset by the ability which a college now had to react quickly and flexibly to meet local demands . |
| 28 | On the last day the instructor held a test , and like the others Tim passed , but he felt that they all would have passed anyway , that the man was there to sell the machine and that no one would be allowed to fail in case they did n't recommend it . |
| 29 | But he felt that McAllister had to pay something back for all the fairy-tales which she had told Matey and himself , and which Matey had so gullibly swallowed . |
| 30 | He affirmed that he would continue to work for the maintenance of the status quo , but he felt that the Great Powers could no longer avoid discussing the international consequences which would ensue when Turkey fell . |