Example sentences of "but he [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's got a lot to do with the melody but he sounds like he really means it . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | But he noted that expectations for jobs remained low , similar to the pattern in the US . |
6 | But he emphasised that he would not put himself up as a challenger to Mrs Thatcher . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 ’ . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | She tried to put her arms round him but he fought and wriggled . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | But he admitted that clearing his name was going to be ‘ the hardest battle of my life ’ . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 ’ . |
17 | But he doubts if there is anyone , among the ‘ jellyfish ’ politicians in London and Dublin , with the will to take difficult decisions . |
18 | But he revealed that details of a users and carers group to monitor implementation of community care would be forthcoming next month . |
19 | But he felt that he could do no other . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | He did n't want them either , but he felt that for Timmy 's sake she should take what was on offer . |
22 | The costs were escalating alarmingly but he felt that he was too far committed to stop . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 " . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | He accepted that some delay in the Shah 's arrival might now be needed , but he felt that the United States owed him refuge . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |