Example sentences of "but they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had their moments of flair but they wasted good midfield work with speculative shots into the stand . |
| 2 | But they wasted a good position at to two to lose the next eight for runs , the North Down bowlers sharing the wickets evenly . |
| 3 | She tried to marshal her thoughts , but they skittered wildly . |
| 4 | Its criti-cisms could easily be dubbed ‘ elitist ’ ( not in fact a vogue word at that time ) , but they boiled down to the traditional media dilemma about how far people know what they ‘ want ’ until they have been shown choices beyond their existing experience . |
| 5 | These Odonata may never have been on Earth before , but they circled the Nuria II in an assured way and then set off northwards towards Australia with leisurely beats of their wings . |
| 6 | But they embrace the worldliness and materialism of advanced industrialism and even declare it good ! |
| 7 | but they sulk in the garden , |
| 8 | think that the effects of training should be the main focus of research on gender differences in spatial abilities , but they connect this programme to ‘ a sincere wish to see what cognitive sex differences might remain if the sexes were treated without discrimination ’ ( 1986 : 1017–18 ) . |
| 9 | Some distance behind them her ladies walked ; they were kind , but they oppressed her with their insistence on her royalty , and it was hard to live up to them . |
| 10 | But they reaped no advantage ; there was nothing moving towards them which could be deemed to be a consideration , with the result that the case is one in which the contract is made , but remains unenforceable in law … . |
| 11 | The imperial eagle and the personification of Victory are obvious examples of symbols of imperial power , but they turn up with surprising frequency upon ornamental furniture , lamps and , most notably , 15 funerary monuments . |
| 12 | But they turn out to be of Ancient History , so the flies blunder moodily against the parlour window beyond which the June sun ripens tempting dinners at roadsides and down by the strong-smelling beach ; day after day after day . |
| 13 | They all rave about Muddy , Charlie Patton and Son House — singers that came out of the same patch in Coahoma County — but they turn all reticent and confused when it comes to the act that 's outlived and outsold them all . |
| 14 | But they turn out clouded , unwanted |
| 15 | We engage a party of girls in conversation on the subject , but they turn out to have no interest in football ( one is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter ) , and they leave hurriedly . |
| 16 | So right away you had Hawaiian choirs singing church music , but they tinged it with this Hawaiian melodic sense , which is like a different way of resolving a melody . |
| 17 | But they hold it is witchcraft which singled out this particular victim for attack and made him the target of the animal 's assault . |
| 18 | Not only do they share the official theory of schooling but they hold ideas about discipline and order that are markedly more ‘ traditional ’ than those they believe the staff hold . |
| 19 | Aston Villa are having a great run , but they hold no particular horrors for the Norwich players . |
| 20 | Many aspects of his analysis were similar to those advanced by Blauner , but they led him to an opposite conclusion . |
| 21 | The tiny protection parties for these three squads were down to 10 men through casualties before landing , but they led the way , stifling small arms fire from near the burning Forge de l'Ouest , then clearing an enemy trench in a skirmish round a dockside crane . |
| 22 | Confusion peaked with the arrival of the rescue teams but they led or carried the survivors to the relative peace of the sick-bay . |
| 23 | ‘ They stole it from us , ’ said Dorset captain Doug Pratt , who added generously : ‘ but they deserved it . ’ |
| 24 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
| 25 | Meanwhile detectives are still questioning two men in connection with a break-in at the property , but they emphasise there are no sucpicious circumstances in connection with the man 's death . |
| 26 | I 've not said more than two words to her since then , but they remember her mother ( so charming , so ladylike , so rich ) because they have placed her in a box in their heads marked " suitable " . |
| 27 | but they remember which one I did , I think it was that Mothercare one they get grubby with the things and everything and it was a sunny day and I went outside with me bucket and me felt and me scrubbing brush |
| 28 | Modern British governments are intellectually committed to the concepts of limited government and political pluralism , but they retain their old authoritarian instincts . |
| 29 | Such houses may have lost their furniture and collections , but they retain remarkable plasterwork and woodwork , fine halls , staircases and saloons , marble chimneypieces and mahogany doors . |
| 30 | The insurance companies anticipate maintaining the premium rates at current levels but they retain the right to review them from time to time , subject to giving each insured person 60 days notice of any change . |