Example sentences of "but [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Geoffrey Howe , leader of the House of Commons , last night denied MPs would be exempt from paying poll tax on second homes — but agreed they would be able to reclaim the full cost from allowances . |
| 2 | He thought of his mom and dad and how they were ; he hoped they were n't worried about him , but expected they were . |
| 3 | Oor goats hev hed that green sickness lately but whativver they all say oor cheese is n't that much affected . ’ |
| 4 | They 've set up an emergency centre , but fear they can do little to stop the devastation . |
| 5 | She glowered at the television crew who were filming them , but realised they had no idea she was grimacing ferociously , so she returned to sipping champagne through the straw . |
| 6 | They were so free in expression she wondered if they had been read at all by his parents but presumed they could hardly have escaped their eye . |
| 7 | But change they did , and quite radically . |
| 8 | They agreed to extract oil quickly , but argued they would not be able to do so if hindered by trifling safety regulations that applied to on-shore industries . |
| 9 | US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement . |
| 10 | The Wedding Present want to make records but say they are not bothered how many they sell . |
| 11 | The two are fierce competitors in the market , despite cooperation at the engineering level , but say they will not compete by undercutting pricing . |
| 12 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 13 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 14 | Environmentalist groups have criticised the plan , because it still allows some logging in ancient forests , but say they are prepared to work with the Administration to improve it . |
| 15 | People do n't mind being referred if it 's something that is genuinely but say they phone Leeds and Leeds do n't know and Leeds refer them to a number they think it is and then they refer to a third number then somebody gets . |
| 16 | The family has been offered £6 worth of vouchers by the company , but say they wo n't be happy until their son has been compensated to their satisfaction for his suffering . |
| 17 | Mills and Poole admit fighting with Wiltshire , but say they were acting in self defence . |
| 18 | Both Gloucestershire and West Mercia police admit they 're short of money and manpower , but say they had no alternative . |
| 19 | The police want him locked up but say they 're powerless to detain him . |
| 20 | Friends of the Earth have commissioned a report into the safety of Oakley Wood , but say they 've had no reply on this from the council . |
| 21 | Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who 've bought the Rainbow seat . |
| 22 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 23 | Howard had tried all the proprietary athlete 's foot remedies , but found they were only partially effective ; the infection would always return with a vengeance within a few days of discontinuing with the ointment or powder . |
| 24 | She started singing love songs , but found they were not enough to express her feelings . |
| 25 | In the latest they were called to the home of a man in his early 20s in Frenchgate , Richmond , but found they needed more equipment so took him back to the Richmond Fire Station and released the cuffs with a hacksaw and vice . |
| 26 | Ministers had hoped that arguments over the killings would not be re-opened , but maintained they were not embarrassed by the European Commission on Human Rights ' ruling that there was a case to be answered . |
| 27 | As Coote himself protested , both men were privately committed to legislation but believed they could not involve the government on the issue . |
| 28 | The Official Receiver has not heard from the family and has no idea where they are , but assumes they are on the road . |
| 29 | Members of the committee voted to refuse planning permission for the petrol station and housing development but added they might be willing to consider an application for houses alone . |
| 30 | The local MP Robert Jackson who 's also a Minister in the employment department admits the Government has made mistakes , but says they ca n't take all the blame . |