Example sentences of "[verb] but [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He veered higher over another kind of wood whose trees he did not know but which had lighter bark and were higher . |
| 2 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 3 | There were many things he would have liked to have done but he needed this man , who , with a combination of chance and logic , could reach the truths which might affect the realm . |
| 4 | ‘ Laughing when you should be crying ca n't be helped but it sends other people the wrong signals , so they may be shocked . ’ |
| 5 | I met a brother-in-law who told me to leave but I stayed another night in our new house just outside the village . |
| 6 | Rachel 's heart thudded but she needed irrefutable proof . |
| 7 | this is for fun … the Oxford board will decide but they watch central south so here 's your chance … we 've a shortlist of ten … first is Steve Coppell … he left Palace at the end of last season after nine years as manager … lots of experience … or how about Ray Clemence the ex England goalie … he lost his job at Spurs in the summer and would welcome a manager 's job … he could work with Doug Livermore who was also pushed aside when Ossie Ardiles moved into White Hart Lane … |
| 8 | this is for fun … the Oxford board will decide but they watch central south so here 's your chance … we 've a shortlist of ten … first is Steve Coppell … he left Palace at the end of last season after nine years as manager … lots of experience … or how about Ray Clemence the ex England goalie … he lost his job at Spurs in the summer and would welcome a manager 's job … he could work with Doug Livermore who was also pushed aside when Ossie Ardiles moved into White Hart Lane … |
| 9 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 10 | Orrell are content to keep Wasps guessing but it seems likely Kimmins will play — a line-out challenge for Kinsey , O'Leary and Ryan . |
| 11 | Throughout the first two weeks of the campaign almost twothirds of our panel cited unemployment as the ‘ main issue ’ that should be discussed but it got little coverage on television news . |
| 12 | The restaurant was still standing but I suspected some unpleasantness had taken place as neither of them said a word until we arrived at the hospital again . |
| 13 | No decision has been taken but he argues few countries include them , that they obscure the underlying trend and mean tightened monetary policy produces an illusory rise in monetary inflation . |
| 14 | Potentially commercial proven and probable reserves comprise quantities of petroleum which are considered , on the basis of the information currently available and current economic forecasts , to be commercially recoverable from fields that have been discovered but which require further appraisal prior to commerciality being established . |
| 15 | Psychiatrists themselves are not certain exactly how they work but they replace certain amines which appear to be low in those suffering depression . |
| 16 | Everyone accepts that pits will close but there seems little chance of the government being deflected by another rebellion among Tory M Ps . |
| 17 | In answer to Des Smith 's question , yes , there are people who care but we need more articles like his to turn that into effective support . |