Example sentences of "[noun] but he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's had trouble with campers , who 've broken down his fences and left fires that have caused a lot of damage — not Guides or Scouts , of course , who you know are taught to leave behind nothing but their thanks but he puts all campers together and calls them all nuisances . ’ |
| 2 | The domestic events of the spring of 1937 were not without importance but he took small part in them , and a cursory reading of the Cabinet minutes might suggest that he had already retired in mind . |
| 3 | Kitson 's views were derided by the establishment but he had important influence in both radical and lunatic fringe circles . |
| 4 | They quashed the murder charge but he got ten years for intent to wound resulting in death , plus , of course , half as much again because there was a firearm involved . ‘ |
| 5 | Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books . |
| 6 | ‘ Anders is not in that category but he has other things to offer . |
| 7 | In the final Cadwallader struggled to stay in touch with the top class domestic field but he exceeded all expectations by taking more than four seconds off his best time when he ran 3m 44.04s in Saturday 's heats . |
| 8 | They did not like his presence but he found little difficulty in scaring them off , or evading them if they tried to mob him , and the food in these places was plentiful . |
| 9 | I do n't know when he had last closed his eyes with a clear conscience but he did that day . |
| 10 | John did not have his brother Bobby 's ease on a platform but he had more integrity and honesty and he knew he had to do it . |
| 11 | A little gig It was n't a gig either , he did have a gig but he had this thing , a sort of long shaped er What would you call it ? |
| 12 | The father did not say a word but he shovelled many sandwiches into his mouth and swatted the occasional fly which landed on his fat body . |
| 13 | Those are the Saw Doctors interesting this about the Saw Doctors is one of them won the lottery in Ireland I do n't they have a lottery we 're go when are we going to get a national lottery that 's what I want to know when are we going to get it a national next year we 're going to get a national lottery that 's right and one of the Saw Doctors won the national lottery and he won three quarters of a million pounds er and they have n't made much money the Saw Doctors but he won three quarters of a million pounds so that have n't worked for quite some time but they are back on the scene as I speak and er they really if if they er come to York they 're certainly worth seeing . |
| 14 | He did n't eat much food but he drank more rum than usual . |
| 15 | John Smith may of necessity have toured the prawn cocktail circuit of the City but he represents those parts of the UK deeply suspicious of its working . |
| 16 | Since then he has turned in some useful performances for the under-21 and England B sides but he has some way to go before becoming a player of real international class . |
| 17 | Not because of anything to do with the school but he needs special help — I think we should think about your feelings . |