Example sentences of "[verb] but [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They listened but heard only the steady rain . |
| 2 | He was almost certain that he had found him , that he could say , ‘ Our McCloy was here , ’ and yet what had he achieved but dredge up a tiny segment of McCloy 's life ? |
| 3 | She tried to find the right words to explain but discovered only a great disconnection between her brain and her voice , which ensured her silence . |
| 4 | She was working but had only a small salary and ‘ soon found that it would be impossible to care for John 's upbringing satisfactorily . |
| 5 | Nothing remained but to tie up the loose ends of the dispute . |