Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jobs were n't easy but eventually he fixed a slot as a night wire man at a Toronto press agency . |
| 2 | ( The country cottage might be a romantic ideal but perhaps you prefer the comfort , convenience and hustle-bustle of city life ? ) |
| 3 | He seemed vulnerable but then I heard the chink of armour and , looking carefully through the trees which swept up from the river , caught a glimpse of colour and steel and knew that help , if he needed it , was never far away . |
| 4 | Chairman Alan Potts explained : ‘ The Club went through a bad period in the eighties but happily we resolved the problems . ’ |
| 5 | That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful . |
| 6 | No , at first it was difficult but then I had the Wilsons to help me . |
| 7 | from the six and it gives you four but then you give the sign of a larger |
| 8 | Mr Schabort said : ‘ At first they seemed quite eager but then I received a letter saying it was not council policy to meet with South African officials . |