Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	But say you use brown rats from the sewers instead .
2	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 .
3	Yeah , but has she got any kids ?
4	( perhaps one should say that as such a psychological statement it would express my awareness that I have the belief rather than my belief that I have the belief , since belief is not quite the right word in this context , but let us leave such qualifications to be understood . )
5	The mathematics of the equilibrium are still by no means certain , but let us pass that problem by , to consider an experimental test of the theory .
6	But let us examine this definition itself more closely .
7	Again , from our vantage point , we know that each is suited to a particular kind of flight and life style ; but let us ignore that fact , and continue with the primitive analysis .
8	But let us regard that stage as over , there was a gesture to be made , and you have made it , and I am grateful !
9	But the husband continues : ‘ … but let us get one thing clear — I have n't done anything wrong ! ’
10	But let us take another view of this perfectionism that Karajan is accused of , with another quotation :
11	Weaver had a Council flat , but let it go three months back .
12	another person is present at all times , not merely to assist the subject to enter the regressed state but to help him avoid any difficulty or distress ;
13	In the last month before war was declared , families who were still on the waiting list for places on the Kindertransporte , but knew they had little chance of moving up the queue , took to waiting at the main rail stations , watching and hoping .
14	Such reading not only consolidates what learners already know , but helps them develop that general ‘ feel for language ’ which can not be readily taught .
15	The two approaches , he claims , share the same essential insight but use it to tackle different questions .
16	But do we achieve any understanding of what their two different Gods are like from this conflict ?
17	But do we talk this way because it is the way we think ?
18	But do we believe modern scientists , none of whom has actually been inside a whale 's belly ?
19	But do you think this thing what he was on about , pension mortgage , do you think that would be better ?
20	High interest rates are ideal but do you need instant access to your money ?
21	But do you have any children ?
22	To me , that record was like , ‘ Okay , I 'm in this band , we 've sold thirty million records or whatever it was , but do I deserve this success ? ’
23	The capital development of the broadcasting services during this five-year period improved the ability of radio to reach remote parts of the country and beyond but did nothing to improve two-way linkages between Dar es Salaam and the regions and districts .
24	‘ But did he reject any courses ?
25	Dotty was thirty-nine , but had he added twenty years onto her age he knew it would n't have deterred Harbour .
26	The husband is one potentially appreciative figure in the housewife 's landscape but does he play this role effectively ?
27	I entirely support my hon. and learned Friend 's view that people should be afraid of the law and of being caught , but does he agree that boredom has played an important role in prison riots ?
28	It is the Spirit who not only convinces Paul that ‘ imprisonment and afflictions ’ await him if he goes to Jerusalem , but constrains him to accept that destiny ( Acts 20:22,23 ) .
29	He was making for the door when he stopped and half turned back towards her and said , ‘ By the way , Aggie , very little escapes you , as I know only too well , but have you noticed any difference in Jessie of late ? ’
30	" But have you got three balls ? "

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