Example sentences of "but [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forgive me I do n't want to go back that far , but , but let me just put the point you 've made to Professor Hoskins . |
| 2 | But let us now alter the lexis somewhat and consider the following three words in association : |
| 3 | Trim off icing around the base , but let it still cover the drum slightly . |
| 4 | But do they really cauterize the wounds of historical separation and loss ? |
| 5 | It may be that the amp sounds okay but do they really need an LED for goodness sake ? |
| 6 | We might get a good ideas of the shape of the man we are promoting but do we really know the " shape " of the job he is going into ? |
| 7 | But do you seriously expect the same people to be there after so long ? |
| 8 | ‘ Not that again , ’ he groaned , ‘ but do you really prefer the rose to diamonds ? |
| 9 | So what I 've got to do is to try and get down to that , but do I actually stop the mallet dead when it , as it hits the blue , because if , I do n't wan na move the blue ball , but , if , if I was to play it like that it would be an obvious crush the ball into the mallet . |
| 10 | True , both the English and the Latin forms indicate he lived by the ash tree , but did they merely permit the taxatores to avoid confusing him with all the other Johns who lived in the same village ? |
| 11 | But did you actually read the whole review ? |
| 12 | But did she really use a potty at night , keeping it in a cupboard by her bed ? |
| 13 | But does he really want the Challenge ? |
| 14 | But does it really take a trained critic to warn viewers of what is so plainly , desperately obvious ? |
| 15 | Not unusual in this industry but does it really take an entire A4 page to say it ? |
| 16 | But does it necessarily make a secondhand diesel a good buy ? |