Example sentences of "but [pron] [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Enoch Powell was a Tory minister , but which party did he represent at the end of his career ? |
2 | Huy had spoken his last words quite automatically ; but their utterance made him realise in what world he now lived . |
3 | He tried earnestly to look cheerful , but their words made him shake with fear , sweat and turn hot and cold . |
4 | But his flight made him feel slightly better . |
5 | Roger from Ramsey was driving , and a good enough hand with horses and wagons , but what chance did he have with the pair of them drawing on him ? |
6 | He had no skills — but what skills did they have ? |
7 | Now bearing in mind what we were saying about exchange rates before the break , if the pound was strong that obviously implied that people wanted to buy sterling , but what goods did they want to buy off us ? |
8 | I made noises about the absence of a bank in this so-called international airport ; but what choice did I have ? |
9 | But what choice did she have if he was determined to oppose her ? |
10 | But what difference did it make . |
11 | Bernard 's original idea was for a 24″ tank next to the fire , but our series made him think again . |