Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone has high hopes for him . |
| 2 | But I remember those times with my father as being very traumatic . ’ |
| 3 | PC Kelly went on : ‘ I did not hear anything but I saw two flashes from the barrel of the gun and I presumed he had shot Goodman twice . ’ |
| 4 | Could n't really tell you what it was now , but I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |
| 5 | ‘ Everyone says how awful the teenage years are , and we had our share of rows and problems , but I enjoyed those years with my children — far better than the baby or toddler stages . ’ |
| 6 | I can not claim to have been a close friend , but I had occasional encounters with him and , as with most people , it would be more accurate to describe them as occasional brushes . |
| 7 | But I had three glasses of sherry quickly . |
| 8 | But I got 75 cents off a New Old Fashioned Patty Melt … |
| 9 | ‘ The pet shop refused a refund but I got one thanks to DAS , ’ he says . |
| 10 | There are no tears but I make squeaky sounds with my mouth . |
| 11 | But I have two reasons for choosing Fanny . |
| 12 | ‘ But I have two youngsters in Stuart Spruce and Paul Atcheson who will hopefully put Jonathan under pressure . |
| 13 | I support the Bill , but I have some criticisms of past Government policy . |
| 14 | I do not remember whether we enlivened the day with a penny ride on a donkey round the White Stone pond but I regarded these donkeys with the respect and admiration rarely afforded by the keenest jockey for his mount and one of my day-dreams ( only once realised and then somehow a little disappointing ) was to save up three weeks ' pocket money and have a 3d ride in place of a Id one , which took you for at least a hundred yards along the Spaniards Road . |
| 15 | Maybe , in time , realism may prevail , but I see young players with stars in their eyes , and realism has never been a match for that in any walk of life . |
| 16 | You can not count the features of loveliness here , but I attach some pages from my notebook to discover to you the ingenious flora of this fair isle and their many productive and rich uses . |
| 17 | But I dismissed these thoughts from my mind and entered our house . |
| 18 | I said well now can I see his room , she said well really I 've cleared the room since he 's gone , but I found some papers in the room , which indicated that he was a convict on licence . |
| 19 | But dem hav odder tings as priority |
| 20 | But someone sent those cars after us and whoever he is , he 'll soon know we were n't involved . |
| 21 | Some Orfe are also available which are basically of the golden variety , but which have varying amounts of black on them . |
| 22 | The test of the ordinary reader is subject to qualification in the case of statements which are not defamatory on their face , but which carry discreditable implications to those with special knowledge . |
| 23 | Its characteristics include adjustable string tension , a system which has been underrated in previous years but which has incalculable benefits to the regular club enthusiast . |
| 24 | Rather this is a feature which is unique to that particular generation or cohort but which has profound implications for the provision of family care to older people in the community . |
| 25 | But you see three quarters of an hour , if we , if we , when er Ken , Ken and Freda 's an hour and a half , er , it soon goes an hour and a half with company like that do n't it ? |
| 26 | ‘ But you want more outlets for KITS and you want them in the best and most expensive locations . ’ |
| 27 | The military passing by called up a helicopter which took her to hospital in Mogadishu but she died five minutes after her arrival . |
| 28 | They ate well , but she got little thanks for it from the mistress of the hut . |
| 29 | The Parminter tale was utterly scandalous and she would have to persuade Wilmot to skate around the libel laws if it were to get into print , but she kept these reservations to herself . |
| 30 | But she knew other things about him . |