Example sentences of "but [pron] [adv] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure there are other other examples , but I just really wanted to record that appreciation . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've visited all the notable churches and cathedrals but I very much enjoy discovering places that are n't particularly prominent in guide books : going around a corner in a village in France and discovering a gem . |
| 3 | And er the fact that she 's obviously gone on without it was awful , when she was pregnant the second time round she did n't make a big thing of being pregnant but you could tell she was pregnant but I never quite liked to say to her just in case they had the amnio amnio whatever it is and decided not to go |
| 4 | People have said , I 'm taking driving lessons , but I never ever want to drive a car again in my life , afterwards . |
| 5 | Of course you are still bound to make ends meet , but you no longer have to make all your decisions in terms of money profit as the first requirement . |
| 6 | Many studies have been published since , but none so far has convinced regulatory bodies that action should be taken to protect populations exposed to electromagnetic radiation . |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher yesterday had the honesty to admit that inflation is ‘ far too high ’ , but she no more deigned to explain what has gone wrong than the Chancellor had the day before . |
| 8 | Now for some uncomfortable questions : What legal or , dare one say it , moral basis enables the rugby union authorities to discriminate against individuals who once had the temerity to accept payment for playing rugby league but who so dearly want to resume playing rugby union ? |
| 9 | They want to know that you know it , and they want to feel confident that if they ask you question you can answer it , but they very much want to know what it does for them and how much it 's going to cost them basically . |
| 10 | But they so much want to help themselves . ’ |
| 11 | We keep on reading about these , but they never quite seem to get onto the market . |
| 12 | Yes , I mean we obviously feel that there are people who ca n't sit and listen or watch continually , and people who do dip in and out , but they still nonetheless want to know exactly what 's going on . |
| 13 | So OK , without too much effort she had offended Ven Gajdusek , it seemed , but he most definitely had said he would think about giving her the interview ! |
| 14 | But he honestly only wanted to defend his title with Williams . |
| 15 | He was not reckless exactly , but he certainly never stopped to consider whether that loss was too great to hamper expansion . |
| 16 | Maggie began anxiously but he never even bothered to answer . |
| 17 | The challenge to the forces of tradition grew stronger , but it no longer seemed to imply social upheaval . |
| 18 | My brother , sister and I have made lots of friends whilst we have been down there , but it only really started to fascinate us from about 2 or 3 years ago , before then we had just been interested in swimming , going into the amusements and going to the beach etc . |