Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been aimed at my head , but I moved at the last second , prompted by some unclassified intuition of survival . |
| 2 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
| 3 | But she pulled at the pink blanket and did n't say anything . |
| 4 | In such phrases one sees a characteristic Tolkienian strength : his ideas were often paradoxical and had deep intellectual roots , but they appealed at the same time to simple things and to everyday experience . |
| 5 | It was impossible to hurry but they moved at a steady pace , pausing seldom . |
| 6 | Several banks and insurance companies explored the possibility of creating locally-based groups of older people , linked through glossy magazines , but they withdrew at an early stage . |
| 7 | But he shuddered at the military and political repercussions throughout the Middle East of a Western bid to defeat or overthrow Nasser . |
| 8 | But he appeared at the Old Bailey for an earlier trespass at Buckingham Palace , during which he had drunk some wine in the office of the Prince of Wales ' private secretary , and was sent to a secure hospital in Liverpool . |
| 9 | This bias was particularly strong during our Pre-Campaign Wave in March when Prime Minister Thatcher visited Moscow but it continued at a reduced level throughout the final campaign . |
| 10 | With a little moan of fear she scrambled out of the car and raced to the house to hammer on the door , but it opened at the first blow from her fist . |