Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb base] [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've now taken this out tonight . |
| 2 | Perhaps ; but I 've never seen any particular virtue in consistency , and it certainly made for variety . |
| 3 | And it can seem quite ghostly and atmospheric on a misty November afternoon , but I 've never seen any ghosts there . |
| 4 | dir : Yes , but I 've never given much credence to anecdotal evidence from surgeons . |
| 5 | shake yourself round , but I 've never know that last night |
| 6 | When I kept telling him what controls to use , the repeated reply was , ‘ OK , but I 've never done this before ’ , but he never sounded frightened . |
| 7 | But I 've never done this before . ’ |
| 8 | But I 've never had any experience in this field . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'll have to forgive me but I 've never read any of your books . |
| 10 | but I do actually think that one considers they 're playing a part in the community . |
| 11 | but I have actually seen all of the others . |
| 12 | ‘ I know who John Thaw is of course , ’ he said , ‘ but I have never heard any gossip about him buying a house here . |
| 13 | But I have never seen such a total lack of staff discipline in my entire career in the hotel business . |
| 14 | My Guppies keep getting pregnant but I have never seen any fry . |
| 15 | The spectral type is F. In general F-stars are said to be yellowish , but I have never seen any colour in Canopus , either with the naked eye or with optical aid ; to me it looks pure white . |
| 16 | It seems to be assumed by many advertisers that this sort of thing makes it simpler for the ( presumably illiterate ) public to take in , but I have never seen any evidence whatever to prove that it is better than , or even as good as , writing in slightly more formal English . |
| 17 | There are some people who claim to be able to control an axe kick to the top of the opponent 's head , but I have never seen this done effectively enough to score . |
| 18 | Female contestants are sometimes advised to wear a sanitary towel to protect the perineum from injury , but I have never known such an injury to arise . |
| 19 | There are many reports of their having been seen with binoculars , but I have never had any success . |
| 20 | ‘ I have been trying to get a video of the game for the past four or five years , but I have never had any success . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But I have never had any approach from Dr Clarke . |
| 22 | But I have never had this opinion of Edward Wood challenged in the House of Commons . |
| 23 | These days everyone seems to be hopping on and off jets if only to go to the Spanish holiday resorts , but I have never left these shores . |
| 24 | I have observed that this species can breed at sizes of little more than 1″ , but I have only seen this happen where a larger adult in my colony has died and been replaced by a young fish . |
| 25 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 26 | We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . |
| 27 | And Richard says but you 've just picked that up so you 'll eat it ! |
| 28 | You might be his daughter only in name , but you 've certainly learnt all his nasty , manipulative little tricks . |
| 29 | I know Harry is coming of age tomorrow , but you 've never had any experience of being in love with anyone else , so one has to ask oneself , how can you be sure this is the real thing ? ’ |
| 30 | But you 've still got all these exclusions in there , John . |