Example sentences of "but [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 days and er but And so the father saw that he was safely there and the other Then when he came back he went into the house and said to Duncan er Was you speaking to the old John old John MacGregor and f He said I was that and he said I 'll let you see what my man got , and this was the little bag of gold .
2 Usually , it is assumed that Clovis must be the monarch in question , but if so the failure to name him is peculiar : his reputation might have been expected to add lustre to the code .
3 But since only the score achieved so far is used , no account is taken of the possibility of right context effects increasing the score of the whole path .
4 But while corporately the bank has adopted a positive approach , Mosson admits this is not always reflected in individual behaviour .
5 Much patience is needed , but when eventually the cat does accept its new home , it will probably become the most loving and affectionate of all feline pets .
6 But as yet no action has been taken by British government departments .
7 But as yet no genie had materialised , no matter how hard she metaphorically rubbed the magic lamp .
8 But as yet the Government has shown no sign of relaxing it is a policy towards Gloucestershire .
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