Example sentences of "but [prep] his [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for his present rejection he blamed the old men of the Conservative party who controlled the professions and the means of political advancement . |
| 2 | You 've wangled him into dinner tonight , but of his own accord he would have gone straight off … to … to Marise , probably . ’ |
| 3 | The Deputy Under Secretary could talk of his host 's prospects and disappointments , he could learn of the problems of digging out foreign exchange and hard currency in the Third World , the tribulations over the renewal of Residence Permits , the difficulties of keeping reliable servants , but of his own world he must remain silent . |
| 4 | But despite his hard work I thought he lacked true happiness and peace of mind . |
| 5 | He was deliberately trying to antagonise her , but behind his innocent stare she could feel a growing tension in the atmosphere . |
| 6 | Peng Yu-wei still held his staff , but with his other hand he now sought to draw the two ends of the torn silk together . |
| 7 | He was ordained deacon in 1870 , and priest in 1872 , but in his first curacy he fell foul of both his vicar and his bishop for his heterodox beliefs ; the former asked him to leave the parish and the latter delayed his ordination . |
| 8 | Chance was a businessman rather than a biologist , but in his spare time he collected birds ' eggs , particularly those of the cuckoo and its hosts . |
| 9 | Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday.The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames.Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead.David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s.He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce.Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : |
| 10 | But in his next match he was sent off for twice attacking the goalie . |
| 11 | Marx in his early writing was much interested in how the illusion of religion comes about , but in his later writing he seems to have lost interest in religion . |
| 12 | Herbert Spencer ( 1820–1903 ) protested that marriage was an unequal institution , and that women should have equal rights of competition with men , but in his later writing he reversed this opinion and declared that ‘ if women comprehended all that is contained in the domestic sphere , they would ask no other ’ . |
| 13 | Archie may not have been fastidious , but in his own way he was cultivated . |
| 14 | Had he been more self-assertive he might have risen higher in politics , but in his chosen field he made good use of his wealth and talents . |
| 15 | The student 's friends said he was ‘ wacky ’ and ‘ into violence ’ , but until his murderous frenzy they had believed it to be entirely in his mind . |
| 16 | Mr Gillespie wrote back accepting the contents of the letter but since his 65th birthday he has refused to hand over the shares . |
| 17 | Homoeopathy did not help him either but at his third visit he commented that he did not know which came first , his sinus problem or his depression . |