Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Some people do n't do anything — some people 's places really are n't clean … well , this one is n't very , but I keep it the best I can . |
2 | I did n't know Tonya very well , but I wish her the best . ’ |
3 | But I told him the best publishers to try — the pink-ohs , you know . |
4 | ‘ Wild geese , mon vieux , is what you presume me to chase , ’ said the gentleman to Bramble , ‘ but I assure you the stable door is bolted . ’ |
5 | Good try — but you got it the wrong way round ! |
6 | Er so I 'm gon na have them but she showed me the small room , what they call the small room , well that was huge well it will be perfect for what we want . |
7 | But they called him the un-canny Scot . |
8 | But they do it the other way as well . |
9 | ‘ But he sees me the other way — he spoke of another photograph — he was telling me that … ’ |
10 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |