Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not in the conventional sense , but I was given moral codes of conduct to follow . ’ |
| 2 | But I 'm expecting great things of you , too . " |
| 3 | Now then , I like the new look — ’ Sarella had had her hair cropped ‘ — and was thinking of putting you in for the ingénue , but I 'm having second thoughts . ’ |
| 4 | Okay , but you 're buying more benefits , therefore you got to pay for it more |
| 5 | Steven , you may not realize it , but you are gaining many advantages by marrying a mature woman . |
| 6 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 7 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 8 | Nobody talked to her in particular , but she was sitting opposite Miles and , from time to time , a smile flew roughly in her direction , for which she was grateful . |
| 9 | He then explained that ‘ … what we are pronouncing are not the three names of God ( or worse still the names of three gods , as some would suggest ) but we are pronouncing three aspects or qualities of the Deity which are well-known and used , in Christianity and other religions , namely His Eternal Existence , His Transcendence and His Omnipotence . ’ |
| 10 | But we are studying substantive interpretations of legal practice , not semantic theories , and our present interest in conventionalism lies in its negative claim that convention exhausts the intrinsic normative power of past decisions . |
| 11 | It is extremely difficult to describe in words such a highly complex method , but we are giving some ideas we have gained during our two-and-a-half weeks . |
| 12 | We may not yet know what is safe , but we are identifying important criteria for assessment . |
| 13 | The Shelf-Grips are usually supplied in twos for up to £5.20 , but we are offering three packs of two ( a total of six units ) for only £13.95 , including VAT & postage and packing direct to your door , saving over £1.50 . |
| 14 | The Shelf-Grips are usually supplied in twos for up to £5.20 , but we are offering three packs of two ( a total of six units ) for only £13.95 , including VAT & postage and packing direct to your door , saving over £1.50 . |
| 15 | In a Chinese phrase , they are in one bed , but they are having different dreams . |
| 16 | But they are making real advancements . |
| 17 | Soon the little terrace house became a hub of domestic activity when not only his first daughter Eleanor Elizabeth played with his half brother but they were joined two years later by his second daughter , Florence . |
| 18 | But they were working longer hours . |
| 19 | Um around the middle years of the twentieth century there was ah a good deal of well people were spotting signs which would nowadays be taken as evidence of child sex abuse but they were giving other explanations for them . |
| 20 | Now neuro-surgeon Mr Nath is intending to take part in a cross country half marathon on the North Yorks Moors in July but he is hoping local clubs and societies will also join in his fundraising push . |
| 21 | ‘ Everybody marvelled at Clive 's goal in the replay against Chester but he 's scored 11 goals this season and 10 of them have been screamers like that . ’ |
| 22 | He moved around France quite a lot , and not only was he a soldier , but he was writing comic operas and operas , and musicals and so on , and some of his work was pro produced and performed at the Opera Comic , in in France . |
| 23 | Graham Townsend was alone in his shop at three fifteen this afternoon … details of what happened are sketchy … but he was stabbed several times in the chest by one of three youths who were trying to steal jewellery … they ran off … and Mr Townsend called an ambulance … a neighbour came to his aid . |
| 24 | He had shouted that he was a reporter but he was struck several blows on the head and shoved into the police tender . |
| 25 | But he was saved 12 hours later by fell rescuers who started a search after they found the man 's abandoned car . |
| 26 | Helen gladly confirmed that not only was Charlie a little star at our school but he was illuminating other schools too , especially girls ' schools . |
| 27 | He was aware of her , but he was envisaging greater battles still . |
| 28 | But it is varying cultural transactions of the past which encouraged Shakespeare 's plays to remain in wide circulating which empower Shakespeare 's continued circulation . |
| 29 | But it is considering other changes to please the market . |
| 30 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |