Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is difficult to say how long this species lives in captivity , but I had an African Snakehead , which I acquired at a similar size to yours , and I kept him or her ( there are no external sex differences ) for 13 years .
2 " I 'm so sorry to have kept you waiting , gentlemen , " he said , " but I had an important telephone call from Geneva highly profitable call , I might add . "
3 The Seychelles kestrel had so far eluded me , but I met an English birder while I was trying again to photograph waders in the harbour of Victoria , and he told me a pair had nested in one of the church towers in the town .
4 Once you were Wigg 's enemy — and this was a judgement reached by him and not by the other person — there was no pursuit and no hostility that he would abandon ; but I remained an affectionate friend because of the other side of his character , which would not even be suspected by those with whom he was in controversy .
5 Now I was I would n't say surprised because the matter is already well know , but I found an additional piece of evidence for the proposition that while they knew a lot about what happened to their commodities in their countries — how it was produced , how it was distributed internally and how it was sold internationally — they generally did n't have very much information as to what happened afterwards .
6 But you had an unhappy love-affair and decided to cut it short ; yes , I know .
7 But you had an Irish mother or father .
8 She wanted dearly to inform him in no uncertain terms that he was in no position to make personal remarks of any kind to her , but she had an uneasy suspicion that any further rebukes on that score would only somehow backfire on her .
9 But she had an old-fashioned regard for the truth ; and besides it was time that she gave Strauss another chance .
10 But she put an involuntary hand to her belly , as if checking for signs of life .
11 But she threw an impish look at her employer .
12 Er we got leave to use it in the playground as far as I can imagine but we made an awful division or if we did n't it pretty quickly in the class .
13 The third K2 semi had Harbold/Newton of the USA 4th 50m from the line but they made an excellent recovery to pass Angyal/Petrovics ( Hungary ) and the Olssons of Sweden for 2nd place , 0.03 secs separating the three boats .
14 His words were trivial — but they had an ominous sound .
15 But they had an early fright as Leigh took the lead after six minutes .
16 You said that the Blemleys were terribly boring people , but they had an excellent cook . ’
17 To start with these outings on the ‘ sun-deck ’ were a welcome change , but they became an increasing strain as we really had nothing to say to the guards .
18 Did n't belong to the same people But they did an awful lot of trade .
19 The courts ' attitude did not depend on endowing the husband in such cases with the role of agent for the lender , but they demonstrated an equitable intervention in favour of married women where the lender knew of the husband/wife relationship , had done nothing to ensure that the wife understood the transaction , and she had received no independent advice .
20 Top weight and soft ground proved his undoing but he ran an absolute cracker to finish third to Sibton Abbey .
21 His mother leaned across the seat to squeeze his hand , but he felt an inner coldness towards her and did n't respond .
22 His occasional outbursts of anger shocked those around him , but he felt an uncontrollable flame of fury whenever he saw a child being bullied or mistreated which blinded him to all else .
23 But he told an Australian newspaper there was ‘ nothing more beautiful ’ than the centre court , adding : ‘ There are unbelievable positives with these strange traditions . ’
24 As noted earlier , many of these concerned the design , construction and physical requirements , but he had an equal amount to say about the administrative aspects .
25 He had joined the merchant navy — Rory had asked dad about that — but he had an artificial eye , not a patch .
26 Professor Dowd , as he liked to be called — and who cut his hair and trimmed his beard to look just like President Lincoln — probably never travelled to the Pacific , nor to very many other places outside America ; but he had an abiding interest in his country 's enormous and burgeoning railway system , and from that fascination grew a scheme which changed the world — and particularly the Pacific — for ever .
27 But he had an immense capacity for rows , and fell out with everybody sooner or later .
28 He was about five-feet tall , but he had an enormous ability to make you feel that you had been given a real challenge and it seemed all-important to discharge it to his satisfaction and he was equally praising of your achievement .
29 There was surprise expressed when Downey was included in the semi-final line-up but he made an invaluable contribution in the second half through his positional sense and slick distribution .
30 Luke 's eyes flashed angrily at her sneering tone , but he made an evident effort to control himself .
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