Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But he likes to write the cards himself , does n't he ? |
| 2 | He 'll never be among the winners ( top runners finish in about two hours 10 minutes ) , but he likes to complete a marathon in under four hours 25 minutes . |
| 3 | I 'm worried it might be an ulcer but he refuses to see a doctor . |
| 4 | He is n't well , but he refuses to see the doctor . ’ |
| 5 | His source for this information is not given , but he does mention the existence of documents signed by a man of this name which show him to have been kadi of Cirmen and of Edirne . |
| 6 | But he does expect the weakness of sterling to have a beneficial effect in the coming year . |
| 7 | Denis , of course , likes to light up whenever possible , but he does recognise the propriety of waiting until after the Queen 's health has been drunk . |
| 8 | But he does like the plants . |
| 9 | Barrère has not been admitted to the Jar din Massey in any form , but he does get a plaque on the house where he was born , in the same street as the genial Gautier . |
| 10 | ‘ But he does take an interest . ’ |
| 11 | But he seems to have no doubts about his answer : |
| 12 | ‘ But he seems to have a lot of good ideas aimed at taking Forest back to the Premier League and I 'm happy to be part of that . ’ |
| 13 | But he has accepted the captaincy of his club , Blackrock College , who won their way to the second division of the All Ireland League in 1990–91 and Mullin will devote all his playing activities to Rock 's welfare . |
| 14 | ‘ That was in June , but he has wanted the box moved for years . |
| 15 | But he has made an exception for Frank . |
| 16 | The ANC has worthy successors to him , but he has become a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle . |
| 17 | Oliver Cromwell has been accused of vandalising many of the ancient treasures of England 's towns , but he has become the victim of legend . |
| 18 | It 's a debate Howe understandably does does not want to enter into but he has noticed a similarity between the current team and the Arsenal side he coached to the Double 21 years ago — coincidentally , the same season the Blues won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 19 | But he has heeded the advice . |
| 20 | Peter Drucker may have overstated his case when he observed that ‘ capital movements rather than trade … have become the driving force of the world economy ’ ( Drucker , 1986 : p. 768 ) , but he has pointed the finger at a central issue in the global environment . |
| 21 | But he has received a letter withdrawing the invite to take part in the discussion , which will feature Tory Michael Fallon , Labour 's Alan Milburn and Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't let your heart rule your head , Miss Morgan , ’ he said , ‘ Craig is a fine chap , a loyal friend but he has neglected the business and paid rather too much attention to the worldly pleasures instead , so be warned . ’ |
| 23 | Dexter has a lot of problems but he has improved a lot since being here . |
| 24 | Corcoran went over on his ankle on Saturday and was quite lame on Sunday but he has improved a lot overnight . ’ |
| 25 | No but he has got a bit of an accent . |
| 26 | But he has got the sort of acidy sort of alcohol smell on his breath just like you 'd been on spirits all night or whatever , any sort of you know , wine and it 's not a beer sort of smell . |
| 27 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 28 | Francis is determined to take Wednesday to the top but he has handed the credit for starting the process to Ron Atkinson , his predecessor . |
| 29 | The club continues to occupy the ground under a protected tenancy requiring Butters to give them six months notice to quit but he has changed the locks and was ‘ too busy ’ to allow committee members access to check the pitch on Sunday . |
| 30 | He receives for his employment a take home pay of seventy three pounds per week , he lives with his parents and pays a board of twenty pounds per week he 's fortunate in that his employer takes him to work in the mornings but he has to catch the bus home in the evening and at lunchtime on Saturdays which costs him seven pounds forty . |