Example sentences of "but in his [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in his two lectures he contented himself with a couple of scattered references to " Apolline clarity " and tragedy 's — actually Shakespearean tragedy 's — " Dionysiac " quality . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 : |
| 5 | But in his next match he was sent off for twice attacking the goalie . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | But in his later years he did n't come into the smithy until after breakfast . |
| 9 | But in his theoretical essays he gives some interesting indications of the ways in which they may contribute to a poem 's effect . |
| 10 | Archie may not have been fastidious , but in his own way he was cultivated . |
| 11 | 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 . |