Example sentences of "but he [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Border , who once said that the day Marsh and David Boon are out of the Australian side will be the day he goes as well , got back out on the ground soon enough , but he continued to fuel the fire by staying behind in Adelaide that evening while the rest of the team flew on to Perth to prepare for the fifth and final Test . |
| 2 | He confirmed that he had no intention of imposing presidential rule ( he had earlier given such an assurance in talks with Gorbunovs ) , but he continued to lay the blame for the crisis on the " unconstitutional acts " of the Baltic republics ' parliaments . |
| 3 | But he kept pushing the stuff into his mouth with the dogged perseverance of a long-distance runner who has sighted the finishing-line and knows he must keep going . |
| 4 | ‘ He was n't too bad , but he kept copying the way I said ‘ country ’ in a very meaningful fashion and it got on my nerves . |
| 5 | Deteriorating eyesight compelled him to give up painting in 1975 , but he lived to see the beginning of a major revival of his reputation . |
| 6 | All his goals were well enough taken , but he seemed to have the David Platt ‘ ball magnetism in a goal scoring position ’ phenomena . |
| 7 | But he had crossed the road — actually crossed the road — to tell her he thought it was the most interesting interview he had ever heard on the Parker Show . |
| 8 | Schmidt , born in 1918 , had been a Hitler Youth member and a lieutenant in the wartime army , but he had joined the SPD soon after the war and entered the Bundestag as early as 1953 . |
| 9 | No doubt I ought to have told you it was a trick , but he had made the plan to stop you going to his flat . |
| 10 | But he had made the gesture : these were people for whom you could safely slaughter a sheep . |
| 11 | Chapman continued with his industrial work , but he had to carry the stigma of the commission 's verdict . |
| 12 | Bacon was an acclaimed alchemist and necromancer but he had to enlist the help of his friend Friar Bungay to assist in making this remarkable head . |
| 13 | Lucille half stood , as if to reveal herself to Sharpe , but he had seen the Duke and , seemingly oblivious of the effect his entrance had caused on the ball 's guests , now strode between the tables to the Duke 's side . |
| 14 | But he had seen the look on her face . |
| 15 | SHe appreciated Dr Parmedes ' art : it would have been easy to fix the physical changes , but he had possessed the patience and expertise to make those organs as responsive to stimulation as any natural ones . |
| 16 | Mr Pilkington of the English glass firm had an important meeting in Paris on 15 July 1919 , but he had missed the boat-train and thought he had missed the meeting . |
| 17 | But he had insisted the invitation was genuine . |
| 18 | Wishart had been away but he had heard the stories later , how Alexander had suddenly looked down the hall , dropping his cup and going pale with fright . |
| 19 | But he had blocked the door . |
| 20 | Daak was hanging from the rear platform , legs dangling , but he had embedded the teeth of the chainsword in one of the armour-plated side panels . |
| 21 | But he had started the engine and he did n't hear me as he inched the vehicle forward in low gear . |
| 22 | But he had spotted the wreath , hung up in the hall . |
| 23 | The judge obviously thought that A had told a tall story , but he had to accept the facts in the Case Stated by the Crown . |
| 24 | The brother-in-law , the girl 's uncle , did not contest the father 's authority but he had had the girl 's company long enough for him to feel he could n't bear his house without her . |
| 25 | The silly boy might have made potentially disastrous mistakes , but he had preserved the basis of his claim . |
| 26 | After all , she had signed Sting in the first place ( she had even given him a list of music-business lawyers to consult at the time , but he had used the Newcastle lawyer because he was cheaper ) . |
| 27 | The priest had gone , but he had left the smell of scented oils behind him . |
| 28 | But he had left the running of the operation to Müller . |
| 29 | But he had taken the package from her , and somehow , in the process , drawn her towards him . |
| 30 | He debated whether to dart out and tell his landlady to say he was n't in , but he had underestimated the speed of Gesner 's long , athletic legs . |