Example sentences of "but he [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Blood tests confirmed he had the disease in December 1987 but he kept the tragic secret from his family for more than three years .
2 But he told the Legislative Council : ‘ We do recognise that the current uncertain situation can not be allowed to continue for much longer and that we will need to gazette the bill if a decision on talks ca n't be reached imminently . ’
3 But he said the real reason for the motion was the DUP 's wish to embarrass the Ulster Unionist party and ‘ tweak them back into line . ’
4 But he said the young man 's fears that he would fail his exams were almost certainly unfounded .
5 But he said the main purpose of the Baha'i Faith was to bring people together .
6 He said he accepted back to prison would cause added distress and punishment , but he said the original sentence did not reflect the gravity of the offence or Haydons bad driving record .
7 But he said the whole thing
8 But he said the full programme has had to be reduced because of spending limitations placed on the council 's housing budget .
9 Robert could not have said why , but he had the strong impression that the engineering master , too , had been listening at the door .
10 He was glad to have met the Collector again , but he had the uncomfortable feeling of many things left unsaid .
11 But he had the unhappy knack of making enemies in the party .
12 He should have sensed that something was wrong , but he saw the thin trail of smoke above the trees and it hardly registered in his mind .
13 He had little skill in forest lore but he knew the principal rides and paths of the forest well .
14 For example , one migrant volunteered to organize the meal served at the annual Harvest Home , but he replaced the traditional supper of Orkney dishes with a meal that could have been served in any restaurant in the south of Scotland .
15 But he wrote the definitive History of the Jews in England ( 1941 ) and History of the Jews in Italy ( 1946 ) , The History of the Marranos ( 1932 ) and The Jews in the Renaissance ( 1959 ) , and comprehensive , popular works such as The Short History of the Jewish People ( 1936 ) and The Jewish Contribution to Civilization ( 1938 ) .
16 But he discounts the German raid theory and thinks there was a British chemical warfare experiment which went wrong .
17 But he desired the little glass key , because he was a craftsman , and could see that it had taken masterly skill to blow all these delicate wards and barrel , and because he did not have any idea about what it was or might do , and curiosity is a great power in men 's lives .
18 Mr Lilley says his changes would save about £180m in 1995–96 but he tells the Prime Minister that Mr Portillo wants him to go further in reducing spending .
19 Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Kevin McNamara said he understood Unionist MPs ' remarks in the context of the forthcoming local government elections , but he praised the Irish premier for making a ‘ sensible ’ speech .
20 The stage management was good , the model of the terrain excellent , but he attacked the wrong objective !
21 But he reiterated the Soviet scheme for collective security in Asia and underlined the Soviet readiness to cooperate with all states , including Malaysia , towards its realisation .
22 But he rejects the popular belief that information about the city 's blitz was suppressed to avoid damaging civilian morale .
23 Gaunt showed consistent loyalty to his father and , after 1377 , to his young nephew Richard II , but he lacked the charismatic authority of his father and eldest brother , and he was widely if unfairly blamed for the misfortunes that befell England in the last years of his father 's reign .
24 In some areas — notably labour relations policy — Citrine was able successfully to keep the mandarins and ministers at bay , but he lacked the independent powers of the old CEB to say a straight ‘ no ’ in the last resort on a point on which the Minister had strong feelings .
25 But he lacked the intellectual force which his mother and grandfather had , and which he needed if he was to fulfil his ambition to drag India ‘ into the 21st century ’ .
26 Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents .
27 Moscato , the son of an immigrant from Calabria , was born in Paris in July 1967 , but he retains the hard-bitten philosophy of his peasant forebears ; ‘ Men and boys are aggressive ’ , says Moscato .
28 But he likes the long school holidays ! ’ said Tony .
29 But he followed the tall man into the other bedroom .
30 ) Somewhat mollified he said perhaps he would , but he thought the whole scheme quite mad — which indeed it was .
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