Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'm worried it might be an ulcer but he refuses to see a doctor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 5 | The ANC has worthy successors to him , but he has become a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Dexter has a lot of problems but he has improved a lot since being here . |
| 9 | Corcoran went over on his ankle on Saturday and was quite lame on Sunday but he has improved a lot overnight . ’ |
| 10 | No but he has got a bit of an accent . |
| 11 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 12 | But he has told a court he only did it because house prices were so high and new players needed a lump sum payment to help them move . |
| 13 | Ah but he means put a bath in a bathroom in , the way you know they did up the Donegal Road . |
| 14 | not sure that he 's on the moment but he 's done a lot and films , er comic actor , funny man . |
| 15 | Erm I asked and she said that his dad sent him off to get it X-rayed and she goes , But he 's had a history with his toe poor blighter . |
| 16 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books . |
| 17 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of the telephone books . |
| 18 | But he 's had a lot of space and he 's by and large used it very very well . |
| 19 | to kind of just get together with someone he 's identified a person whose name I ca n't remember but he 's got a chamber orchestra |
| 20 | ‘ But he 's got a knife ! |
| 21 | But he 's got a organ now . |
| 22 | ‘ He may be an old moaner , but he 's got a heart of gold . ’ |
| 23 | Old Laz is a pretentious son of a gun , but he 's got a heart of gold . |
| 24 | but he 's got a scooter . |
| 25 | Dunbar 's a jolly sort of fellow but he 's got a bit of a stutter so I do n't suppose he 'll last long as Pickles makes fun of him ! |
| 26 | Luciano 's a good lad at heart , but he 's got a bee in his bonnet when it comes to the Milettis . |
| 27 | Actually , Ron does n't know it , but he 's got a point — you really ought to think about money a bit . |
| 28 | Basically , Nigel gets everything , but he 's got a lot of it already . |
| 29 | ‘ My mother would be horrified if he did n't regard Parkwood as his home , but he 's got a flat in London now — though he still comes home occasionally , and regularly rings Parkwood to check if everybody 's all right . ’ |
| 30 | His face do n't go red or nothing , but he 's got a sort of embarrassed look in his eyes . |