Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he discounts the German raid theory and thinks there was a British chemical warfare experiment which went wrong . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But he displays the same choosiness in this area too : ‘ I find most of the things on television are pretty repetitive . |
| 4 | But he rejects the popular belief that information about the city 's blitz was suppressed to avoid damaging civilian morale . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ But he likes the long school holidays ! ’ said Tony . |
| 8 | There 's nothing wrong with them as such but he says the real satisfaction is n't to be found in them , it 's within you . |
| 9 | A single Goblin can continue to use the huge prodder to keep back the Squigs and fight , but he loses the +1 strength bonus as the prodder is exceptionally unwieldy . |
| 10 | Reuters ' managing director of Instinet UK , Bryan Cavill , agrees that bigger and more creative deals need the human touch , but he believes the lower cost , speed and transparency of automated trading will in time capture a good chunk of the market . |
| 11 | He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’ |
| 12 | Today 's match did n't reflect his past glories , he scored just 12 , but he has the whole season to make up for it . |
| 13 | Yee … e … es , Melvin 's annoyingly adenoidal but he has the Common Touch . |
| 14 | He may not look the fittest man on the field , but he has the biggest heart . |
| 15 | It is a pity that Michael Coe 's essay on Maya hieroglyphs is not illustrated , but he makes the interesting point that vessels appear to be labelled much as they were in the classical world of the Mediterranean . |
| 16 | For him , education comes first , but he welcomes the new atmosphere of access to information about schools which means that Glenlola 's achievements are public knowledge . |
| 17 | The latter he rejects because it is clear the Irish are too barbarous even to be Spanish , but he supports the former account of origins . |
| 18 | Not only does Nithard say in which vernacular languages the two kings addressed their men ( though he records the addresses in Latin ) , but he gives the ensuing oaths in vernacular texts that are among the earliest examples of Old High German and Old French . |
| 19 | But he cautions the prosperous townie newcomer that money and ambition will count for nothing : ‘ You must wait patiently for acceptance into the village , and learn to share the atavistic values of the region . ’ |
| 20 | But he starts the Premier League campaign in better shape than three of his star internationals — Rob Jones , Jan Molby and John Barnes — who are all out crocked . |