Example sentences of "but as [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we know from British history one of the understated reasons why erm there was a lot of hostility to home rule for Ireland in Britain was because of the fear of the creation of a hostile state er erm off , off Britain 's shore . |
| 2 | But as we looked at each other I had a strange sensation . |
| 3 | But as we saw in that magnificent film The Cruel Sea ( recently re-shown on television ) it was even more nerve-wracking to serve in a slow moving ammunition ship or tanker , bearing a lethal cargo , than to man the depth charges and guns on a naval corvette , which was at least able to defend itself . |
| 4 | Tight-lipped , she drove in silence , keeping her eyes firmly on the road , but as they sat at red traffic-lights waiting for them to change she could n't keep silent any longer . |
| 5 | But as she forecast in recent months ( The Art Newspaper No.19 , June 1992 , p.3 ) , Ms Radice believes that sexual content is grounds for a grant 's denial . |
| 6 | She opened her eyes very wide as this thought slipped into her mind , but as she sat considering this new idea , she knew that she was right . |
| 7 | If there is sufficient clearance between spring an bump stop , then leave alone , but as you ask about extended shackles , I suspect the axle is up to the bump stops . |
| 8 | But as you go round that bend , there 's a turning , as you go round the bend and you go down . |
| 9 | Make allowance for the fact that you 'll be drifting sideways more with the daggerboard up but as you come into shallow water then you can raise the rudder and step ashore . |
| 10 | certainly prior to the nineteen ninety two legislation erm in relation to what was er the was er required application but as you see since nineteen ninety two legislation , that petition was changed erm and in terms of the resolutions , we suggest that recognise the people concerned Hertfordshire and that they are taking into account the applications erm that we continue to work basically with H M I pollution aspects and that we respond to the Department of the Environment er expressing our concerns er er erm way in which er consultation has changed and in fact us . |
| 11 | Guests paid £25 per head for the two-hour function , but as it overran by three minutes , they gladly paid out an additional £25 . |