Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His voice was quite kind , but it forbade any more questions and Jinny fell silent , looking back over her shoulder as they reached the lip of the little hollow . |
| 2 | But it took five more years , and the Tiananmen massacre , for its residents fully to grasp their prospective vulnerability as citizens of China . |
| 3 | Finally , under the obscurity of dust and smoke the Germans managed to get a foothold on the summit , but it took three more days of bitter close combat before the vital Côte 304 was finally theirs . |
| 4 | Boenninghausen had previously produced a repertory but it contained many more remedies under each heading than Kent 's repertory , which is easier to use . |
| 5 | This final scene of the novel leaves the reader free to believe , if he so wishes , that Pip and Estella will eventually marry , but it seems clear that CD 's intention was that we should understand that Pip 's renewed hopes were not to be fulfilled . |