Example sentences of "but he [vb -s] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does not give us simple explanations but he does give us useful ones . |
| 2 | But he has done himself some damage and will need to work hard , and with some care , if he is to secure re-election to the shadow Cabinet in November . |
| 3 | They stared in surprise and she said in a tired voice , ‘ Oh it does n't matter , I suppose , not the old skull , but he 's run me ragged just lately , picking up things round the house and putting them down where they should n't be . |
| 4 | But he 's had his own little campaign to rubbish it now , just because he has n't got it any more . |
| 5 | He sleeps in his owner 's bedroom , but he 's got his own bean bed . |
| 6 | Davey sends something every month but he 's got his own family to support so he ca n't afford much . |
| 7 | Martin Cruz Smith is a dab hand at beginnings , as readers of Gorky Park will remember ; but he tends to fumble his middle sections , and by the time the climax arrives he 's all fingers and thumbs . |