Example sentences of "but some [prep] [art] [noun pl] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Nearly half of these poorer people came from within a 20-mile radius , but some of the others came long distances .
2 But some of the boys appreciated his solid scholarship and the great pains he took to help them , and the nickname ‘ Granny Gow ’ was bestowed upon him not without affection .
3 They tried to make the Social Work Department follow its guidelines , but some of the parents believed the social workers did n't know much about the document at all .
4 Lugh said with amused tolerance that these were all fairy tales , but some of the soldiers said , were they indeed .
5 By 1987 the INLA was thought to have destroyed itself , but some of the fragments joined disillusioned Provisionals to form the Irish People 's Liberation Organisation .
6 And I never had any problem at all when I was there but some of the keepers had .
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