Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 2 | But for the many guests who lie basking in the sun , around the pool or on the Club 's beach , the most familiar view is the endless expanse of brilliant blue sky . |
| 3 | Opposition Members believe that the British people have the basic talents and abilities which , with investment in their skills and a programme committed to training , will allow us to map out a better , more secure and more dignified future not for only those already in work but for the many people who will join the labour market in years to come . |
| 4 | The Board of Trade 's official figure for 1892 was 20,000 and for 1893 , 15,000 but for the latter year it may actually have been less , little more than 12,000 . |
| 5 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 6 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 7 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |
| 8 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 9 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 10 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 11 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 12 | But after a few hours it became hard to disguise . |
| 13 | But after a few notes she stopped and turned round on her stool to face me . |
| 14 | A cat , with her mouth full of seagull feathers , was feebly trying to climb up , but after a few feet her claws lost purchase and she slithered back by gradual stages to the deck . |
| 15 | ‘ Often clients think it 's a good idea to come here but after a few weeks they think it 's not such a good idea . |
| 16 | But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock . |
| 17 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 18 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |
| 19 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
| 20 | The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business . |
| 21 | The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something . |
| 22 | But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan . |
| 23 | At first sight these symbols look very formidable , but with a little practice they can be mastered and understood . |
| 24 | But with a little practice you can be near the top of the scale . |
| 25 | Functionally the antennae are organs of special -sense ( Schneider , 1964 ; see also p. 139 ) but in a few cases they are modified for other uses . |
| 26 | Usually this was because the grandparents had died too soon , but in a few cases it was because of distance . |
| 27 | But in a few cases it may emerge that the very question was considered by Parliament in passing the legislation . |
| 28 | But in a few days she will leave England and follow me to Argentina . |
| 29 | But in a few years it could find applications in the long-term treatment of parasitic diseases , and even as a contraceptive pill . |
| 30 | But in a few weeks they were allowed to return because Mossad had threatened to stop giving MI6 any more information about Arab terrorism . |