Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I took very good care that we did n't . |
| 2 | But I heard only this morning the story of an Arab girl whose parents have had to remove her from school because she was receiving threatening messages . |
| 3 | But I remember also that Toscanini had a genius in choral work . |
| 4 | I mean I would love to see a newspaper but the current staffing of the office does n't permit that also the costing of it erm but I 've very little input from this department and really while all out and about in the force and just a tip off about something human interest or whatever would be appreciated . |
| 5 | But I mean basically that sort of contract you want to complete . |
| 6 | I left Simon but I had very good reason to , as you know . |
| 7 | I was n't sure what he could have done from Purley , where he lived , but I had very great confidence in his championship . |
| 8 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought it would be good to be free to get on with my own affairs , ’ she said , ‘ but I suffered quite severe depression . |
| 10 | Really is good gets your going but I got fucking wet feet ! |
| 11 | I tested the springs as best I could , but I weighed under seven stone and Otto was tall and well built . |
| 12 | But I suppose even tiny creatures like him have a hole in the ground that they call a home . |
| 13 | I thought Windows would allow printing to be carried out as a full background job , but I experience quite long delays while Word and Excel send their output to the Print Manager . |
| 14 | Obviously you can have photocopies or laser prints copied on to this material , but I have here some pens and a box of blank acetates which you will have the opportunity later to use if you so wish . |
| 15 | But I have enough scientific training myself to know what a hell of a dilemma he 's in . |
| 16 | ‘ But I have still one Favour to beg of you . |
| 17 | My mangled left hand feels as if it is being eaten by a rat , but I have so much adrenaline surging through my body I could sail . |
| 18 | ‘ Sorry , Doctor , but I have more important things for you to do . ’ |
| 19 | This gives a slightly more abstract , but I think equally attractive border design , which I like to combine with simple stripes . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , that 's fine , but I feel so awful asking you . |
| 21 | More interestingly , there are terms which are used in everyday English , but which have more precise meanings or quite different connotations in technical discussion , e.g. : language , accent , dialect , pidgin , creole , non-standard . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , ambiguity of terminology does arise , fuelled by the fact that evaluation theory contains so many concepts that are interrelated , but which have very different implications , particularly for non-profit making organizations such as libraries . |
| 23 | But erm er so I thought that was er so that was the only thing that I would actually pick up on there erm and the one thing I noticed this time , and you did n't , I mean this was n't the case when you did erm the role play this morning , but this time , and I do n't know whether it was because you had less confidence with what , with actual talking about the product , but you had very little eye contact with Maggie . |
| 24 | I mean if you 're absolutely marvellous at painting and produce gorgeous pictures and so forth that everybody else admires , not only gives you something to do but boosts again your ego and your satisfaction but you need very good coordination to do anything which requires the skill . |
| 25 | But she woke early one morning to see the sun shining into her room , and she ran out to the secret garden at once . |
| 26 | But she got only two steps . |
| 27 | But she had quite good looks , and beneath her hat a loop of luxuriant dark auburn hair was showing . |
| 28 | Well she 's only got two , but she entertains about five others . |
| 29 | But she sits there all night flat as a shadow on the wall and there is music and celebration and other people dancing . |
| 30 | But she does about two pound of root ginger . |