Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 2 | The back was broken and there was only one plank left to sit on , but I sat down on the peeling green paint . |
| 3 | erm but you homed in on the needs and you persisted in finding out from me what I wanted which was good and you checked very carefully on the policies in existence so yeah , considering it 's a page which erm can be a bit confusing you did very well . |
| 4 | I know that when I had my children I 'd have loved my mother to be there but she missed out on the pleasure because of hospital policy . |
| 5 | To give Perdita confidence in her first chukka , he 'd put her on a dark brown pony called Chimango ( which meant bird of prey ) , who was as steady as a rock , but who swept down on the ball like a hawk . |
| 6 | But she shared one crucial thing with the whole of that community , friends and enemies : awareness that the struggle was not just a Scottish matter , but something fought out on the international stage . |
| 7 | But he lost out on the First Division title because he was reluctant to strengthen the team . |
| 8 | But whatever happens out on the field , the triumph of Italian culture , style and fashion is already assured . |
| 9 | ‘ But what goes on on the terraces seems to be very simple and almost harmless compared with that Rugby Club of yours . ’ |