Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and rung the A A , so as I got through to the A A man I says erm , you know , I says I , where I was parked and all like that and where I was stood and the chap says oh I 'll get a , a van up to ya as soon as I can , but I says wait a minute , I says my car 's just arrived and Joan was the mechanic , he lifted bonnet up and touched something and you brought it down did n't you ? |
| 2 | ‘ Jenna is not well , Alain , but she refuses to have a doctor . |
| 3 | yeah , she maybe does , but I think she 's trying to , to try and promote the fact that aids patients are harmless , because a lot of aids patients are very isolated , people do n't want to know them , they think you can catch it through shaking hands , drinking out the same cup and all that , and I think she 's trying to prove that look I 'm alright , so should you be , but she does go a bit over the top |
| 4 | Well I promised our our Sarah I 'd spend some time with her I ai n't gon na say too much but she does get a bit upset at times |
| 5 | She has no refrigerator or washing machine , but she does have a vacuum cleaner . |
| 6 | But she does look a bit silly though in it ? |
| 7 | No but she 's got a phone in the car . |
| 8 | She 's got long fair hair but she 's got a veil over it . |
| 9 | We do n't always agree , but she 's got a style of her own , and I 've got mine ; sometimes we just agree to differ . ’ |
| 10 | But er most of them , but she 's got a couple over here , I think . |
| 11 | Yeah , but she 's got a bit of a problem with that . |
| 12 | But she 's got a dog and like with that being with her constantly it 's , so it 's been what she 's always remembered , |
| 13 | But she 's got a husband . |
| 14 | But she 's got a card for Macrows . |
| 15 | Yes , but she 's got all the erm she 's got hundreds of well not hundreds , but she 's got a lot of customers , I mean , she works in huge offices does n't she ? |
| 16 | Yeah but she 's got an honours that she has n't deserved . |
| 17 | I 've got a friend who is a punk ; her make-up takes her ages , but she wants to make a statement , to be noticed . |
| 18 | Or there 's chemical warfare — but who wants to carry an aerosol can of doggy deterrent around with them , even if it is CFC free ? |
| 19 | I mean God knows , I 'm the last person in the world to worry about that sort of thing , but there does come a point in your career where you have to think about it . |
| 20 | Thou hast done wonders in a little time , not only made a rake a husband but thou has made a rake a preacher . |
| 21 | But everybody 's allowed a mistake but |
| 22 | He 'll never be among the winners ( top runners finish in about two hours 10 minutes ) , but he likes to complete a marathon in under four hours 25 minutes . |
| 23 | I 'm worried it might be an ulcer but he refuses to see a doctor . |
| 24 | Barrère has not been admitted to the Jar din Massey in any form , but he does get a plaque on the house where he was born , in the same street as the genial Gautier . |
| 25 | ‘ But he does take an interest . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But he seems to have a lot of good ideas aimed at taking Forest back to the Premier League and I 'm happy to be part of that . ’ |
| 27 | But he has made an exception for Frank . |
| 28 | The ANC has worthy successors to him , but he has become a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle . |
| 29 | It 's a debate Howe understandably does does not want to enter into but he has noticed a similarity between the current team and the Arsenal side he coached to the Double 21 years ago — coincidentally , the same season the Blues won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 30 | But he has received a letter withdrawing the invite to take part in the discussion , which will feature Tory Michael Fallon , Labour 's Alan Milburn and Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg . |