Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone knows what a network station will be used for , so a lot of the installation and set-up could be done before it 's shipped . |
| 2 | Toughened glass is glass which has been heat treated to make it four to five times stronger than normal glass , but which gives it the characteristic that , should it break , it does so in harmless tiny fragments rather than the dangerous slivers associated with normal glass . |
| 3 | But she calls him a friend , and I have no objections . |
| 4 | She has n't , of course , but she gives me the landlord 's name . |
| 5 | But who knows what the grapevine will bear next week ? |
| 6 | But he calls it a world , and he 's such a good writer that he can make it seem like one . |
| 7 | And he said well my father is doing today I ca n't do today I 'll do it Friday and I shouted down the stairs but he owes you a day you should n't be going in . |
| 8 | But he accords them the right to boast , for they have returned with money and presents which are proof of their achievement . |
| 9 | When I wake up , I know summat 's up when I open my eyes and see it 's all bright , but it takes me a minute to remember where I am . |
| 10 | But it does please me that we fight back , I like that , but it displeases me the way we sort of go under a little bit . |
| 11 | ‘ But it gives them a fighting chance . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a dangerous game , but it gives us a chance of winning . ’ |
| 13 | In view of the fact that I am walking this is somewhat academic , but it gives us a point of contact . |
| 14 | But it gives us an advantage . |
| 15 | It would n't convict our man , but it gives us an excuse to go and pay a call on the Putts of Swinbrook Manor . ’ |
| 16 | Now correlation , in a similar way , measures something similar to association but it gives you a bit more detail . |
| 17 | They use the idea for designing the interiors of buildings and so on ; essentially it 's a toy in its current form , but it gives you the idea . |
| 18 | That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea . |
| 19 | But it gives you the peace of mind to know that , if the worst should happen , you could cope with the situation . |
| 20 | I gather that in general ditches are the responsibility of Southern Water and then in some point it 'll change in but er there are areas in the county er and upon this appears to be one where the ditches adjacent to the highway are the responsibility of the , the Highway Authority , that is the County Surveyor , but it gives you an example of an area in which we responsibility of the public er find it difficult |
| 21 | Barley is much too astute to state this baldly , but it informs his every strategy as author . |
| 22 | Hardly a baffling puzzle for Holmes , I agree , but it shows what the fever to own books , or just to have them around to consult , may drive someone to do . |
| 23 | Gloriana is a pageant opera , but it shows us the heartbreak behind the painted progress . |
| 24 | Try sitting the other side of your desk ; it may sound crazy but it shows you the world from another angle . |
| 25 | But what gives us the sequence ? |