Example sentences of "but [adv] [adv] [conj] he [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Hodge did not deem Rhee essential to a future government but so long as he remained one of the few nationally known leaders , his cooperation was required . |
2 | Henry sent envoy after envoy to Richard in the hope of calling him back to his side , but not even when he used an ambassador as distinguished as the Archbishop of Canterbury was his son to be persuaded . |
3 | The Shy One hardly ever speaks , partly due to nerves but more usually because he thinks more slowly than his colleagues , and by the time he has thought out a contribution someone else has already said it . |
4 | Occasionally she would receive a postcard , coloured views usually of London with nondescript , meaningless messages , but as far as he knew she never replied . |
5 | No , he had n't but as far as he knew there was no music on there still . |
6 | Chatterton 's the only one I would have thought had the nerve , but then even if he had n't been crippled , he would n't have the skill . ’ |
7 | But too late for He had risen . |