Example sentences of "but [prep] [noun] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next letter from Miller , dated 2 February 1756 , acknowledged three from Bartram and two boxes of plants and he added ‘ To the first of your letters , I returned an answer in September last , but for fear it may miscarry , I beg leave to repeat the substance of that here . ’ |
| 2 | In between shots , you want to sit and relax and not get hassled , but between shots he would sit down and there would be a ring of photographers round him going click ! click ! click ! |
| 3 | We spend a great deal of time arguing and going against these very simple instructions , but through practice we will find how much care and love is behind these messages . |
| 4 | It was too far away to make photography worthwhile , but through binoculars we could see that it was trying to cover the remains of its meal by pawing snow over it , and that a group of glaucous and ivory gulls were standing around , no doubt waiting in the hope of leftovers . |
| 5 | ‘ But after Liverpool I 'd love to step on stage in London 's West End yeah , now that WILL be the day for me . ’ |
| 6 | But of course one can form one 's own relationship with one 's god or with mankind in general . |
| 7 | All that does , in effect , as you know is i i is reduce the unit price share price , it has no other effect erm a and I think it 's purely cosmetic myself and nowadays I think a share price of around seven hundred P which is , er where the shares are currently hovering , is not e enormously disproportionate but of course we 'll keep it under consideration . |
| 8 | ‘ But of course we 'll know more when Professor Bearden has had a look . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ How it has come about I can not think , but of course we must set things right . ’ |
| 10 | And , to try and give options for members , at different expenditure levels of how we may move forward , because it is n't a cheap process , or not if we follow the Lancashire model it is n't a cheap process , but of course we can scale our proposals down . |
| 11 | No well we used to kill them with a stick but of course they used to lay the rabbits out at that time to see how many they caught cos that was a little bit of perks for the farm labourers they used to buy a rabbit for sixpence , then they go up to ninepence for a rabbit . |
| 12 | You will see that I placed the two arrangements diagonally opposite from each other , but of course you can alter this to a continuous design around the edge , leaving the centre of the mirror free , or simply decorate the bottom of the mirror , leaving the rest free for its original purpose ! |
| 13 | This means that your policy will continue automatically , but of course you can stop your HomeShield 50 cover whenever you wish . |
| 14 | It is an ‘ Asian path ’ , but of course it would lie along the other half of the great circle had we used the same model for a R N transition , giving an ‘ Americas path ’ . |
| 15 | I say unfortunate laird , but of course it would have been the unfortunate estate workers who would have hauled the pick-axes up the hill and toiled away for weeks , just so that somebody with a crown could sit on a pony that did n't stumble on his way up a mountain to shoot something . |
| 16 | ‘ The man spoke in German , so he could not understand , but of course he could see I was getting upset . |
| 17 | system until we introduce the council tax , but of course I will listen with care to any representations that are made , as I always do . |
| 18 | ‘ And I 've always wanted to do a kiddies ’ series like Sesame Street , ’ he was saying ‘ but of course I 'd want to eat a couple of the little bastards afterwards , if that would be OK with you . ’ |
| 19 | But of course I must carry out her late father 's wishes . |
| 20 | ‘ But of course I must go . |
| 21 | ‘ This one sounds quite promising , but of course I must see him first — one ca n't always tell from the application , he added primly . |
| 22 | But of course she ought to have known that martin Jones would find out in the end . |
| 23 | A quick search failed to reveal any suspiciously empty bottles of barbiturates , but of course she might have taken them with her . |
| 24 | ‘ No , but of course she must have . ’ |
| 25 | Do n't force it but with repetition it will get easier . |
| 26 | ‘ Aye , but with luck we will do little there . |
| 27 | Incidents are categorized by the degree of paperwork involved , and the best shifts are those where ‘ you 're kept busy but with stuff you can clear up on the spot ’ ( FN 26/5/87 , p. 34 ) . |
| 28 | The following will all come in useful but with experience you may find alternatives that suit you better . |
| 29 | ‘ But with Windows you could have Lotus , WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics , for instance , all open at the same time . |
| 30 | I 've been in steam stations as well as steam turbines a long time since but with steam you can use it over again . |