Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not take the sheaf of notes Marshall tendered but made him recite the relevant ones and in that way learned that three people said they had been wearing clothes which were , at least in part , cream-coloured . |
| 2 | But did he desire the well-groomed young woman in high-heels and with figure held firmly in place by a good foundation garment , as much as the callow , untidy girl , so soft to touch and hold , he had first known ? |
| 3 | Svend , she knew , was blond and blue-eyed , but did he have the powerful charisma of his uncle ? |
| 4 | Teaching my granny to suck eggs , I am sure , but did you see the last Scottish Business Insider which profiled a number of women ? |
| 5 | But did you know the sharp-suited musician from New Orleans has already been tinkling away for more than 22 years ! |
| 6 | But did you know the sharp-suited musician from New Orleans has already been tinkling away for more than 22 years ! |
| 7 | Here he learnt that the pope would not release him from the archbishopric , but wished him to expound the Latin doctrine of the Procession of the Holy Spirit at a meeting with representatives of the Greek Church at Bari in October . |
| 8 | This letter from Mactavish reveals the assumption made in 1926 that it was the WEA 's exclusive duty and responsibility to provide working class education , but had he read the 1926 UEMCC report more searchingly he would have realised that the universities ' role was not merely advisory but intended to promote the development of liberal adult education independently of other providers . |