Example sentences of "but [vb past] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black pretended not to overhear , but mused at the private world of women and the bond that had formed between the two . |
| 2 | She was apparently close to marriage on two occasions , but withdrew at a late stage . |
| 3 | Delegations from Algeria and Yemen travelled to Moscow but withdrew at the last moment in solidarity with the Palestinian delegation . |
| 4 | Her distraught South African fiance Cuan Cronje had planned to accompany the two women on their safari trip but cancelled at the last minute . |
| 5 | He took no stand , but resigned at the last moment from the Lloyd George Cabinet so as to be ingratiatingly available to continue as Foreign Secretary in the new Government . |