Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt my readers will have bigger and better examples of the persistence of facies which so fascinates me in this chapter , but I write as far as possible from my own experience . |
| 2 | But I remember quite well when the first incandescent gas mantles came in . |
| 3 | I mean , I 'd like to do the things that , my hobbies , but I go out there because I care and I see that I feel that it 's necessary to , to actually stop these people tormenting an animal for fun and if I 'm that concerned about animals , I 'm not gon na stoop to hurt a horse , or or the hounds ! |
| 4 | ‘ Well , this might come as a surprise to you , but I felt safer here than down there . |
| 5 | But I doubt very much whether there are any claims now outstanding which are not statute-barred , in respect of children stillborn before 22 July 1976 or any children born before that date , who are locked in litigation with their mothers over whether the mother tasted alcohol or followed a diet other than that recommended by the current phase of medical opinion during pregnancy . |
| 6 | I went , erm I have n't for a while , I said but I do very occasionally cos I he goes |
| 7 | Moderator it may seem a little strange to resist this er addendum but I do so really because er it 's never a good idea to er to be amending what is in a sense a liturgical piece of work on the floor of the house . |
| 8 | Well I want , now I want yeah well I understand but I wonder how long since they will leave it she 's already looked for an answ , you know she does n't get an answer , that 's the point , I should think by now he 'd |
| 9 | And he was about to add , ‘ But you know as well as I do there 's a reason in both cases , ’ but instead , he said , ‘ Well ! well ! |
| 10 | But you know as well as I do how banks hate having to call in loans — we 're much happier to keep our customers in business . |
| 11 | But you know as well as I do he meant you to be involved in a serious attempt at marriage . |
| 12 | But you know as well as I do that you want to go a great deal further than that . ’ |
| 13 | But you know as well as I do that not everybody responds to it . |
| 14 | She was so preoccupied that she merely nodded , but she looked up sharply when he added , ‘ Dawn has offered to help with any difficult operations where you might need assistance . ’ |
| 15 | There was a terrific amount to do , and her bandaged hand hampered her , but she worked away doggedly until it was all done . |
| 16 | No doubt she did some things that were … well , regrettable , I do n't know , but she worked very hard while she was with my family and she was the best nanny we ever had . |
| 17 | Then he pulled her towards him and asked her to give him a kiss , but she pulled away quickly when she saw Mum 's scowl . |
| 18 | In a combative interview with Empire Magazine he declared : ‘ Black people make up 20 per cent of the population of the US but they make up more than 95 per cent of what 's interesting and hip . ’ |
| 19 | But they changed over quickly cos what kids get bored with is if they 've got |
| 20 | Neither of these innovations had much success ; but they showed more clearly than ever how a changed international situation was now being reflected in institutional change . |
| 21 | But they do so only after they 've had their seven rehearsals . ’ |
| 22 | When occasions have occurred , as they do in all organizations , where it is necessary to take a ‘ big ’ risk on a young man whose experience and background we think inadequate for the task , nine times out of ten not only does he rise to the occasion but he does even better than we would expect . |
| 23 | Anselm himself never quoted this analogy , but he went so far as to warn the pope that if he gave an adverse judgement in the dispute between Canterbury and York ‘ I would on no account remain in England ; for I neither ought to , nor can allow the primacy of our church to be destroyed while I am alive . ’ |
| 24 | She hopped down to the floor , but it seemed further away than she had expected and now suddenly it was rising up crazily to meet her . |
| 25 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 26 | It enacts , subject to limitation , that a homosexual act in private shall not be an offence , but it goes no further than that … |
| 27 | But it goes back further than that . |
| 28 | But it helps even more if we understand what his purpose is , which is in the next verse : ‘ Those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son , that he might be the firstborn among many brothers . ’ |
| 29 | It was not a professional affair , only a home-movie job , but it worked well enough when it was working . |
| 30 | But it paid out more than £440,000 in two years , and now the kitty is running dry . |