Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I see the Giotto frescoes at Padua I do not trouble to recognise which scene in the life of Christ I have before me , but I perceive instantly the sentiment which radiates from it and which is instinct in the composition in every line and color . |
| 2 | But I keep up the woods . |
| 3 | But I went down the bottom of this street , and the man stood there waiting for me . |
| 4 | But I took on the idea of transcendence only at a personal level . |
| 5 | I woke feeling good , eager to get back to the Hall , but I wrote down the dream first , thinking I would tell it to Edward . |
| 6 | ‘ As you know , I 'm an adequate , plain cook , but I 've neither the time nor the talent to produce a coq au vin like this one : it was produced by my neighbour , Mrs Neville , who is seventy-five years old and runs a thriving emergency cooking , house-sitting and general crisis-management service for the neighbourhood . ’ |
| 7 | because this is , I mean I did n't hear the dogs last night , only the kid , but I mean nevertheless the day before if you 'd of been in there , so but , but the kitchen can be done , toilet can be done |
| 8 | After a few days , nine or ten , I wondered if it would aid things to pay a visit to Scotland , but I had n't the purpose for it , let alone the money . |
| 9 | But I had n't the heart . |
| 10 | ‘ But I know just the thing to cheer us up . ’ |
| 11 | But I put out the flags — let them see I 'd come back . |
| 12 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 13 | The outside air temperature was above minimum , but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway , just to be sure . |
| 14 | Oh they , they say it 's all controllable so that I 've , I 've answered , I have n't just let the Environmental Health wash over me I 've actually written back to them again , er I 'll be interested to see whether I get a letter back from them , but I phoned up the Council this morning and they 're rejecting on two grounds , one is to do with the highway and the sort of the traffic situation coming in there , although the , the authority , the Highway Department are n't objecting to it and the other one is erm , on local environmental issues I think you know that is , is unsuitably , unsuitable environmentally to the area well I can only say that I 'm grateful to the planning , to the planning offices for they 're going out on a limb if you like because I think they 're on thin ice erm and so long as the committee will , will back them up I mean I do n't know of what else I could of done as a person |
| 15 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 16 | ‘ Maybe , but I have n't the patience any more . |
| 17 | But I have n't the heart to drive him back to the warren . |
| 18 | ‘ But I have n't the authority … |
| 19 | ‘ Sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I have n't the time . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't think I am a cruel or sadistic person , but I believe both the people I have mentioned , and certainly the second , should have been put down , unless a medical operation could be found that ensured their cure . |
| 21 | We used to go on holiday at this time but I think maybe the sun will do him a world of good . |
| 22 | We all assumed that because of the , yeah the media pressure , at least talks would start , but I think possibly the management thought that because of this one-sided pressure , you know it seemed at the time that nothing nice was being said about the management , you know you can almost understand them being reluctant to go into a room and offering their side of the argument . |
| 23 | There have always been good maths teachers who 've made maths interesting and relevant to the children , but I think perhaps the emphasis has shifted from rote learning to helping children to understand what they 're doing . |
| 24 | Bob , er I take it that you know the suggestion that we perhaps name the er thing , this particular thing , you know the centenary fields or something like that , you know is a very good suggestion , but I think perhaps the council ought to do something . |
| 25 | But you 've certainly the idea of what it is . |
| 26 | so just leave it going , you , but you understand why the survey 's being done ? |
| 27 | ‘ You 're greedy but you have n't the sense to see how to make money . |
| 28 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 29 | The honey was fermenting but she chewed up the nut and swallowed it avidly ; then , encouraged by Tom , she dipped her finger in the honey and licked it clean . |
| 30 | But she laid down the rebec on her knees , and looked up at Bénezet with a fiercely thoughtful face . |