Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The three boys set out , but they walked so slowly that Oliver thought they were not going to work at all . |
| 3 | But they do so only after they 've had their seven rehearsals . ’ |
| 4 | David looked rather odd as she said that , but he left so quickly that she could not ask him anything about it and picked up her book to absorb the time until Annunziata brought in her supper . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Alas , there is no way this can be overcome but it occurs so rarely that it is not in itself an outstanding problem . |
| 7 | Like most of his music , it looks back fondly to a golden age , but it does so creatively and with vitality . |
| 8 | The awesomely powerful heating and ventilation system makes another jet-like roar , but it works so well that you only need it on for short bursts . |