Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [adv] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morning came , but Oliver still lay in the field as if dead . |
| 2 | But Trevor always arrived in the morning as if he 'd not had a drink . |
| 3 | But Meh'Lindi neither gestured for the hypodermic nor did she abandon Grimm . |
| 4 | But Lacuna barely glanced at the other screens . |
| 5 | Zen thought he was going to be shown some decisive new piece of evidence , but Bartocci simply reached through the space left vacant on the shelf and with a grunt of effort manipulated a lever . |
| 6 | Other painters would complain if a model did not please them , but Modigliani never swore at the girls or reproached them . |
| 7 | Other boxers would have tried to cause the maximum damage , but Eubank calmly waited for the referee to do his job properly and stop the fight . |
| 8 | Wolf was awake , instantly , and instantly into a fighting stance ; but Fox only collapsed to the other mattress , and lay there , still . |