Example sentences of "but [subord] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although he learnt such skills as writing feasibility studies , he soon tired of life in the grant-aided voluntary sector . |
| 2 | Like Althusser , Foucault was once called a structuralist , but although he shows great interest in structures ( including the structures of thought and of ‘ discourse ’ in different ages ) he differs significantly from both Althusser and other struc-turalists , often being described consequently as ‘ post-structuralist ’ — and ‘ post-Marxist ’ and ‘ post-modernist ’ as well . |
| 3 | The young man was claimed to be ‘ abundantly capable of the office ’ , but if he had any experience which might justify his placement in a supervisory post , it was not mentioned . |
| 4 | I think he 's got a good idea here but if he takes that slant to his story you could do rather well . |
| 5 | As Mr. Micawber said ‘ If a man had twenty pounds a year for his income , and spent nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence , he would be happy , but if he spent twenty pounds one , he would be miserable ’ . |
| 6 | As Mr Micawber said ‘ If a man had twenty pounds a year for his income , and spent nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence , he would be happy , but if he spent twenty pounds on , he would be miserable ’ , On a temporary and controlled basis , some excess expenditure can be justifiable — but when excess expenditure increases regularly , the danger signs flash up . |
| 7 | In making his decision , he seeks the advice of the judiciary , but if he has good reason for doing so , he is , as a matter of law , entitled to set a tariff period different from that recommended by the judges . |
| 8 | Yeah but if he has another shop is he still going to get his |
| 9 | but until he shows national agreements to them you 'll never get that agreed will ? |
| 10 | Kit Everard continued to avoid her ; but until he gave contrary orders , she and the child and the old woman were still supervised , their material needs met . |
| 11 | But since he wrote those words some of the harpsichords he was unable to see , and one that he dismissed too lightly , have become more accessible . |
| 12 | Olazabal had got out of his sick bed to play , but though he had three birdies , he could manage only 71 because of his mistakes from the tee . |
| 13 | But when he claimed another wicket the entire Notts team fled in all directions and left him — arms outspread — to celebrate embarrassingly alone in the middle of the pitch . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , but when he gave those orders , he did n't know what we know — about something stopping you from going in . |