Example sentences of "[vb past] but the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked deep in thought as he approached but the thing which intrigued Annie most was the way his mouth moved . |
| 2 | He had been trying to reach the doctor they used but the man was out . |
| 3 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 4 | Ten-thirty came but the train did not . |
| 5 | Throughout his career he seemed to be around when it happened but the finger of accusation rarely pointed in his direction . |
| 6 | Buildings in Darwin shook but the centre of the tremor , which measured 7.3 on the Richter scale , was hundreds of miles out to sea . |
| 7 | Carrie nodded but the nod was a lie . |
| 8 | A thick , choking smoke arose but the rug began to burn and she dropped it with a cry . |
| 9 | Soon nothing in the world existed but the heat of their bodies and the fiery threads that seemed to connect her skin to her innermost core . |
| 10 | Fortunately no-one was seriously hurt and no inmate escaped but the risk of trouble had been spotted and little done to stop it . |
| 11 | ‘ Make it fast , ’ he yelled but the man was too scared to understand . |
| 12 | Only Fontwell survived but the course must pass a 7.30am inspection if it is to avoid becoming the 27th casualty of the season . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's because you 've let him get away , ’ Whitlock snarled but the policeman snapped at him to face the front when he tried to look round . |
| 14 | ’ I snarled but the landlord , the two thugs close to his shoulder , screamed his innocence . |
| 15 | It soon died but the monk continued his meditations , his door barred against the baying hounds . |
| 16 | In the three studies that reported large reductions in mortality and listed causes of death , mortality rates for diarrhoea and measles fell but the rate for acute respiratory infections ( ARI ) did not change . |
| 17 | Sheep numbers fell but the decline was small . |
| 18 | During the 1920s and 1930s interest in occupational family allowances grew but the impetus to introduce them came largely from individuals . |
| 19 | The banquet recommenced but the fray had dampened and soured the atmosphere . |
| 20 | Firemen from Billingham and Stockton attended but the fire was out on their arrival . |
| 21 | He said they did but the council stuck firm against the land swap . |
| 22 | And erm he actually , he , he started off and , and was very nervous but the summing up of it was , was brilliant erm and I , I would n't put it across as well as what he did but the principle of it was that he , he suddenly turned round and said right I have now changed my job , right , you are now looking at the new managing director of Friends Provident , he says , and the first thing I am going to do is I 'm cutting all your wages to eighty five pounds a week , what are you going to do about it ? |
| 23 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 24 | His thick lips chuckled but the goatee beard crushed the effect of the smile , imparting an air of superiority to the epicene face . |
| 25 | She just shook her head and smiled but the boy said she was dedicated to God . |
| 26 | Here he paused but the applause was not immediately forthcoming . |
| 27 | And he said but the way I 'd like to do it , he says I I 'd love to fight it again , with er with you as me agent , instead of , I 'm sure I could win it . |
| 28 | Not yet , ’ Moran said but the boy had already drawn free from the kneading hand and was struggling into his clothes . |
| 29 | Directly he did so the whole village , shops , inns , stalls , and people , and the river of wine , all vanished away ; nothing remained but the waterfall dashing over its crag . |