Example sentences of "but friends " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zombies do , vampires do , but friends do n't . |
| 2 | I was in a fever of vicarious excitement , looking at street plans of Florence and trying to remember the name of a boy I 'd met in the Boboli Gardens in 1961 , but friends and relations were wanting to know whether I had really vetted the family , whether I 'd like to hear a selection of au pair horror stories , and whether I 'd made good any gaps in my daughter 's domestic skills . |
| 3 | He thought of telling her that he was a friend but friends did n't dive in through the front door ; they did n't have blood on their wrists nor cuts all over their faces ; they did n't have a rope burn round their necks and they wore shirts , at least until they were properly introduced . |
| 4 | But friends assured me there was more to this grand range of mountains than my experience had suggested , and so to give it a chance I went back to climb Cairn Gorm properly , giving the bridies as wide a body swerve as possible . |
| 5 | But friends , comrades - consider — if Britain treats its own like dirt , how will it treat its faraway cousins down under the Antipodes ? ’ |
| 6 | There were two tiny windows , each with one bar across originally , but friends of the prisoners delayed the sobering up process by passing jugs of ale through the windows , so two bars were fitted . |
| 7 | But friends of Countess Spencer say she has told them she is spending the festive season at Mougins in France with her great friend Jacqueline de Ribes . |
| 8 | But friends believe that his decision to lead England in India , only months after returning from World Cup duty and a gruelling Test season against Pakistan , may have contributed to the break-up . |
| 9 | But friends said yesterday she now felt she owed Wyman no further loyalty . |
| 10 | But friends continued to die : Jo Schlesser at Rouen a few months later . |
| 11 | But friends say they found the watch hours earlier . |
| 12 | But friends were not surprised he had slipped away with the physio , who has practices in Sydney and London . |
| 13 | But Friends of the Earth hit back : ‘ Ofwat is in danger of becoming an apologist for Government inaction and water company profits . |
| 14 | ‘ We are not only brothers but friends . |
| 15 | But Friends of the Earth had n't quite finished yet ; there was something else about golf they did n't like — the cars . |
| 16 | But friends said after meeting bubbly Alison , he looked a changed man |
| 17 | This weekend your ambitious drive may run out of steam , but friends and colleagues will be all the support you need to encourage you to keep on hammering away at achieving an important goal . |
| 18 | But Friends of the Earth said more money should have been set aside . |
| 19 | Divorced , but friends again at last , |
| 20 | But Friends of the Earth has claims that in practice , is still allows sensitive information to be withheld . |
| 21 | Police say there were rumours in the village that he had a large sum , but friends say he kept it all in bank and building society accounts . |
| 22 | But friends and well wishers rallied round and calling themselves Ashleys army , raised enough cash to buy him his own gymnasium . |
| 23 | But friends of its former owner , Audrey Barrie-Brown , say the sale goes totally against her wishes . |
| 24 | ‘ She did n't mix an awful lot but friends were always popping in and out because the door was open . |
| 25 | Keen mountaineer Thomas Hargreaves , 39 , left to go on a day 's hiking in an area frequented by grizzly bears last Thursday , but friends only reported him missing at the weekend . |
| 26 | But friends believe she had had enough of the relentless pressure of the twice-weekly programme . |
| 27 | But friends who eyed each other all the time , not exactly with envy , but with care to see who got ahead . |
| 28 | Not much profit came from these transactions but friends were made and contacts kept up that were to prove useful in the peace . |
| 29 | But friends means such a lot do n't they , at that age ? |