Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not a software expert or anything but I had discovered some interesting loop holes in procedures . |
| 2 | I noticed that Aunt Louise could thread her needle without too much trouble and even write a few letters , but I had heard that sight is often impaired by poor health , and prided myself that this improvement might be due to good food and peace of mind . |
| 3 | I knew that he had given about 4,000 volumes , but I had kept this information to myself . |
| 4 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 5 | But I had forgotten those accursed books of poetry . |
| 6 | But I 'd missed that one . |
| 7 | But I 'd forgotten that you know , when we were wee kids , and you used to take them that night you know . |
| 8 | But I 'd dealt more or less with the small firms even to the the extent of collecting dues . |
| 9 | There was no need for this last nervous remark to the controller , but I 'd had enough ! |
| 10 | But I 'd had enough . |
| 11 | His mother had said that it was all very well to mock but she had stood many long hours at auctions all over the city finding the right pieces . |
| 12 | Howe 's resignation played a vital part ; but she had survived that of the Chancellor , Lawson , a year before . |
| 13 | The house was big and old , with a lot more corridors and rooms and unexpected turns than seemed necessary , but she had done enough of these ‘ entertainments ’ to be familiar with the lower storeys . |
| 14 | Breeze was not a nervous person in the ordinary way , but she had undergone many strange experiences that day , and this additional shock seemed to rob her of all her courage . |
| 15 | The front screen was unmarked , but she had anticipated that . |
| 16 | But she had forgotten all the warnings . |
| 17 | She had tried to explain this feeling to Gay and Felicity , when they had come out of the Jade Cockatoo on their last night together ; but she had known all the time that it was n't a thing that could be explained . |
| 18 | But she had known this encounter was coming ever since she and Florian had attracted the attention of the photographers covering the concert at one of Taipei 's main sports stadiums the previous night . |
| 19 | Damn her own voice for shaking , but she had known this was never going to be easy . |
| 20 | He was a good-looking man with his jet-black hair and intimidating jawline , but she had encountered any number far more handsome , yet none had stirred her the way he could with a single glance from those incredible eyes . |
| 21 | But she had had enough . |
| 22 | But she had spent many years perfecting the art of the memo . |
| 23 | Afghans , he went on , had been optimistic when Miss Bhutto came to power but she had betrayed all her promises to settle the Afghan conflict . |
| 24 | Her eyepatch apart , she bore no obvious scars , but she had fought many battles , vanquished many foes . |
| 25 | Isabelle might have left her the case , but she 'd hidden these things away , making sure they would n't be discovered at least while her husband was alive . |
| 26 | She 'd crept out through her bedroom window , but she 'd left half a dozen coarse blonde hairs behind her , flickering on the damaged flyscreen wire , like evidence . |
| 27 | that 's no big deal , but she 'd found that out in about five minutes ! |
| 28 | But she 'd got this little bit of oh I do n't know , a little bit of coarseness about her . |
| 29 | Very neatly and no one could say when , but something had died that night . |
| 30 | Somewhere … he said , but we 'd had enough , began |