Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary tottered up on her perch from side to side but nothing wiped the mild , sweet benignity from her doll 's face as she dropped the dew of her mercy down from heaven on the mortal exiles below wailing and weeping in the vale of tears . |
| 2 | The Monument seemed to rock slightly , settle and then rock again , but nothing broke the deadly concentration of Ken Lomax and Ray Shepherd . |
| 3 | There were all sorts of different views of the future , but everyone had the same ideas about what was worth preserving . |
| 4 | There was some trumped up nonsense about false expenses claims , but everyone knew the real reason . ’ |
| 5 | He worked in another part of the factory , but everyone used the same coffee bar . |
| 6 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 7 | I had a perm on Friday and then rushed off to the dentist for an emergency white cement type filling to fill my Friday 13th loss ( ! ) — maddening to have to go back again as it is the other side of town , but I walked the two miles or so home , along with Bella . |
| 8 | Yesterday afternoon was misty and bitterly cold , but I walked the four miles to Wuthering Heights and arrived just as it was beginning to snow . |
| 9 | And you seeing what you 're playing tonight , I thought I ca n't , but I heard the first thing der der der , but then it goes der der der |
| 10 | I only managed to see the second programme when still perhaps a little punch-drunk from over-exposure to Bournonville at the Copenhagen festival , but I relished the four examples of choreography by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch , particularly when they showed off Baryshnikov . |
| 11 | No but I saw the new X R two five O. |
| 12 | ‘ He took me to the dance , it 's true , ’ said Hyacinth , her temper showing , ‘ but I ditched the ginger swine as soon as I possibly could . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm not a great fan , but I enjoyed the first one , The Tempest , enormously and the evening went in a flash . |
| 14 | As someone who made little enough progress beyond Youll Cup school tennis and county junior teams in 20 years , I remain to be convinced but I enjoyed the three hours I spent reading the book . |
| 15 | I wanted a crew of twenty men — as we may meet pirates or enemy ships — but I had the greatest difficulty finding six . |
| 16 | My own business was all right , but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies — not enough capital . |
| 17 | I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical . |
| 18 | You know , if the wa I 'll have that but but I had the last bit before that . |
| 19 | I had n't the remotest idea , but I followed the little rails which were used by the tiny railway to carry food up to the dining rooms … |
| 20 | so he was gon na do the same for me , do a bit of shopping well I said you 'll get it like give you the money , so he says well I was gon na do the same but I said the only thing is when we go to the cash desk er , I said I 'm gon na leave you , I said I 'm not standing there |
| 21 | But I left the first of her three Sunday night shows feeling vaguely let down after a set that mixed the great with the gaffs . |
| 22 | But I chose the wrong time when prices were depressed and there was n't a great deal to come after all the expenses were paid . |
| 23 | I may be wrong , but I got the distinct impression that Melanie did n't think too highly of Carol . |
| 24 | ‘ Paul Wilkinson put in a great header but I got the final touch for my second goal . ’ |
| 25 | But I got the main thing off a , off a TV programme . |
| 26 | ‘ But I scored the last two goals in the second half . ’ |
| 27 | But I thought the other girl was good . |
| 28 | ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said . |
| 29 | But I thought the main concern would be finding the right building for a museum of this type , and that there would be no need to buy any pictures for it . |
| 30 | But I thought the supernatural voices was , was Gothic was n't it ? |