Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 ‘ Ye think ye 're a big man , ’ Phillis said , with a rare spite , ‘ but I saw ye greeting .
2 Yeah but I made them non-copper so they would n't .
3 And er , it took us a little time to do that but and it was alright , but , well , but she bought us doughnut in company .
4 His enemies called for peace but he brought them death .
5 But he gave me money for my boat , and for Xury , too .
6 It was soul-destroying to him but it gave him money for his wife and child .
7 But it gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves .
8 But it gave me satisfaction and comforted me for much that was otherwise missing from my life .
  Next page