Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maclagan — jogged silently down the lock 's east wall but found none of the expected demolitions at its gates . |
| 2 | The heavy labour not only fought the flab around his waist but cured him of the insomnia he had suffered from for so many years . |
| 3 | The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor . |
| 4 | She has grown into an elegant and gracious woman , but lost none of the spark that made her such an endearing young bride . |
| 5 | I was allowed no anaesthetic because I was so drunk , but felt nothing of the emergency dental surgery or stitches . |
| 6 | What did she know of this man who was now her husband , and what was to become of them , two strangers who had begun to be familiar with each other 's bodies but knew nothing of the thoughts and emotions that lay within . |
| 7 | After a three-hour retirement , the jury acquitted the appellant of the offence charged under section 18 , but convicted him of the lesser offence under section 20 . |