Example sentences of "but he [adv] [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He breathes good country air and must have t'best of everything , but 'e only looks frail . ’ |
| 2 | He must take a Waaagh Test just like any other Goblin shaman , but he automatically adds +1 to his dice roll on the ‘ Eadbangerz Chart . |
| 3 | Driver Palmer is , of course , totally right , but he just seems blank when I ask him to answer my ultimate query abut America and rock . |
| 4 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 5 | I do n't know what the financial arrangements are but he has a double role , he attends the classes but he also does spinal manipulation and massage for those of Brand 's clients who need it or say they do . ’ |
| 6 | Not only is he generally responsible for the system but he also receives all appeals from refusals of permission , and has the power to call in any application for decision by himself rather than leave it with the district council . |
| 7 | As stated above , Quinton presents the notion of ‘ intellectual imperfection ’ as the organizing principle of British Conservatism , but he also identifies three other concepts as essential to Conservative thought . |
| 8 | For if he considers himself in some small way a specialist , not only can he spend a good proportion of his time teaching what he likes and probably , therefore , understands better , but he also has more of a chance of keeping up to date on his chosen subjects , particularly if he has support , as many of the teachers I observed had , from local subject advisers , associations or selective in-service programmes . |
| 9 | Mr Komarek may have some influential friends , but he also faces powerful enemies . |
| 10 | But he also includes strophic arias , sometimes with varied strophes ( e.g. ‘ Ard ’ il mio petto ’ ) , and canzonette a ballo in which the singer is to attend only to ‘ la vivezza del canto ’ . |
| 11 | But he also makes some telling comparisons between the Windsors ' gleeful acceptance of baubles from foreign potentates , and the reluctance they show in giving anything in return . |
| 12 | But he hardly dismisses experiential knowledge out of hand . |
| 13 | Generally , Moby seems as playful and excitable as the next puppy , but he occasionally becomes nervous and withdrawn , sometimes even panicky , especially on walks . |
| 14 | Keener 's own musical tastes are pretty catholic , but he especially admires late 19th and 20th century British music . |
| 15 | He recently retired as editor of the Eye but he still spends much of his time at the magazine 's cramped offices in Soho . |
| 16 | But he still feels miffed and mystified as to why manager Kevin Keegan discarded him so readily from St James ' Park and why no other Premier League clubs were willing to hire his lethal skills . |
| 17 | ‘ My dad has got very spiky hair and glasses and his face looks like mine , but he still has all his teeth . |
| 18 | A Goblin Big Boss may have a leadership of only 6 , but he still has 2 wounds and 3 attacks , can carry two magic items and costs only 33 points . |
| 19 | Coe tells me that he was attracted to writing some kind of thriller because it would help him tighten up his plotting , but he still has some way to go ; the book 's resolution is simply too arbitrary and fanatical . |
| 20 | But he still has some left . |
| 21 | ‘ David has done a great job over the last few weeks but he still has playing ambitions . |
| 22 | IN THE PINK : Being a snooker star has given Joe a luxury lifestyle , but he still practises six hours a day at his local club |
| 23 | ‘ We got ta have protection , ’ I say , but he still looks glum . |
| 24 | But he always votes Labour . |
| 25 | But he always has two or three times more possession than most . |
| 26 | But he never says that any other time . |
| 27 | In my view the jugular podge would n't show up so much if he had longer hair , but he never gives that coarse mousy matting of his any Lebensraum . |
| 28 | She 's mentioned frequently but he never gives any clue as to who she is or the nature of their relationship . ’ |
| 29 | Maisy was a spinster , and appreciated cider almost as much as Sooty ‘ Silly old bugger , ’ muttered Knocker , ‘ but he never makes any trouble , so what can I do ? ’ |
| 30 | A worm with an immortal soul no doubt , but he never stresses this , for his muse , like his church , discouraged enthusiasm . |