Example sentences of "but they [verb] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Progress was unavoidably slow but they set up and directed most of the subversive organisations . |
| 2 | But they fell away and Schmeichel turned a fierce shot from Micky Adams against the outside of a post , and substitute Nicky Banger sent a tremendous shot from long range past the post with the goalkeeper beaten . |
| 3 | Denis made threatening noises , but they knew better than to take him seriously . |
| 4 | I must say when I read that in 's letter , I did n't read that specific erm comment , I read something , something much much wider really , that , that really I felt that what she was saying was you know that when , when there is a group , then readers er musicians , everybody else reflect together and come together before they actually , you know , they do n't all operate the same but they come together and they reflect together on what the , the theme is , or you know , what was the main point of the readings . |
| 5 | But they win not because they can play chess , which they can not , but because they can beat humans . |
| 6 | But they discovered also that beyond God 's predictable anger is a surprising mercy . |
| 7 | They told the women to go into a back room but they ran upstairs and shouted through a window for people in the street to call the police . |
| 8 | The illustrations are not meant to be accurate — for use as maps — but they succeed brilliantly as indicators of the terrain likely to be found on these walks . |
| 9 | The two major volcanoes , Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea , have attained elevations of over 4000m above sea level , but they rise more than 9000 m from the floor of the Pacific Ocean from a base well in excess of 200 km across ( Fig. 5.12 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , but they pissed off once they found out what your bank balance was , I 'll be bound . ’ |
| 11 | The figures go some way to counter fears that the recovery is faltering , but they reveal also that not every sector of the economy is gaining . |
| 12 | She did get visits from other visitors but they wore off because of her awkwardness . |
| 13 | Scottish police found them in a women 's refuge in Inverness but they disappeared again and may now be in London a city Mrs Ivory knows and likes . |
| 14 | These are not my words , they are the Lolita chap , Nabokov 's , but they express better than I ever could my feelings . |
| 15 | John Gorman says … they were disappointed with the result but they played well and could have won … the spirit is good in the team and the support from the fans was brilliant |
| 16 | John Gorman says … they were disappointed with the result but they played well and could have won … the spirit is good in the team and the support from the fans was brilliant |
| 17 | They were very surprised , because usually they advertised for them , but they went up and asked the tailors if they wanted anyone , and then a dear old man , a er named Mr said he like a trouser finisher . |
| 18 | Mum kept calling her ‘ sister ’ , but she was n't my sister — Annie was and I did n't want to stay there , but they went off and left me . |
| 19 | Also , there are instructors with the Minister of Industry of Bangkok who teach machine knitting , but they teach only if you have a group of ten or more . |
| 20 | Mr Baron 's 10 points yesterday were not fleshed out either , but they go further than MEPs have yet done . |
| 21 | But they go home and their Dad says ‘ If someone hits you , hit him back . ’ |
| 22 | By the beginning of the fourth day , England were well placed at 145 for 2 , although both Boycott and Woolmer had once again been missed ; but they batted slowly and then four wickets fell quickly . |
| 23 | Well well I can say it now really four have taken the R S A one exam , and and did very well though very nervous but er er and but they sat there and they did it which was superb I mean we were as nervous as they were sitting in here . |
| 24 | They pulled out at a point not where the cost they thought was n't worth it , but they pulled out because people associate |
| 25 | Erm , they had been discovered by Mendel but they remained more or less unnoticed until the beginning of this century , when they were independently rediscovered . |
| 26 | Non-Christians ( if they are honest ) have to say that they do n't know how the world and life was made ; they 've got loads of ideas ( which they call ‘ theories ’ ) but they do not and can not KNOW . |
| 27 | That 's where people are supposed to hang their washing , but they do n't because they 're afraid it will get stolen . |
| 28 | Yeah , but they do now that it 's the household . |
| 29 | Erm I do n't think I did no , oh no they did n't they would n't think of doing that then , but they do now and erm then I , I 've been around at Wiggens the old hall table where people you know , worked in the warehouse there and I 've done all sorts |
| 30 | Kermit and his staff watched and waited — they were expecting a blow but they did not or could not comprehend how severe it was to be . |