Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was in fact the first time she had thought of such a thing , and it did not seem to be a very good idea , but nothing irritated her more than being addressed in that Listen With Mother voice ( particularly as her daughter-in-law spoke to her children quite normally ) and it goaded her to contrariness . |
2 | The US Seniors ' Tour may outstrip the USPGA Tour in terms of waistlines and average age , but no-one expected its leading money winner to also claim higher earnings . |
3 | Some loved him , others hated him , but everyone respected what little they ever found out about this strange ‘ refusenik ’ who was part of no group or establishment , yet managed to affect so many people 's lives . |
4 | Instructions are given for several neckbands , but everyone has their own pet neckband . |
5 | Not surprisingly , in view of the dangers and discomforts of a life at sea , the navy could still only be kept up to strength by the press gang , but everyone did his best to obstruct the activities of the pressmaster , as one , writing from Hull on 13 May 1694 , made all too clear : |
6 | I tried to shake it from my mind as I shook the water from my hair , but I knew what that face felt like from the inside . |
7 | Tuathal said , ‘ If you mean , did any of our Fife men defect , then the answer is yes , but I killed them both . |
8 | But I noted them all down with the dignified " we " , for he and I now agreed . |
9 | I was laughing , but I sensed his sudden excitement . |
10 | But I tell you one person who 's getting on my nerves is that good looking son at McDonalds . |
11 | ‘ A vague suspicion as yet but I tell you this : if the murderer strikes again , it will be against us , Roger , so be on your guard ! ’ |
12 | In all honesty the difficulties are formidable , but I tell you this , for too many years trade unionism has been in the doldrums and with such a prize , however difficult to achieve , it would be a betrayal of our heritage and a betrayal of our members if we do n't give it a good hard try . |
13 | But I tell you this — even if the corpse is not James 's , Surrey himself assured me that no royal personage could escape from that battle . |
14 | But I tell you this , Roger , Moodie was innocent of any crime . |
15 | Things grow in the warm darkness , I said , but I prefer it cold and moonlit . |
16 | But I keep it all in ; it 's far more exciting . |
17 | But I took him first to Connor 's Quay to join a sh erm ship there . |
18 | Not every day , nor as often as I would wish , but I took my middle daughter to see it yesterday and we hugged it together , and two days before that I hugged it with a friend . |
19 | ‘ But I took my English books with me . ’ |
20 | As the first one had managed to flutter down , it seemed that the rest should be able to do the same , but I judged it safer to load them into a cardboard box and lower them gently . |
21 | He says , ‘ All right , 125 ’ ; and then after ten minutes he says , ‘ On your way , ’ so I got dressed and went out and thought , ‘ Now I 'm for it , ’ but I heard nothing more . |
22 | I was tipsy But I heard my twotiming lips say You 're my true |
23 | But I received my first one of these from er from Lloyds er Black Knights er services because I was in I was about fifteen miles away . |
24 | But I ask myself one question : what should be the reparation for having been removed from life for 18 years , with my brothers ? |
25 | I appreciate that the number of cases in which the taker and driver away is not the driver who goes on to cause personal injury or damage will be comparatively few , but I ask my right hon. Friend whether it is necessary to make such a draconian change in the traditional principles of British law , or to do it by reversing the normal burden of proof . |
26 | Well , but I ask you that one . |
27 | NO BUT I REMEMBER MY FIRST FLIGHT WITH YOU , CAPTAIN . |
28 | But I ate myself silly on them last night and made myself feel sick so I 'll never eat them again now . |
29 | It is great to be here , but I miss you all and look forward to being with you again soon . |
30 | I know they say I am a celebrity , but I take it all with a pinch of salt . |