Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But nothing eased the pain .
2 Oh , it brings plenty of its own unique disappointment and despair , but nothing to solve the dilemma of today .
3 Nothing is actually bad , but nothing sets the heavens aflame and sends you screaming for the toilet with its bowel-opening magnificence .
4 But nothing erased the images from Abie 's mind .
5 Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels .
6 But no-one stocked the John Pearse and I ended up with the Levin .
7 Everyone knows the war has to end before Azerbaijan achieves genuine prosperity , but no-one supports a compromise which would involve the slightest concession to Armenia .
8 Oh , there are plenty of people who want to eat , but no-one has the money to pay .
9 But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax , socialise and soak up the sun .
10 I 'm rather dreading that , but everyone has the problem some time , do n't they ? ’
11 They were ‘ filth ’ but everyone appreciated the stories , he said .
12 But I learnt a lot on that job .
13 My knowledge of programming is limited to BBC Basic — I am a phonetician by training , but I learnt the basics of programming on a staff development course and then taught myself , using the Manual and advice from staff in the IT centre .
14 But I figured the jeans would n't last long .
15 Sadly , Kossof is n't there but I knew every guitarist in the world would enjoy playing All Right Now . ’
16 But I knew the tune before its television debut , having learnt it from William C. Honeyman 's Strathspey , Reel and Hornpipe Tutor .
17 I went ahead and asked all the usual questions but I knew the answers already .
18 The house is fairly modest as stately homes go but I knew the gardens were outstanding as soon as I glimpsed them .
19 But I knew the answer .
20 But I knew the answer to that .
21 But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’
22 But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’
23 Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before .
24 ‘ Yes , I am now a German citizen but I remain a Russian , all ups and downs .
25 I do n't recall precisely with whom , but I raised the concerns towards the end of nineteen eighty six or at , or at the beginning , beginning of nineteen eighty seven
26 But I use a lot meself .
27 But I use a paint scraper .
28 The intertidal zone is sometimes referred to as the littoral zone , but I use the term eulittoral .
29 I am grateful to them , but I hope the subject can now be dropped .
30 But I hope the articles in this issue of the magazine will say to you , as they do to me : you can fool some people some of the time , but you ca n't fool most people for ever .
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