Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no-one gives a second glance to a frail Japanese man , who stands , cupping his hand over a cigarette , looking a little lost amid the general traffic . |
| 2 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
| 3 | There are fairy rings of eight-inch-diameter horse-mushrooms and of shaggy parasols ( no good for eating raw , but I pick a bagful for later . ) |
| 4 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 5 | But I write a tolerable hand in English . |
| 6 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 7 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
| 8 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 9 | The majority of the flowers and leaves in the design were chosen for their tones of silver and grey , but I added a few silvery pink flowers to give some additional colour and interest to the design . |
| 10 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't get much time for reading , ’ said Wilcox , ‘ but I 've a rough idea what he was about . |
| 12 | It makes me cough a bit because when I came on the scene he was the one academically everything and she was the one who was academically rather disadvantaged but she , she was , you know , no not having the greatest of , of , of success but erm it was said that she would n't be able to be a student nurse because she was n't bright enough but you know she clocked up the O levels and A levels like guide badges and she went off on this pre-nursing course in South Notts you know and she was in and out of the Queens on a course and people and , you know , and she said I do n't know all the answers but I 've a rough idea about some of the questions , I want to be a nurse and off she went to , to , to Walsall and I 'm not saying she 's a brilliant student nurse but erm absolutely clear that she 's better than some of the others . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
| 14 | Yeah but I get a good I get a good say that again . |
| 15 | But I get a different feeling now when I look out over London . |
| 16 | But I get a woozy feeling when I watch them spoon away , and the plates , twenty or thirty of them — all fill up with the same thing … |
| 17 | But I mean a fixed rate is a bird in the hand , really , and I think they 're quite good at the moment . |
| 18 | But I hear a distant shout . |
| 19 | But I had a poor night 's sleep . |
| 20 | In her letter of acknowledgement and thanks the lady wrote , ‘ I would have written sooner but I had a strained muscle in my leg ’ . |
| 21 | But I had a real family to attend to — not Dad , who was preoccupied , but Mum . |
| 22 | Well , I said the usual pompous things but I had a good laugh when she rang off . |
| 23 | But I had a strong suspicion even then that he was drinking to something other than my health . |
| 24 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
| 25 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
| 26 | ‘ But I had a strange dream last night . |
| 27 | But I had a fine training , the best in the world . |
| 28 | But I had a funny feeling possibly he 's not wanting to do it anyway . |
| 29 | An old gentleman from Stowmarket , his name 's Mr I 'm sure it was because er , you see , my father and I used to go up Stowmarket Road sometimes after church or chapel and er and go for a walk up there and used to meet this Mr who played the organ Stowmarket and very course but erm but I had a wonderful life really |
| 30 | ‘ I said if I lost the membership vote I would have resigned quietly , but I had a clear and commanding lead . ’ |