Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [det] " 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 | Tuathal said , ‘ If you mean , did any of our Fife men defect , then the answer is yes , but I killed them both . |
| 3 | But I noted them all down with the dignified " we " , for he and I now agreed . |
| 4 | Some may find this tedious , but I enjoyed them all . |
| 5 | ‘ But I promised you that painting on your wedding day , and I had to send it . ’ |
| 6 | At some time during my second afternoon at the centre , a Bonny Baby competition was held , but I missed it all in a blur of Mickeys . |
| 7 | ‘ But I wanted it all to be as it used to be so I said I 'd rather do it myself . ’ |
| 8 | But I loved it all the same . |
| 9 | It was expensive , high tech , brutal and , I do n't doubt , ecologically unsound but I loved it all . |
| 10 | We agreed that the accusation was obviously nonsense , but I warned him that rape , like child abuse , was a powerfully charged topic at present in England . |
| 11 | No , I , I was gon na do it but I gave you that other half for Marie |
| 12 | ‘ Lord , but you frightened me half to death ! ’ |
| 13 | Yes but you opened it all . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but you gave me such a fright . |
| 15 | However thirty-six hours before she died she telephoned for some of us to visit ; she knew we had all been worried and concerned but she had it all under control . |
| 16 | He even entertained them down here , but she took it all in her stride . |
| 17 | He was a bright boy , good at his lessons , but she told him that cleverness was only a virtue if you worked hard and used it to good purpose . |
| 18 | ‘ Maureen does n't know I 'm here , ’ said Joe , ‘ but she told me all about you . |
| 19 | Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same . |
| 20 | Sally tried to talk to the boy 's mother , but she dismissed it all as harmless pranks . |
| 21 | A bit of a burden , but she treasured it all , he wealthy possessions screwed up in a ball . |
| 22 | I do not really like being touched by a stranger since I had been mildly attacked as a child , but something told me this was no casual greeting . |
| 23 | but we painted it all |
| 24 | But we had them this morning . |
| 25 | Or if we all disagreed , but we treated it all , to use Russell 's favourite example , like disagreements about the taste of oysters , it would n't matter very much either . |
| 26 | That 's the Coke that nan bought you , but we bought you some more did n't we , so we 'll save them for tomorrow |
| 27 | John did not want to see a doctor , but they overrode him this morning and had the quack in . |
| 28 | ‘ I would have brought a copy away but they wanted them all . |
| 29 | ‘ We rang your own number but they gave us this one … |
| 30 | But he told me that , in the eyes of the law , theft is actually a lesser charge than handling stolen goods If there were n't people handling stolen goods then nobody would nick things in the first place . |