Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing hath wrought such an alternation in this order of people as the introduction of trade . |
| 2 | On the contrary , it is time to treat religion as something strange and outside the ordinary run of life , something which , mysteriously , has had a vast effect on people , over which wars were fought and people were burned and persecuted , and which still has an effect on people ; something which can not be reduced to mere kindness at the old people 's parties or village jumble sales , but which has inspired some of the most splendid painting , writing , music , and architecture ever to be produced by the human imagination , and is still capable of producing martyrdom , cruelty , and sectarian passion . |
| 3 | Furthermore , although it is smaller , there is an area that corresponds to Broca 's area in the right hemisphere that does n't seem to have anything to do with speech but which seems to have many of the same connections . |
| 4 | Residential roads ( Figure 5.6 ) are all marked with the Tempo 30 sign , but none has received any speed-reducing measures . |
| 5 | Katharine wo n't actually be making any speeches on his behalf but she does have some tips for the Prime Minister . |
| 6 | The Commissioner is not there to canvass for work , but she does consider that publicity is a valid function of her office . |
| 7 | But she has tried this once before , after nineteen helpful interventions ( eight from Becky , the rest from Minna ) on her speed , her gear changes , her posture , clothes and haircut , and — most often — on the roads she has taken to get out of London . |
| 8 | ( She always used to , of course , when I was n't here , but she seems to forget that . |
| 9 | But she 's done that to spite me Iris . |
| 10 | She 's done , she was gon na be working with , but she 's done most of it now it 's better than some |
| 11 | Peter immediately explained Carol 's codeine allergy but the doctor replied : ‘ But she 's had some already . ’ |
| 12 | Yeah , but she 's got all the shares . |
| 13 | Yes , but she 's got all the erm she 's got hundreds of well not hundreds , but she 's got a lot of customers , I mean , she works in huge offices does n't she ? |
| 14 | But she 's got all that way to walk . |
| 15 | But she 's got this lovely little dog got two dogs , but this |
| 16 | yeah , but she 's got enough money for two bikes |
| 17 | but she 's got some really smart erm navy shorts |
| 18 | Yeah but she 's got more hair than what I got in the front . |
| 19 | True eroded floodplains may be locally present along rivers , but one needs to use this hypothesis with caution as an explanation of major floodplains . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but one has to ask these questions . |
| 21 | Carter says budget constraints mean it is quite a battle to put up the all-important 30 per cent , but he hopes to get more than the £16,870 received last year . |
| 22 | ‘ That Buster 's a naughty boy at times , but he likes to watch All Creatures Great and Small on a Sunday , does n't he , Swire ? ’ |
| 23 | ( Not that I 'm anti-Wilko , but he does make some strange decisions ) . |
| 24 | But he does do that does n't he ? |
| 25 | Jean-Claude Kausmann does n't get involved in laundering in his own home — but he does do all the shopping and cooking . |
| 26 | Decade-long plans for the museum 's controversial and costly expansion program are on hold , Ross says , until better economic times , but he does expect any enlarged Whitney to remain on its current Madison Avenue site . |
| 27 | But he does admit that being seen as attractive has advantages . |
| 28 | I think he 's expecting a glorified vacation with a lot of scuba diving and board-sailing , but he does understand that a cruise-cure means giving up drugs . |
| 29 | He is very good , Mr , and he has been a county councillor in I think Staffordshire , before the days of pindown I have to er , hasten to add , but he does know both sides of the er , street as it were . |
| 30 | But he seems to have this antagonism towards the local people . |