Example sentences of "but [conj] they [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is my hon. and learned Friend aware that in the Baltic states today the problems of lack of food and hunger are just as serious as , if not more serious than , those in the big cities of the former Soviet Union , but that they receive little attention ? |
| 2 | But that they see this , mind I told you before that this brace was awfully sore and that painful . |
| 3 | ‘ We always tried to talk somewhat in codes , ’ he said , remembering Calero talking to North about arms on a pay-phone from San Francisco , ‘ so whoever was listening would n't quite be able to understand it ; but if they had any common sense , they probably could . ’ |
| 4 | But if they met each other , Lewis … ? |
| 5 | I do n't know if I know I understand obviously monies not around at the moment but if they made some way of creating some kind of jazz pub closing it down making it part of the theatre again it 's it 's just a like a pub and I I do n't ever feel comfortable going in there and buying drinks on rehearse . . |
| 6 | I mean , I do n't think Colin 's unhappy where he wants to do , then an offers an offer , like either they go in and make share , but if they work all day . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , if you believe that , then what you 're saying is women basically do n't want sex , but if they have enough food stuffed down their faces , they might be persuaded . |
| 8 | But if they impose such a diet on their pet cats , they should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals . |
| 9 | They must keep within the budget , but if they spend less than their limit they can reallocate it to other purposes within the practice . |
| 10 | But until they get any money back , the Tysons find themselves in the position of the gambler who gambled all and lost . |
| 11 | The definitions are , at this early stage of our knowledge of Myrinian culture , valuable in themselves , not only because they reveal something of the inadequacy of our own language , but because they throw some light on to the mysteries of an alien culture . |
| 12 | CHARITIES are losing money not so much because of the practice of suggesting the amount of donations but because they impose such high postal charges on the goods they offer . |
| 13 | People who make such assertions do so not so much on a scientific basis , but because they have another axe to grind . |
| 14 | But because they have less control over muscles , it 's harder for them to form words and sounds . |
| 15 | They have as much interest in learning to talk as any other child , but because they have less control over the muscles in the mouth , it 's harder for them to express themselves . |
| 16 | Occasionally several males may form loose groups together , but whether they do this or not the essential point here is that it is the combined efforts of the females that control the herd , and rear and defend the young . |
| 17 | We have all had these emotions but when they reach such a pitch that our suppression of them can not cope , we explode , turning against whoever or whatever is in our way in an attempt to destroy it . |
| 18 | Not only were the boys patient in explaining fishing techniques to their obviously ignorant librarian , but when they questioned each other 's accuracy , they presented an argument and facts to support it in a calm and friendly manner . |
| 19 | Shout , they 'd shout something but er well since we 've been living up here , my mother used to give , the man used to come for the order for the grocery , the baker used to come round , the milk used to come round , they all used to come round at she 'd ha she did n't have go out for heavy loads of stuff to bring in it was all delivered , but when they started some new technique of er of ordering by computer , it 's going to come back to square one again you know , they 'll be delivering stuff in the same jolly old way hey . |