Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been others lacking in imagination , who stuck to the basic facts but lent them theatrical weight . |
| 2 | However , in Peart the accused was not guilty when he obtained a car on the undertaking that he was going to drive it 30 miles in one direction but drove it 100 miles in another . |
| 3 | At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas . |
| 4 | I was n't at the official opening on 14 June but discovered it two days later . |
| 5 | I had nt seen him play much , but saw him last Monday playing for Man City . |
| 6 | The Working Party did consider the possibility of using other measures of health ( or morbidity ) , but gave them short shrift . |
| 7 | It hired a competent manager from the private sector , Silvio Pelizzoni , but gave him little power . |
| 8 | Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation . |
| 9 | Johnson knew the word , but supposed it 50 years dead . |