Example sentences of "but [det] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was tough , of course , as well , but that also helped me . |
| 2 | The danger , as Andrei Gavrilov hints at elsewhere in this issue , is that the large emigration of musicians to the West that has taken place since restrictions were relaxed may mean that Russian musical life will lose those very qualities that not only made it technically of such high standing but that also gave it its unique flavour . |
| 3 | But that just made it worse . |
| 4 | But that just makes me think why , that 's what makes me think she 's living . |
| 5 | But that still leaves it with about 16m people , vast assets and a formidable ability to mobilise and disrupt . |
| 6 | But that still makes us sedentary , like most other people . |
| 7 | But that never stopped me wanting to be . ’ |
| 8 | A certain amount could be sampled , so the keyboard can do that , but that only takes you so far . |
| 9 | She knew that the Princesse suspected her of having taken Andrzej as a lover , but that only made it all the more plausible . |
| 10 | But that only makes her feel like a jerk . |
| 11 | But that only means it 's empty of matter . |
| 12 | But this probably makes her feel a little bit more secure as well does n't it ? |
| 13 | The varnish will deepen or ‘ yellow ’ the paper slightly but this generally makes it look richer and more interesting . |
| 14 | But this obviously makes it much easier for us to , to help straightaway . |
| 15 | But this merely brings us face to face with our old problem again . |
| 16 | Well , the Bonn government has put up DM3.3 billion ( $2.2 billion ) to help the countries struggling to put things right in the Gulf , and it says it will raise more , but this still leaves it well behind Japan . |
| 17 | Alexander sought the advice of numerous doctors and voice trainers who gave him different medicines or voice exercises , but this only brought him temporary relief . |
| 18 | But this only tells us the earliest date at which the book could have been written , not the latest date , which is of more interest . |
| 19 | He came forward speaking softly but this only made it worse , for she came at him again , this time so viciously that , thinking she might hurt herself , he backed away across the path towards the benches . |
| 20 | I have tried taking the castle out , but this only makes him unhappy , so he goes over to the heater and swims underneath it . |
| 21 | But this only gave us a taste of the variety of altered states we would encounter ahead . |
| 22 | Today few people would openly express any repugnance for the disabled , but many probably feel it , and it is implied , for example , in over-solicitous or embarrassed responses to people in wheelchairs . |
| 23 | Most libraries try to maintain a comprehensive , updated collection of catalogues as bibliographical checking tools , but many also use them for book selection . |
| 24 | But many also see her as divisive , condescending , and a destructive force in politics . |
| 25 | ‘ But many still find it hard to talk to their boyfriends about sex and birth control . |