Example sentences of "but [subord] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if romanticism suits the Devil because it has a habit of slipping us into unreality-away from the real battle — it has an even more pernicious aspect . |
| 2 | Under a block tariff , the initial kWh purchased carried a high price , but if consumption increased the extra blocks of kWh were charged at a significantly lower rate . |
| 3 | Of course , possessing a wardrobe of perfumes can seem an expensive indulgence — but because scent stirs the senses so effectively , it is worth every penny , beaming us back , quicker than you can say ‘ Tardis ’ , to happy memories of holidays and favourite people . |
| 4 | But since agriculture forms the basis of our industry , it was by and large also an intensification of the crisis in the national economy in general . |
| 5 | But after Commodore cut the price by £100 , and threw in the £25 add-on TV adaptor , the Amiga took off as a games machine . |
| 6 | In the daytime the view from the huge windows on the south side was smog , but when darkness hid the mass misdemeanours of the city , Los Angeles glittered like a fairy kingdom . |
| 7 | His eldest surviving son , Coleridge 's father , was born in 1719 and attended the Grammar School at Crediton ; but when bankruptcy brought the family low , the younger John , not quite sixteen years of age , ‘ walked off to seek his fortune ’ , taking with him no more than his father 's blessing and half a crown . |
| 8 | But when war came the persistent pedal-point of coalitionism sounded all the louder for the sudden silence of the party truce . |
| 9 | Private enterprise is normally a Conservative watchword , but when Labour took the initiative with ‘ Vote Milburn ’ posters on Darlington buses it was ‘ propaganda ’ , according to one Tory councillor . |
| 10 | But when curiosity got the better of us we found ourselves almost immediately drawn to a highland community where , like a long-awaiting gift , we were invited to build a house for about a thousand pounds on a verdant piece of property . |
| 11 | Two Jewish daughters left alone with babysitters after a lifetime of copious kisses is psychic pain enough — but when mother has the gall to start a sex life then it 's time to lie down on an analyst 's couch . |
| 12 | At first a beginner learns this kick in a one-two-three rhythm , but as proficiency increases the whole movement becomes one smoothly flowing action . |
| 13 | Generally the directors owe this duty to their shareholders but as insolvency approaches the duty is owed to creditors ( see West Mercia Safetywear v Dodd [ 1988 ] BCLC 250 ) . |