Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb -s] [verb] this " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 But she 's got this lovely little dog got two dogs , but this
3 But he seems to have this antagonism towards the local people .
4 But he has got this marvellous voice and he .
5 But he 's made this carbon thing you see , it was n't for the the apostles could n't it !
6 ‘ I 've got an old pal of yours in here — David Bowie ’ , he said , ‘ we 're talking about making an album but he 's got this song which I do n't like at all , but you might care for it .
7 He was very normal , you could see him walking down to the bank Monday to Friday , but he 's got this completely eccentric side to him . ’
8 But it keeps bringing this two pi in because two pi is the ratio of all the way round to straight across .
9 But it has supplied this help without objection from Arab governments which , though alarmed at the prospect of Shia ascendancy in Iraq , want most of all to see Mr Hussein out .
10 The council is the plaintiff , but it has brought this action to protect the interests of the residents .
11 It 's pretty big , even with my jumper underneath , but it 's got this lovely silky lining and it feels really comfy .
12 But it 's got this funny thing in , a negative index , so what value is , what 's the value of two to the minus two ?
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