Example sentences of "but [adv] [det] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps this tells us more about Western society than about human nature . |
| 2 | And that might seem a rather odd way to actually spend some of your redundancy money , but perhaps this leads us on to another area influencing the demand , and that 's to do with , if you like , psychology . |
| 3 | How he knew from which coach to retrieve her is a puzzle ; I expect he was telling a tale , but even this made him a very disagreeable character . |
| 4 | It is one thing to make students aware of the literature in their subject through a structured but indigestible literature guide , but quite another to assist them in selecting the literature they would be best advised to consult . |
| 5 | He thought he had succeeded but he could not be sure : her loyalty to Colonel Moore was bedrocked : so he had not scored a direct hit but then neither had she resented his attempt . |
| 6 | Gnasher ( my hamster ) used to like to roam freely throughout the living room but unfortunately this involved him crapping all over the carpet . |
| 7 | Publicly , Israeli officials criticized the resolution , but privately many declared it to be " tolerable " in that it did not recommend any concrete UN steps against Israel . |
| 8 | A certain amount of mental arousal is necessary but too much causes you to lose confidence in your own abilities . |