Example sentences of "but he [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lyle , starting at the 10th , began badly with a bogey five but he birdied the 15th , 16th , first , sixth and seventh holes . |
| 2 | Bond paid very high prices A$1,250,000 for Bunnys ' ‘ Une Nuit de Canicule ’ ( Joels Melbourne , 1988 ) destroyed in last year 's fire at Bourlet art shippers , and A$506,000 for Webber 's ‘ Portrait of Captain Cook ’ ( Sotheby 's Melbourne , 1984 ) but he purchased the best available . |
| 3 | Blood tests confirmed he had the disease in December 1987 but he kept the tragic secret from his family for more than three years . |
| 4 | But he told the Legislative Council : ‘ We do recognise that the current uncertain situation can not be allowed to continue for much longer and that we will need to gazette the bill if a decision on talks ca n't be reached imminently . ’ |
| 5 | But he said the other one 's a cheeky little bugger he said really . |
| 6 | But he said the real reason for the motion was the DUP 's wish to embarrass the Ulster Unionist party and ‘ tweak them back into line . ’ |
| 7 | But he said the young man 's fears that he would fail his exams were almost certainly unfounded . |
| 8 | But he said the main purpose of the Baha'i Faith was to bring people together . |
| 9 | The next day another visitor called but he said the same as the first . |
| 10 | He said he accepted back to prison would cause added distress and punishment , but he said the original sentence did not reflect the gravity of the offence or Haydons bad driving record . |
| 11 | But he said the whole thing |
| 12 | But he said the full programme has had to be reduced because of spending limitations placed on the council 's housing budget . |
| 13 | Robert could not have said why , but he had the strong impression that the engineering master , too , had been listening at the door . |
| 14 | He was glad to have met the Collector again , but he had the uncomfortable feeling of many things left unsaid . |
| 15 | But he had the unhappy knack of making enemies in the party . |
| 16 | But he had the last laugh — the Blades dumped Manchester United 2–1 on the opening day ! |
| 17 | Simon Wigg says that everybody was laughing at him because the bike looked so different but he had the last laugh … won the title and that 's what it 's all about … |
| 18 | Outwardly Carter was more polite towards Congress than Nixon had been , but he shared the latter 's contempt for the legislature and was no less shocked by its disorderly , undisciplined ways and its vulnerability to special interests . |
| 19 | He was not as clever as his half-brother , Sally-Anne 's father , but he shared the same intensely practical outlook on life . |
| 20 | He should have sensed that something was wrong , but he saw the thin trail of smoke above the trees and it hardly registered in his mind . |
| 21 | He had little skill in forest lore but he knew the principal rides and paths of the forest well . |
| 22 | For example , one migrant volunteered to organize the meal served at the annual Harvest Home , but he replaced the traditional supper of Orkney dishes with a meal that could have been served in any restaurant in the south of Scotland . |
| 23 | But he wrote the definitive History of the Jews in England ( 1941 ) and History of the Jews in Italy ( 1946 ) , The History of the Marranos ( 1932 ) and The Jews in the Renaissance ( 1959 ) , and comprehensive , popular works such as The Short History of the Jewish People ( 1936 ) and The Jewish Contribution to Civilization ( 1938 ) . |
| 24 | He was aware that Members had to come and go at irregular intervals at the behest of their lords and masters when the House was in session , but he feared the worst . |
| 25 | He was elected for Cardiganshire in 1885 , but he opposed the first Irish Home Rule Bill introduced by W. E. Gladstone in June 1886 . |
| 26 | But he desired the little glass key , because he was a craftsman , and could see that it had taken masterly skill to blow all these delicate wards and barrel , and because he did not have any idea about what it was or might do , and curiosity is a great power in men 's lives . |
| 27 | There was some feeling among his staff that AEAs corporate strategy of ‘ All sticking together ’ had been undermined by the latest announcement but he believed the best way forward was in maintaining standards of service and keeping customers . |
| 28 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Kevin McNamara said he understood Unionist MPs ' remarks in the context of the forthcoming local government elections , but he praised the Irish premier for making a ‘ sensible ’ speech . |
| 29 | The stage management was good , the model of the terrain excellent , but he attacked the wrong objective ! |
| 30 | But he reiterated the Soviet scheme for collective security in Asia and underlined the Soviet readiness to cooperate with all states , including Malaysia , towards its realisation . |