Example sentences of "but he [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he meant something other by the word : something more than simple agreement . |
| 2 | I felt him rip the tape off my hands , but he kept my left arm in a hammer lock . |
| 3 | The snapping jaws missed , but he felt its far as it swung around and scampered away . |
| 4 | Thornton , 32 , was constantly frustrated by Eubank 's weird and unorthodox antics but he had nothing exceptional to throw into the pot . |
| 5 | But he had his good side , too . ’ |
| 6 | Richard Hollison , deputy head of the FBI , could n't quite match Sir John 's tranquil serenity but he had his obvious anger under tight control . |
| 7 | The tall thin man paused on the top step , looking casually up and down the street — too many years on the street having taught him what to look for — but he saw nothing suspicious . |
| 8 | She could not speak , but he saw her panicked eyes staring from the spaces between his long fingers . |
| 9 | But he wore his horrible home-made blazer until he grew out of it . |
| 10 | But he touched her slender arm instead , feeling firm brown flesh beneath the loosely flowered silk of her sleeve . |
| 11 | He did not know quite what was implied by all this business of dresses , but he sensed something ugly — and flinched . |
| 12 | Dissatisfied with mainstream Christianity they were impressed by his apparent certainty , but he persuaded his potential British followers with more than just his Biblical knowledge . |
| 13 | But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade . |
| 14 | Tony Newton , the Leader of the Commons , said the Government would consider the report but he thought it unlikely it would change its attitude . |
| 15 | But he made her nervous with — with his height , his sureness , his whole aura … |
| 16 | But Under-21 boss Craig Brown said : ‘ I felt Darren was unfortunate , but he made it easy for the official by a slight push . |
| 17 | Oh , it was big before he started , but he made it great . |
| 18 | He thought I was too silly for words , but he made it possible for me to keep Perdita , so I 'll always be grateful . ’ |
| 19 | But he made it clear that , in these identifications , desire and politics were inseparable . |
| 20 | Chamberlain was the chairman of the JAC , established by the Board of Trade , but he made it clear that he wanted to see ‘ a separate department of the city 's government , in which the education authority and the Ministry of Labour would cooperate in order to cover all sides of juvenile welfare ’ . |
| 21 | But he made it clear when he arrived in Perth the next day that he disagreed with Marsh 's sacking , an interesting observation given that the players ' code of behaviour specifically states that they are not permitted to comment on selection decisions . |
| 22 | The farmer did n't actually refuse to take Mister Johnny but he made it clear he did n't really want him . |
| 23 | Harrison did n't exactly avoid us , but he made it clear that we were not to hang around his neck . |
| 24 | Also on Jan. 5 Todorov broadcast on nationwide state television an appeal for an end to the protests , but he made it clear that the Dec. 29 resolution would not be rescinded . |
| 25 | But he made it clear Britain would fight its corner . |
| 26 | Erm one was a penalty on Saturday , G Gary 's and of course you ca n't er really lay a lot of credit for getting in the six yard box on penalties , but he took his other goal well , shot and he pick he picked the bits up off the keeper and Gary scored a good headed goal from a a brilliant cross by Tony . |
| 27 | She began to argue , but he cut her short . |
| 28 | Or some toast or a thread … " but he shook his grey head |
| 29 | Maybe it was obvious to most people but he gave me recharged confidence in the project . |
| 30 | He could no longer explain to us what was going to happen next , but he gave us complete carte blanche to explore and question as we pleased , and suggested that we begin by taking a look at the burial-cliffs , about a mile away from the Rante , where the king 's body would be interred . |