Example sentences of "but he [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You , you know how I feel , I mean er Rob does a lot of good work but he keeps it all to himself and we 've got ta be bigger than keeping it to ourselves , it 's everybody 's responsibility vocational education from right down from year seven right the way across the board , they 've got ta |
| 2 | But he told me that , in the eyes of the law , theft is actually a lesser charge than handling stolen goods If there were n't people handling stolen goods then nobody would nick things in the first place . |
| 3 | But he told me one of my stories was a masterpiece , and that one of my poems would move a stone . |
| 4 | His face was moving a little , twitching by one eye , but he saw them this time . |
| 5 | Hare 's sights are set high , but he thinks it best not to listen to those who predict a bright future for him . |
| 6 | Hare 's sights are set high , but he thinks it best not to listen to those who predict a bright future for him . |
| 7 | The mail was uniformly trivial , but he read it all and then stuffed the torn envelopes and their contents into his pockets for disposal elsewhere . |
| 8 | He could see that whatever was agitating his friend had pushed him to the limit but he judged it better to let him get it off his chest than keep it bottled up . |
| 9 | But he ate it all the same , Ellie noticed , as she hurried back to her chair . |
| 10 | Er but he followed them all the way back to a flat on th on the on the complex . |
| 11 | Tony Newton , the Leader of the Commons , said the Government would consider the report but he thought it unlikely it would change its attitude . |
| 12 | But Under-21 boss Craig Brown said : ‘ I felt Darren was unfortunate , but he made it easy for the official by a slight push . |
| 13 | Oh , it was big before he started , but he made it great . |
| 14 | He thought I was too silly for words , but he made it possible for me to keep Perdita , so I 'll always be grateful . ’ |
| 15 | But he made it clear that , in these identifications , desire and politics were inseparable . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The farmer did n't actually refuse to take Mister Johnny but he made it clear he did n't really want him . |
| 19 | Harrison did n't exactly avoid us , but he made it clear that we were not to hang around his neck . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But he made it clear Britain would fight its corner . |
| 22 | I remember being very excited by his round but he took it all calmly , quietening me down . |
| 23 | The poor guy really had it rough but he took it all quite well . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Remember , he 's just 17 , he was playing before a full house , it was Manchester United — but he took it all in his stride . ’ |
| 25 | But he took it all in good part . |
| 26 | The Mimulus was in fact a garden escape , but he allowed it all the same , while conceding that a purist would not . |
| 27 | ‘ But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’ |
| 28 | Maybe it was obvious to most people but he gave me recharged confidence in the project . |
| 29 | But he gave us that there . |
| 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 . |