Example sentences of "but he [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wickenden , as purchasing director , is naturally reticent about details , but he led me to believe that smuggling nuts out of Turkey was an important activity , and that everyone except presumably the government , was satisfied with this arrangement . |
| 2 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
| 3 | ‘ But he asked me to marry him , ’ she said feebly . |
| 4 | If you want to know what that actually means see Dr but he asked me to read it out . |
| 5 | But he asked her to run away to Brazil with him ! ’ |
| 6 | But he told her to stop grumbling and enjoy herself , and she had to admit that the spring lamb with mint sauce was very tasty . |
| 7 | But he told me to put it on |
| 8 | ‘ We checked his clothes for bloodstains … there were n't many but he told me to wash his shirt and handkerchief while he had a shower . |
| 9 | But he told me to think upon it and he would come back for an answer . ’ |
| 10 | Isabel went to speak again , but he motioned her to silence , his eyes going to the figure shuffling towards the door . |
| 11 | ‘ He not only has it but he sent them to fetch it . ’ |
| 12 | I know he hated it , but he wore it to please me . ’ |
| 13 | I pointed out that his voice had certainly ceased to be soprano , but he pestered me to teach him the solo for the next eisteddfod . |
| 14 | But he likes me to look nice when we go out anyway which is not often , granted . |
| 15 | After a moment 's hesitation she sat in one of the large armchairs , half expecting to be pushed on to the settee , but he allowed her to sit alone , only raising an eyebrow as he lowered himself into the matching chair . |
| 16 | ‘ The head was surprised , but he allowed us to go straight away . |
| 17 | it was supposed to be a normal meeting but he changed it to talk about the cuts you know the |
| 18 | Not only did the schoolmaster make him move , but he instructed him to transfer all his personal effects from the luggage rack above the seat to the rack on the other side , which takes a particular kind of pettiness , do n't you think . |
| 19 | He should not be named , but he begged me to tell the outside world of the appalling situation where the wounded are dying unnecessarily because the UN are refusing to transport the wounded out of the city . ’ |
| 20 | He means to mend the world , but he needs me to mend his clothes … |
| 21 | Details of the registers would be available before the bill reached the committee stage but he wanted them to contain enough detail to be wholly credible in the eyes of the public . |
| 22 | I normally catch quarter-past-five bus and I get in about ten-past-six , but he wanted me to work late and I says , well how late ? |
| 23 | She offered to be his housekeeper , but he wanted her to move in with him . |
| 24 | He has a well-paid job but he expects her to pay for the family car |
| 25 | His hands shook , but he clenched them to control their trembling . |
| 26 | But he wants it to go up one percent . |