Example sentences of "but he [verb] [indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Charles had long since ceased to delude himself that he had any immovable principles on anything , but he felt something approaching that on the subject of abortion .
2 Danny Gardiner said he sold drugs to Chalky White … but he had nothing to do with his death .
3 But he made one tell him and immediately he had explained or shown one the fallacy of one 's doubt .
4 Oh , he was covered in dirt and spoke like an actor reciting his lines but he made one mistake .
5 But he has one failing .
6 These tensions were held in check by Edward IV but he did nothing to resolve them , and after his death they erupted into the faction struggle which cost Edward V his throne .
7 These tensions were held in check by Edward IV but he did nothing to resolve them , and after his death they erupted into the faction struggle which cost Edward V his throne .
8 Simmons entered the Test with two centuries in his two innings in the One-Day Internationals but he did nothing to erase the doubts over his credentials as a Test batsman , airily driving a low catch to mid-off .
9 And er but he did one did Melvin , and he he was trotting up the stairs with three men pushing you see , two at the bottom one at the top guiding it , and the top of the piano started to disappear into the staircase .
10 I was afraid I would have to move when Alan came back but he wanted someone to keep house for him so it worked out very well . ’
11 He wo n't have a go if you have a bad game , but he expects everyone to give their all .
12 But he let nothing get in the way of his chief purpose .
13 yeah but he wants somebody to have both
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