Example sentences of "but he [verb] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he rejected it almost as soon as it crossed his mind . |
| 2 | Hurst 's voice had risen a little , but he dropped it again as he realized that several pairs of eyes were watching them with interest . |
| 3 | But he kept it as spartan as all his previous homes . |
| 4 | It was an old joke , but he told it beautifillly . |
| 5 | But he said it loud enough for the whole restaurant to be convulsed and Ken to enjoy his audience at the same time . |
| 6 | She sent him the sudden grin again and Caspar said , ‘ Oh dear me , what optimism , ’ but he said it quietly . |
| 7 | And he said this and he was n't I mean particularly , he said oh she 's just , you know she , she 's like sailed through Haileybury , she gets out of everything , she , he , he 's really keen on the sports side of things here so I do n't know why he got so het up about it but he said it really er pissed him off the way she erm |
| 8 | He aimed to operate an air route towards the end of this year , but he said it now looked likely that the service will begin early next spring . |
| 9 | Admittedly he had a fine attack but he welded it together . |
| 10 | But he feels it all has an effect , including Tom and Jerry , which is after all non-stop violence . |
| 11 | ‘ You Americans always go for the corny ones , ’ he says , but he plays it just the same , and he delivers a good strong solo at that . |
| 12 | No but he understands it quite well . |
| 13 | There 's no record for Chris Griffiths — but he enjoyed it just the same . |
| 14 | It was a statement , not a question , but he denied it grimly . |
| 15 | Jehan doubted if Mei Ling would be disturbed by her son 's descent into the water , but he thought it well to have attempted to do something , however belated . |
| 16 | He did not expect Osman openly to agree but he thought it quite likely that the Sheikh might indicate his willingness to accept Owen 's proposition . |
| 17 | The fish began to weigh heavily , but he accepted it happily . |
| 18 | It seemed absurd , everything ordinary did , but he made it anyway . |
| 19 | It seemed an odd remark but he made it quite amiably and Carrie 's immediate reaction was one of relief : at least he was n't angry with her ! |
| 20 | The comment had some truth in it , in that the heroine did indeed have an equine cast of feature , but he made it too often , and with too little variation ; however , she was willing to forgive him , in view of his evident tolerance of her own social errors , such as an inability to say whether or not she wanted an ice cream . |
| 21 | Unfortunately for Cubitt he had to have a gallery but he made it far more acceptable by supporting it with pointed arches . |
| 22 | I thought he 'd hit me ; but he took it well . |
| 23 | I said it more as a joke , but he took it seriously . |
| 24 | The brick hit Yussuf and jolted him but he shrugged it aside . |
| 25 | But he does it slower |
| 26 | She offered him the half-smoked burnie but he batted it angrily from her fingers before heading back towards the concourse . |
| 27 | George 's drink tasted of shame , but he needed it too , by now . |
| 28 | But he masked it quickly and invited them in . |
| 29 | His Elizabethan master had needed money intermittently , but he needs it nearly every day , certainly every week of the year . |
| 30 | But he makes it manfully . |