Example sentences of "but they [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they speak a language far removed from the home , the street , and the playground . |
| 2 | But they paused a moment outside and Lizzie said quietly , ‘ Does he always take his bath with her ? ’ |
| 3 | Great chart success has eluded the band , but they made a dent on the charts two years ago with Nothing Ever Happens . |
| 4 | Now I ca n't remember which English player it was , either Bobby Moore or Norman Hunter , I think it was Norman Hunter because he played for Leeds , but they made a mistake and they scored a breakaway goal . |
| 5 | you know , there 's no vow there , but all we do is join hands together , share blessings to both of us , and no vow , we never make any vow but they made a blessing for us . |
| 6 | There were not many of them but they made an impact on the Congress that was quite out of proportion to their small numbers . |
| 7 | But they knew a little bit more than to put the together . |
| 8 | Special anti-condensation and anti-fungicide paints are available , but they contain a range of harmful chemicals and are best avoided . |
| 9 | All these are very much in the comic-book idiom that dominates the film throughout — including the dialogue — but they require a degree of realism and detail unnecessary in the freer graphic comic medium . |
| 10 | But they heard a footstep on the stairs and Jenny rose swiftly , smoothing down her dress . |
| 11 | Well , they would n't have long to wait , now , but they had a surprise or two to come . |
| 12 | That lunchtime they had told him their research was complete , but they had a day spare and were enjoying themselves . |
| 13 | Comrades struggled to get to grips with Bangor 's cavalier attacking play but they had a chance to pull one back on 31 minutes , Paul McGurnaghan threading the ball through the defence only for Davy Armstrong to screw his shot past the post . |
| 14 | ‘ But they had a sledgehammer , not a key . ’ |
| 15 | Their lawyers are not , but they had a promotion out . |
| 16 | They were without hot water and numerous other comforts but they had a base they could call their own . |
| 17 | They had not , they said , but they had a lot of reliable relatives and could easily find out where he was and deliver any message I wanted to send him , if he was there . |
| 18 | No , she wanted some flip flops , but they did n't have any there either , but they had a lot of shell suits , cos I thought it was skiing ones at first . |
| 19 | But they had a meal erm rather than |
| 20 | I think they were going somewhere to Ireland , I 'm not sure , but they had a load of of slates . |
| 21 | Erm but er when the war finished , when the war finished and the Home Guard stood down , I ca n't remember who was the mayor of Walsall at the time , but they had a reception in the town hall for the Home Guard and everyone that was in the Home Guard was invited before we hand before we st handed our uniforms in , was invited to attend and I must say with great pride that I was can still remember it now , that the wife and I went to the reception and I was in the uniform and it 'd be the mace bearer I presume that was at the door and he asked your name and er rank and he shouted out your name and rank when you went in and you was greeted by the mayor and mayoress inside the ves the hall of the town hall , and erm I mean er quite proud to be Corporal and Mrs you know and it I mean everyone that went , I mean their rank and name and who was with them , you know , was it was quite quite a er er quite a something of to look back to of interest that was , you know , when we stood down . |
| 22 | Ah but they had a vent-line |
| 23 | ‘ But they had a letter explaining why . |
| 24 | But they had a Mini before the Metro and er the day they bought the Mini they saw an advert in the paper saying that if you buy a Mini in the next few days |
| 25 | Let's face it , Rangers are the biggest club in Scotland , but they had an attitude that seemed to be against change and against progress . |
| 26 | Politicians ca n't decide on much — but they know a woman who can |
| 27 | Today the docks are little used except by barges carrying timber , but they cover an area of eight acres and many elegant brick-built warehouses and wharves survive . |
| 28 | Great passing ; good running , but they lacked a knockout punch . |
| 29 | But they took a dive between half three and five . |
| 30 | They started early and worked late , but they took an hour and a half for lunch . |