Example sentences of "he but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had left soon after two o'clock , taking nothing with him but a couple of German textbooks . |
| 2 | Although nothing could be seen of him but a silhouette Stephen was sure the man was looking at him , staring insolently at this approaching form across the intervening , pallid , tundra-like land . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not exonerating him but a lot of refs would have maybe done it differently . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ She used to make them run round getting things for her not my father ; he used to make her get things for him but a lot of them would run up and get her cardigan for her . ’ |
| 5 | Russell ignored him but the ranting went on and finally there was a small exchange . |
| 6 | The neighbourhood policeman attempted to speak to him but the child ran away . |
| 7 | There is definitely room for him but the ball 's very much in his court . ’ |
| 8 | The dog was lying there last night and Patricia said something to him , I do n't know what she said to him but the look on his face . |
| 9 | She felt compassionate like a mother and wanted to help him but the wheel had slowed down until its glow had died and she stood paralysed as if frozen in the aftermath of the death of the sun . |
| 10 | Once Gazzer nearly collared him but the dog twisted out of his grip and ran along the bank with Gazzer stumbling after him . |
| 11 | As they left the Springall mansion and waited in Cheapside for an ostler to bring their horses round from the stables , Athelstan sensed Cranston was furious with him but the coroner waited until they had mounted and moved away from the house before stopping and giving full vent to his fury . |
| 12 | It was not only the size of the church that had impressed him but the decoration , the overwhelming , almost suffocating richness of the baroque interior . |