Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary tottered up on her perch from side to side but nothing wiped the mild , sweet benignity from her doll 's face as she dropped the dew of her mercy down from heaven on the mortal exiles below wailing and weeping in the vale of tears . |
| 2 | But nothing eased the pain . |
| 3 | The Monument seemed to rock slightly , settle and then rock again , but nothing broke the deadly concentration of Ken Lomax and Ray Shepherd . |
| 4 | But nothing erased the images from Abie 's mind . |
| 5 | Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels . |
| 6 | But no-one stocked the John Pearse and I ended up with the Levin . |
| 7 | There were all sorts of different views of the future , but everyone had the same ideas about what was worth preserving . |
| 8 | But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax , socialise and soak up the sun . |
| 9 | There was some trumped up nonsense about false expenses claims , but everyone knew the real reason . ’ |
| 10 | He worked in another part of the factory , but everyone used the same coffee bar . |
| 11 | They were ‘ filth ’ but everyone appreciated the stories , he said . |
| 12 | My knowledge of programming is limited to BBC Basic — I am a phonetician by training , but I learnt the basics of programming on a staff development course and then taught myself , using the Manual and advice from staff in the IT centre . |
| 13 | But I figured the jeans would n't last long . |
| 14 | But I knew the tune before its television debut , having learnt it from William C. Honeyman 's Strathspey , Reel and Hornpipe Tutor . |
| 15 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 16 | But I knew the answer . |
| 17 | I went ahead and asked all the usual questions but I knew the answers already . |
| 18 | But I knew the answer to that . |
| 19 | The house is fairly modest as stately homes go but I knew the gardens were outstanding as soon as I glimpsed them . |
| 20 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 21 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't recall precisely with whom , but I raised the concerns towards the end of nineteen eighty six or at , or at the beginning , beginning of nineteen eighty seven |
| 23 | The plane 's registration number was so faded as to be illegible , but I recognised the machine anyway . |
| 24 | ‘ I came back for pre-season perfectly all right and fit , but I twisted the ankle in the first minute of our first workout game against Brentford at the training ground . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ I knew my club would hit the rock but I popped the ball up to 20ft and two-putted . |
| 26 | In any case other activities got in the way of getting to the Sunday services , but I managed the rehearsals and some weekday 5pm services . |
| 27 | Yesterday afternoon was misty and bitterly cold , but I walked the four miles to Wuthering Heights and arrived just as it was beginning to snow . |
| 28 | I had a perm on Friday and then rushed off to the dentist for an emergency white cement type filling to fill my Friday 13th loss ( ! ) — maddening to have to go back again as it is the other side of town , but I walked the two miles or so home , along with Bella . |
| 29 | But I took the point , for I am neither an institution nor an area of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 30 | But I took the brunt of their anger . |