Example sentences of "but [noun prp] thought [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't too impressed with this — I 'd rather have seen a film — but Andy thought it was all right , so I did too . |
| 2 | He particularly disliked a sketch by Pinter and Cook which Fenella describes as ‘ beautifully written ’ — but Ken thought it was rubbish . |
| 3 | The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews was also considered , but Lehman thought she would be totally wrong . |
| 4 | But Donald thought they could . |
| 5 | I found it a bit stilted , but Ted thought it warm . |
| 6 | He spoke firmly but Carrie thought he looked anxious . |
| 7 | Charman felt it should be split four ways between each band member , but Gedge thought he should have most of it because he had actually written the songs . |
| 8 | Stephen asked when they left the man , but Joe thought it was unlikely . |
| 9 | It was not a meeting she was looking forward to , but Celia thought she could hardly get out of it . |
| 10 | Michael was a short burly man with a round ruddy face , he said little but Allen thought he looked more dangerous than the others . |
| 11 | The response was ungracious but Dalgliesh thought he detected relief . |
| 12 | Grierson , in fact , lived a singularly carefree and untroubled existence but Talbot thought it was hardly the time to point this out to him . |
| 13 | Rory was not around , it was not known where he 'd gone , but Rosie thought she knew . |
| 14 | He read them over , but Agnes thought she had heard of only two , and one of those now dead . |
| 15 | But Elizabeth thought they would console each other , and ended with their marriage . |
| 16 | He did n't elaborate on this unease but Wexford thought he must have been worried lest the two hundred and fifty was n't forthcoming . |
| 17 | The question was casual but Rachel thought she detected a flicker of interest in Louise 's blue eyes and she wondered if the stories about herself and David had reached the welfare office yet or whether she was simply becoming paranoid where he was concerned . |
| 18 | Lydia was n't smiling in her usual maddening way , but Betty thought she was ; and she thought perhaps Beuno was smiling too . |
| 19 | The word did n't fool either of them , but Culley thought it was a reasonable indulgence . |
| 20 | Dora accepted these ministrations without protest , but Melissa thought she detected a growing restiveness and a thinly veiled relief when at last they said goodnight and returned to their own room . |