Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that they had been warned off but made it the more attractive . |
| 2 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |
| 3 | They responded by giving the general area a few desultory squirts with their foam , but informed me the place was a total loss , and that I should be fully content with having got out of it alive . |
| 4 | She no longer kept them in cages but allowed them the run of the house and garden . |
| 5 | But chided herself the next moment . |
| 6 | I but saw him the once , and yet can not bear for him to despise me so . |
| 7 | Eliot 's vision of the urbane savage was very different from Arnold 's , but gave him the same privileges as his Romantic predecessor . |
| 8 | He was then attacked by James , but gave him the same treatment . |
| 9 | The bearded one did not believe his treacherous words , but gave him the benefit of the doubt and twenty-four hours to reveal the whereabouts of the vessel . |
| 10 | They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork . |
| 11 | Takahashi is one of those people I loved on sight , or with whom I just wanted to go to bed , but denied myself the opportunity , thus leaving them forever desirable in my memory . |