Example sentences of "but [vb past] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly afterwards he became a more serious bookmaker , but plunged too heavily at first and lost all his capital . |
| 2 | They needed no second bidding but rode as fast as they could , not pausing until they thundered through the half-open gate of Godstowe Priory , putting the porter into such serious agitation he appeared almost sober for once . |
| 3 | At first he was not immortal , but became so later by deification . |
| 4 | Similarly , through Lata 's sister 's marriage to Pran you 're led into the world of politics and the subject of land reform , which sounded dull to me at first but became much more interesting as I got into it . ’ |
| 5 | The latter was usually given anyway , but became far more expensive if disagreement rose . |
| 6 | ‘ My husband collapsed on the lawn outside , but got up again to try and save our dogs from the side of the house . ’ |
| 7 | The tall and ever-cheerful Norman Teacher and his paddler Lieutenant Noel W. Cooper RNVR , were launched in a strong onshore wind but got away successfully from the submarine . |
| 8 | I came across from Oban — made a run for it , with the weather worsening all the time , but got here safely and made straight for our bay . |
| 9 | Yeah yeah I went , well eventually but like you say it was long wh it was a long while before I actually did get to sleep but got there eventually I 'm been to solicitor today Annie . |
| 10 | One day he set off for Barnard Castle to address a meeting , but got so hopelessly drunk on the journey he was unable to speak on his arrival . |
| 11 | Keith Pringle and his girlfriend Leanne Rees had repeatedly split up but got back together after discovering they could n't live apart . |
| 12 | The couple , who have a baby daughter , had split up but got back together . |
| 13 | Owen was an older contemporary of Forbes and Darwin , but lived far longer than either of them ( 1804–92 ) ; it is often a good idea to outlive one 's opponents , but Owen 's bête noire was Huxley ( who outlived him ) , and by 1892 the world had become Darwinian and Owen seemed like a living fossil . |
| 14 | They gleamed not only about Mama 's neck but tumbled almost as far as her waist — and could seem all different colours . |
| 15 | Local authorities responded to the Act by concentrating more on special needs in their governor training programmes but produced relatively little written information for general distribution . |
| 16 | He attempted to escape by hitting a nine-iron left-handed but succeeded in only moving the ball a couple of inches . |
| 17 | They should not be ‘ brushed out ’ in the same manner , but applied fairly liberally across the grain and then the brush should be drawn lightly along the surface with the grain . |
| 18 | I did n't say much at those early stewards ' meetings , but realised very quickly that many of the very excellent people present were somewhat lacking in the ordinary muscle a steward requires to carry out his job quietly and efficiently . |
| 19 | Deborah Coleman was one of the highest-flying women in Silicon Valley with the title chief financial officer until she suddenly took a long sabbatical a couple of years ago : she did return to Apple Computer Inc and became vice-president for information systems , but quit again suddenly last week ; she has now resurfaced at Tektronix Inc as vice-president for materials operations , which is a new post . |
| 20 | The amorous contortions of Sex , the rock star 's naughty book , were not only stocked by the department store , but sold out instantly , while the volume on the great American photographer published by Jonathan Cape was withdrawn after protests by dozens of shocked customers . |
| 21 | They have built much of their reputation on contemporary repertoire and arrangements of jazz and ragtime music , but demonstrated once again that they can play canonical repertoire with great musicality as well as flair . |
| 22 | This form of ‘ social Darwinism ’ emphasized the destructive capacity of struggle , but drew even more heavily upon pre-Darwinian models of historical development , which had now become fashionable in the age of imperialism . |
| 23 | In the event both were very much on their toes before the race but behaved well enough . |
| 24 | The pound ended slightly higher at DM2.9595 but rose more sharply against the dollar , which fell on rumours of central bank intervention . |
| 25 | The R-2 ( registered NR2101 ) had the lower powered 550hp Wasp Jr , but weighed considerably more , with enough fuel for the Bendix trans-continental race . |
| 26 | The Moon , in contrast , melted almost completely soon after it formed but cooled rather quickly . |
| 27 | ‘ Too bloody true ! ’ he snarled , but cooled down marginally , though that dangerous glint was still around somewhere when he added , ‘ But since you 've just said you 've no intention of marrying my cousin — this is what you 're going to do . ’ |
| 28 | Staining was seen in goblet cells in one of the coeliac patients but occurred in only one patient and is thus considered of no importance . |
| 29 | Forcing herself to blank the sounds from her head , she stared straight ahead , but found little there to soothe her . |
| 30 | The Garryowen winger toured New Zealand with Ireland last summer , but found out just how tough life is Down Under when he received a broken jaw , and made a quick exit home from the trip . |