Example sentences of "but [det] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , economy being of prime importance , he included , he said , nothing inessential to the art of gardening that might increase the size and price ( eighteen shillings ) , but neither had he omitted any advice which might be deemed useful to the profession , ‘ so that upon the whole the work is rendered as complete a system of practical gardening as present knowledge of vegetation can supply ’ . |
| 2 | But neither does he resort to a more conventional heavy handed assault and battery , like the recent Mehta ( Teldec ) . |
| 3 | But neither does he fall back on the traditional liberal solution of improving educational provision , since he has no illusions about the difficulties of inculcating the civic virtues necessary for proper development . |
| 4 | I do n't think in his heart of hearts David Fairfax really wants to employ me , but neither does he want to offend Coleworthy . |
| 5 | Robert did n't want to talk to the engineering master , but neither did he want to go out after Aziz the janitor , who , in their first conversation in the Frog and Ferret , had made pretty clear not only his low opinion of infidels but also his readiness to use cutlery on other human beings with whom he disagreed . |
| 6 | She parked outside the high brick wall rather than driving on to the forecourt , and as if he sensed her reluctance to enter the house again he did n't attempt to invite her inside — but neither did he make any attempt to get out of the car , and they sat in silence in the light from an overhead street-lamp . |
| 7 | The trouble is that he is not a natural core forward , which is partly why he has been shifted from lock , but neither has he as yet convinced too many that he has that instinctive reaction in terms of man and/or ball which enables the born flanker to do his stuff . |
| 8 | They say he is n't , but that means he does n't , I 'll see you ! |
| 9 | But little did he know at the time , how soon he 'd need it . |
| 10 | But little did he know at the time , how soon he 'd need it . |
| 11 | Not that he will necessarily go soon , but few think he will last longer than the party congress next May . |