Example sentences of "but [vb base] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't hurry , but bring that chair in with you when you come . ’ |
| 2 | We may be able to put it off for a while , but make that decision , we have got to , some day or another . |
| 3 | The other dealt with weights and seesaws , but forget that balance on a seesaw is governed by weight multiplied by distance from the pivot : in fact for a rigid body the entire weight might as well be concentrated at the body 's centre of gravity , so there 's no way of discriminating head weight from body weight like this . |
| 4 | And then a Taste : but let that Taste be giv'n |
| 5 | Actually , I never mentioned picketing , mass picketing or otherwise , in my speech , but let that pass . |
| 6 | But let that pass . |
| 7 | I think not , Clive , but let that pass . |
| 8 | The concepts which we humans are aware of are certainly much more subtle ; but let that pass . |
| 9 | Some may doubt whether a myth may be stratified , but let that pass . |
| 10 | ‘ But clear that shit up , first , ’ he said , nodding toward her fallen tray and its spillage , and then he swung his chairback around to her as if she 'd ceased to exist . |
| 11 | Got up like a tart with her new frocks and her jewellery and all that muck on her face , and not a bleeding thing to do all day long but watch that colour telly and ring up her pals . |
| 12 | They do not intend to bring about separation , but run that risk . |
| 13 | The couple regard their LX model as relatively expensive at £12,000 on the road , but feel that reliability and outstanding economy help jusify the outlay . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They must be free to drive their companies forward , but exercise that freedom within a framework of effective accountability , ’ the Committee stressed in its final report . |
| 15 | But keep that countenance still . |
| 16 | But notice that stress , as described at the beginning of this chapter , has not yet appeared in the equation . |
| 17 | But notice that position A is socially preferred to B or C , involving as it does lower prices and greater output for both products . |