Example sentences of "but we [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Columbian coal , mined by women and children , we have the resources , but we import electricity via an undersea cable from France . |
| 2 | We have the resources , but we import gas , and I 'm a gas lad as well , and I find that situation farcical . |
| 3 | We have the resources but we import coal . |
| 4 | Right so maybe this is an intermediate stage , we do n't know but we know carbon dioxide comes out of it . |
| 5 | Yeah but we know pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been |
| 6 | But we know children can be at risk from even well-qualified professionals appointed to care for them ( not least in children 's homes to which they have been sent for their own welfare and safety ) , or from parents not burdened by a ‘ learning difficulty ’ label ( witness the recent ‘ home alone ’ cases here and in the United States ) . |
| 7 | The car skidded for what seemed like an eternity and the lady driver coming the other way did her best to stop , but we collided head on . |
| 8 | Trainer Lord Huntingdon said : ‘ The Queen so wanted to win the race again that we originally had two in it , but we took Piquant out and relied on Set The Fashion . |
| 9 | We honour you but we fear God . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Chesterfield worked hard but we made things easy for them with the goals we gave away . ’ |
| 11 | The parents preferred to keep their children with them , just in case of another attack , but we made efforts to keep the school going . |
| 12 | We could n't shorten the walk , but we made people feel better about it . |
| 13 | We do not dissent from the arguments of substance which have been made , but we ask Opposition Members to allow us to deal with the matter in the most effective way available to us . |
| 14 | Question six , pate de foie gras is made form the liver of , okay literary of a fat goose , but we accepted goose alright , so pate de foie gras from a goose liver . |
| 15 | ‘ I bought Ellie to show jump but we began team chasing together , ’ says Margaret . |
| 16 | Not only had we increased our self-awareness , but we felt content , happy with ourselves and we 'd also received the encouragement to go for the things we want — to seize the day . |
| 17 | ‘ In most cases a player can choose whether he wants a personal hearing but we felt Ian Wright should watch the film with the Commission , ’ said an FA spokesman . |
| 18 | Normally , if you want nothing more than a passage anchorage , Dale , down near the entrance , will serve very well , but we felt Neyland merited a first visit , and thanks to going there we had this early morning enchantment of seeing ships , great and small , going about their work . |
| 19 | ‘ I had never heard of the area when I met a teacher from there in 1973 but we became friends and I started to visit . |
| 20 | In Finikounda there are no banks , but we make exchange arrangements for you . |
| 21 | We are a small concern , but we make ends meet . ’ |
| 22 | It was national absolution : they won the World Cup but we played football . |
| 23 | but we dragged dad away and with the dog |
| 24 | ‘ A bit concerned over X 's honesty , though as yet no evidence ’ and ‘ Mother professes an interest in his welfare but we hear stories of drinking and late night parties ’ — both come from school records but could not stand parental scrutiny . |
| 25 | Erm well we have tried it once erm but we put soot on them because they 'll so |
| 26 | Crazy paint jobs and decoration with Christmas tree lights were high on the agenda , but we prefer Simon O'Mallon 's effort — ‘ When You Go , Go With God 's Speed ’ ( left ) — for that crucial Billy Whizz look |
| 27 | But we got flights from Gatwick to Vancouver , leaving on the 10th . |
| 28 | But we got brickbats instead of justice when we exposed young mother Lucy Marshall in October last year for dealing in drugs . |
| 29 | ‘ We did n't get the rub of the green and felt we deserved something , but we got zilch and I think it is because this Villa side are so good . |
| 30 | He 's multiple in disability , but we get help in Kilmarnock from Salvation Army , who take him during the day , FAB club where I go with him at night , and the hospital , Curtlingside now , who take him for respite social and everything . |