Example sentences of "but [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack dropped a couple of shots with poor putts but got them both back with a superb eagle at the sixteenth — an uphill par five with a difficult green , long and narrow and well protected with bunkers . |
| 2 | There had been others lacking in imagination , who stuck to the basic facts but lent them theatrical weight . |
| 3 | I think she was crying , but adjudged it vulgar to peer . |
| 4 | He had been in charge of the Recorder Club ; he had taken boys sailing at Toddbrook and Salcome ; he taught so-called " dead " languages but made them live : quieter and gentler pursuits than many , no doubt , but performed with enthusiasm and commitment . |
| 5 | Philips kept their ownership of the buildings and equipment used in the preparation and serving of the food , but made them available to ISS without charge ( while undertaking to maintain them in good order ) and Philips even paid for the electricity , water and telephone costs involved in the canteen operation and for the removal of waste . |
| 6 | She is ranked sufficiently highly to have gone straight into the main draw , but made it clear that the Games were inconvenient for her schedule this years , as she had a lot of points to defend in tournaments . |
| 7 | The Native people acknowledged the apology , but made it clear that cultural oppression still prevails in many parts of North America . |
| 8 | He decided in favour of Balliol , but made it clear that this was only the appointment of a figurehead : he himself was the true monarch . |
| 9 | Than Tun continued to call for a national government but made it clear that armed struggle was , for the present , not envisaged . |
| 10 | India , which had removed the final contingent of Indian Peace-Keeping Force ( IPKF ) troops from Sri Lanka in March 1990 [ see p. 37316 ] , expressed concern for the plight of Tamil civilians but made it clear that it would not permit its territory to be used to support militant activity . |
| 11 | The President approved this measure , but made it clear that he would not sign further legislation to keep government going unless a satisfactory agreement was reached on the budget . |
| 12 | In London , UK ministers called for those responsible for the November killings to be brought to justice but made it clear to Alatas that the UK , the second-largest arms supplier to Indonesia after the USA , would not cut off aid or arms sales . |
| 13 | Reynolds held talks with leading politicians on Feb. 19 , in an attempt to find cross-party agreement on the case , but made it clear that a referendum to dilute the constitutional clause on abortion would be avoided if possible . |
| 14 | Dos Santos welcomed the move , but made it clear on Dec. 27 that before he met Savimbi UNITA would have to accept the September election results , withdraw from all areas occupied following the elections , and enable government administration to be extended throughout Angola . |
| 15 | Chief Superintendent Large had been polite but made it clear that this was a matter for professionals and he had everything sewn up . |
| 16 | He did n't ask her to go to the village surgery , but made it clear that she was n't to stray too far from the complex when he was n't there . |
| 17 | Mr Cameron said the Home Secretary appeared ‘ mystified ’ about the pay formula but made it clear that 1.5 per cent was the maximum rise available . |
| 18 | Within a year he had given detailed and authoritative evidence to the House of Commons and been instrumental in the passage of two bills which abolished gaolers ' fees and enabled counties to pay for a proper service ; which allowed discharged defendants to be set at liberty in open court ; and which not only improved sanitation and health arrangements but made it obligatory for justices to have a concern for the health of prisoners . |
| 19 | Law consulted Lansdowne on all matters of importance , kept him informed of the progress of negotiations over Ulster , but found him difficult to convince of the merits of compromise . |
| 20 | Pursued there and besieged , they fled by night to raise a loyal army , but found it pitiful in numbers . |
| 21 | From a theoretical standpoint , Minden and Casperson { 30 } have been able to model the xenon-laser data very well , but found it necessary to include such effects as velocity-changing collisions , and population transfer from upper to lower laser level by spontaneous emission , as well as standing-wave effects . |
| 22 | Matt would sometimes try to develop this image but found it impossible . |
| 23 | Rather atypically , Bookland in the northwest conceded that ‘ discount competition will have affected our sales somewhat ’ , but found it impossible to quantify the effect . |
| 24 | She tried to avoid his gaze but found it impossible . |
| 25 | I took a bus there , but found it hard to tell what the place might have been like . |
| 26 | Sometimes she went with him , but found it hard to keep up . |
| 27 | I worked on and off on Tremayne 's book for the rest of the morning but found it hard to concentrate . |
| 28 | Stephen tried to shake his head , but found it hard to do so . |
| 29 | Ruth knew it but found it hard to face at times . |
| 30 | Sandison tried to catch a glimpse of her feet but found it difficult . |