Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maguire will surely be champion jockey in due course but appreciates what a long haul he has ahead of him this season . |
| 2 | ‘ But seeing me a little disconcerted by his remark , he politely added , ‘ and with great propriety ’ . ’ |
| 3 | But seeing what the man will do Unbribed , there 's no occasion to . |
| 4 | The fact that they had been warned off but made it the more attractive . |
| 5 | It was Wyvis Hall once more , his house , but bringing him no pleasure , no deep , excited , almost sick joy . |
| 6 | Man may enslave the elements but remain himself a slave . ’ |
| 7 | he never does that and that , and that 's what we were saying on Friday and it seems like , and I think you 've tried to put all those in but change yourself a bit . |
| 8 | Suggest he advances as far as the stream and stops them there , but make it a tactful suggestion . |
| 9 | Erm we 'll do a fairly simple one and then use the same one but make it a little bit more complicated . |
| 10 | Albert Hammond that is and er A Free Electric Band it 's Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter to one and er Action Line Action Line time now and er in a film Thelma and Louise that 's starter of the trend for stronger independent women if er you fancy a lift but want something a little less drastic then our Louise from the Action Line team is here today with something to tickle your fancy I 'm scared now I hope you 're not suggesting that er women take to their cars and mow down any unsuspecting male that gets in their way . |
| 11 | but found me an old yapp album , |
| 12 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 13 | Seven miles by three , with only 3,000 inhabitants , it 's small , but has everything a visitor needs . |
| 14 | But roughing it a bit is part of the fun . ’ |
| 15 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |
| 16 | As I remember , it went , ‘ Do not heed the siren voices of the appeasers but seek ye the enemy within . ’ |
| 17 | They responded by giving the general area a few desultory squirts with their foam , but informed me the place was a total loss , and that I should be fully content with having got out of it alive . |
| 18 | Travis did n't break stride but threw her a steely glare . |
| 19 | As experienced clinical forensic practitioners we provide training for ‘ police surgeons ’ but consider ourselves a product of the Association of Police Surgeons ' efforts to improve academic standards . |
| 20 | As a batsman he made 3,882 runs at a modest average , but showed himself a robust tail-ender when it mattered . |
| 21 | BY THE time they got to Woodstock they might have been half a million strong , but give them a few days in the mud and they 'd soon wandered off into an acid daze looking for luxuries like a toilet , somewhere to sleep and a decent tofu burger . |
| 22 | But give them a solid economic recovery and they 'll forget it ever happened . ’ |
| 23 | I 've never seen the sort of breathtaking squalor I witnessed there but give them a day when their neighbourhood is shown to be worth the world running through it , gratefully accepting water and candy from them at the roadside , and it 's amazing the way mutual mistrust can disappear . |
| 24 | Divert children , in a sense , but give them a feeling of power at the same time . |
| 25 | Goldfish , for instance , lay hundreds of eggs at a time , but give them no parental care at all . |
| 26 | According to the trust 's Andy Hunter , the aim is not to treat or rehabilitate people but give them an opportunity to work . |
| 27 | They may not always be too keen on having to wash with it … but give them the chance to make a big splash somewhere and they will never be any happier . |
| 28 | But give me a chance . |
| 29 | ‘ We 're really very busy at the moment , but give me a ring tomorrow in my office and we 'll try and make a date ’ he said feebly , hoping his lack of enthusiasm might act as a deterrent . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll tell you , Lynn , but give me a drink first . ’ |