Example sentences of "but [verb] [adv] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 2 | They may be seen as evidence of the insidious creep of sport climbing ethics into the mountains , but used sparingly they eliminate an unwanted and unnecessary risk and cause less visual intrusion . |
| 3 | These changes may seem small on paper , but added together they could be quite fundamental ’ , added Rutherford . |
| 4 | There are several arguments ; no single one of them is conclusive , but added together they are felt to make the one-phoneme analysis seem preferable . |
| 5 | BUT LOOK HOW THEY 'RE DRESSED ! |
| 6 | Anthropology for Eliot did not remake the myths , but showed how they had , while becoming the possessions of high culture , transmitted and not entirely transmuted primitive origins . |
| 7 | Because some people do get the ten and some people can get to twelve but guess how they do it . |
| 8 | Be sure never to rush them , but feel how they are toning and stretching your muscles as never before . |
| 9 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 10 | But think how they marvelled then , the first time they glimpsed the grandiose space architecture of the Eladeldi , or the shining needle , a kilometre long , of the Vespa Omicron . |
| 11 | ( Like all the Greek gods , these two have many differing spheres of activity and areas of special interest , but taken together they present a particular contrast . |
| 12 | Such features are obviously not conclusive in themselves , but taken together they differentiate Kenchester from the majority of minor towns described in this volume . |
| 13 | ‘ But do n't they hurt him ? |
| 14 | ‘ But do n't they get that , Ben ? |
| 15 | ‘ But did n't they sign a pact , or something ? ’ |
| 16 | For there is a dilemma along the way — expressed so poignantly by the very young pregnant schoolgirl who , in response to the question : " But did n't they tell you about sex in school ? " replied " Oh yes , they told me what to do — but nobody said how much I 'd want to do it ! " |
| 17 | But did n't they get that , get that |
| 18 | But did n't they have did n't they say the fresh water 's ? |
| 19 | And the I go erm so then I go , Yeah but did n't they look a bit stupid she goes , Actually everyone 's laughing at and they go , Thank god for that . |
| 20 | But inquire where they were when the news of Margaret Thatcher 's resignation as Prime Minister came through and most will gaze at you blankly . |
| 21 | If there were areas where you were weak , do n't dwell on them but see how they can be strengthen . |
| 22 | ‘ But have n't they neglected you ? ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ But have n't they been closed to visitors ? ’ |
| 24 | No , but have n't they had to call their client files , client master job files and if you get an enquiry from an existing client they will probably want to put that enquiry back in that folder . |