Example sentences of "but [verb] [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The banks say the Phoenix survey is too small to be representative but insist it 's up to customers to check statements . |
| 2 | But rapture it was that Saturday afternoon in the spring of 1990 when Ian McGeechan 's tartan lads won the Grand Slam , the Triple Crown , the Calcutta Cup and the hearts of all of us numb with tear-stained joy in the stands and terracings of Murrayfield . |
| 3 | Hearing him was not difficult , but seeing him was . |
| 4 | He thought of his mom and dad and how they were ; he hoped they were n't worried about him , but expected they were . |
| 5 | But opposing them were associates of a group calling itself ‘ Fight for Freedom ’ , who felt that it would be necessary to deal harshly with Germany at the end of the war . |
| 6 | Glenn , who has one daughter and two grand-daughters , said he was very impressed with the NHS but thinks his was a case of being in the right place at the right time . |
| 7 | Or take the old woman who is really a slave to the Gluttony of Delicacy but thinks she is the very model of abstinence : She is a positive terror to hostesses and servants . |
| 8 | She was accused of not taking a stand on feminism or civil rights , but thinks she was always clear about those issues . |
| 9 | Angela asked us for some help with her wedding day look , she had been growing her old hairstyle out but realised it was n't going to be long enough for her wedding day in September . |
| 10 | At first Athelstan thought it was addressed to a woman but realised it was written to a young man . |
| 11 | We were showing off our handiwork to some friends but admitted we were puzzled by the bedding plants , grown from seed , which produced attractive foliage but nothing else . |
| 12 | Downing Street insisted it was simply due to ‘ pressure of work ’ but admitted he was to hold crisis talks on the economy and spending cuts . |
| 13 | Swales said he had a lot of flair , but admitted he was an unknown quantity . |
| 14 | Lynn , 38 , confessed she was n't as nutty about Elvis as her new hubby , but admitted she 's growing to love the King . |
| 15 | Local MP , Barry Legge has written to say he sympathises with the villagers , but insists it 's a matter for the planners . |
| 16 | But battered she was , the poor kid , and by her own father . |
| 17 | It will never be known how Jarman was caught , but caught he was , and condemned to hang . |
| 18 | The Wedding Present want to make records but say they are not bothered how many they sell . |
| 19 | Environmentalist groups have criticised the plan , because it still allows some logging in ancient forests , but say they are prepared to work with the Administration to improve it . |
| 20 | The police want him locked up but say they 're powerless to detain him . |
| 21 | US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement . |
| 22 | Mills and Poole admit fighting with Wiltshire , but say they were acting in self defence . |
| 23 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 24 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 25 | TEM declines to estimate the cost of the entire operation , which will be borne by the company , but say it is ‘ not cheap . ’ |
| 26 | Officers interviewed the couple , in their early 30s , but say it is unlikely either will press charges following the 2am bust-up . |
| 27 | Many on Wall Street acknowledge this weakness , but say it is being redressed . |
| 28 | But say it 's your mother , or your probation officer or someone like that , it 's all right . |
| 29 | but say it 's four per cent on every size , and I want four , yeah , so I put me four , that 's eight per cent above a bit above . |
| 30 | Neighbours say the council are now repairing their walls , but say it 's a bit late now : |