Example sentences of "but [pron] have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , there are plenty of people who want to eat , but no-one has the money to pay . |
| 2 | There were all sorts of different views of the future , but everyone had the same ideas about what was worth preserving . |
| 3 | I 'm rather dreading that , but everyone has the problem some time , do n't they ? ’ |
| 4 | But I had the feeling that something was missing . |
| 5 | Both of us were scared to death but I had the advantage of surprise . |
| 6 | My start was beginning to let me down around this time — Ron and I were concentrating more on my pick-up — but I had the satisfaction of beating Calvin Smith quite comfortably . |
| 7 | ‘ But I had the most extraordinary adventure , ’ she went on , her blue eyes sparkling at the recollection . |
| 8 | But I had the amp set with the treble full on , the presence full on and the bright switch kicked in before I could get close to what I 'd call a classically nasty Telecaster bridge pickup tone . |
| 9 | I wanted a crew of twenty men — as we may meet pirates or enemy ships — but I had the greatest difficulty finding six . |
| 10 | But I had the pleasure of riding on that dray all that way . |
| 11 | I could n't find her but I had the feeling I was n't alone . |
| 12 | My own business was all right , but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies — not enough capital . |
| 13 | I knew far better than to turn my head , but I had the feeling my old builder stayed squatting by the roadside . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's going to follow it up but I had the impression he was only so interested . |
| 15 | I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical . |
| 16 | The Factory had n't been specific ( it rarely is ) , but I had the feeling that whatever it was warning me about was important , and I also suspected it would be bad , but I had been wise enough to take the hint and check my Poles , and now I knew my aim was still good ; things were still with me . |
| 17 | You know , if the wa I 'll have that but but I had the last bit before that . |
| 18 | But I have the impression that Ursula was very much her own heroine . |
| 19 | Elizabeth 's famous Armada speech — ‘ I know that I have the body of a weak and feeble woman , but I have the heart of a king and a king of England too ’ — and Mary 's much-quoted desire to live the life of a soldier , wearing a Glasgow buckler and sleeping under the stars , are testimony to one ( it is perhaps worth adding that the context for Elizabeth was fighting Spain , for Mary fighting her half-brother ) . |
| 20 | I 'm not English , Irish nor French , but I have the same opinion as both Mr. Schwabb and Dr. O'Donohue . |
| 21 | But I have the feeling that it could be my next Major because it will be on a course I can play . ’ |
| 22 | I may be crippled but I have the use of my eyes and my intelligence . ’ |
| 23 | The 100MHz DX2 will need a 50MHz motherboard , so Atomstyle 's 50MHz unit might be just the thing to upgrade a little further down the road if you 're a real speed freak , but I have the sneaking suspicion that you wo n't either want or need to . |
| 24 | After primary school I moved away to a different High School but I have the photographs and certificates of achievement that I have worked for . |
| 25 | ‘ I will happily drive you to your front door , little one , ’ he said dryly , ‘ but I have the feeling you would prefer not to waken your parents with the noise of the vulgar Alfa revving off into the night . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 've heard that Clinton uses his head , ’ declared 27-year-old Perez , who added : ‘ But I have the experience to handle any dirty fighting . ’ |
| 27 | But nobody had the right to be that nasty ; not even if his backside was black and blue . |
| 28 | But the comments which most hit home were those of the young Lord Altrincham , in his English and National Review , a magazine of scarcely greater significance , but which had the good fortune to publish its August 1957 edition on a newsless Bank Holiday . |
| 29 | It turned out there was a military call-up in New Zealand , which he avoided by feigning epileptic fits ( a device he subsequently found described in The Confessions of Felix Krull , by Thomas Mann ) , but which had the beneficial effect in his case of getting him placed on national assistance , an invaluable windfall for a poet . |
| 30 | Alternatively , consider a case where a UK firm merges with an overseas firm , which was not currently serving the UK market , but which had the potential to enter the UK market . |