Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb base] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did hear some buyers indicate that the EUROAIM scheme made it easy to avoid , en masse , many troublesome independents , as they were all grouped conveniently together , but I trust this was a minority position ! |
| 2 | It may be that TNC proposals will raise standards by increased accountability ; but I remain convinced that the creation of a true teacher-parent partnership has even more to contribute . |
| 3 | Publishers grow thick skins against negative reviewing , but I remain puzzled at the volume of abuse directed at this particular book , by an author who has spent many years working on his subject , opening up new areas of research , and who has arguably contributed more in recent years ( viz Orwell : The War Broadcasts , Orwell : The War Commentaries and The Larger Evils ) to the study of Orwell 's work than any other scholar . |
| 4 | that Mothercare but I use this as a spare one . |
| 5 | ‘ But I hope that wo n't be necessary . |
| 6 | It is unfortunate that the talk comes quite so soon after Christmas , but I hope all members living locally will make every effort to come and I know that they will be glad they did . |
| 7 | I think most people heard about it from r.s.s. , but I hope some have come on from TSB . |
| 8 | I think most people heard about it from r.s.s. , but I hope some have come on from TSB . |
| 9 | I fully accept that and we hope , but I hope some monitoring is taking place . |
| 10 | Let me give a trivial but I hope interesting example from my own experience . |
| 11 | It 's all too complicated to write , but I hope this will give you an idea of what it 's about . |
| 12 | ‘ They say bad luck comes in threes — but I hope this time that 's not true . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times but I hope this is n't going to force him to retire . |
| 14 | It 's nice to have money for pretty clothes and makeup , but I prefer other methods ! ’ |
| 15 | But I prefer eighty-twenty . |
| 16 | Assistant : ‘ Yes , but I prefer Heavy Metal . ’ |
| 17 | Most people in this business opt for two-inch wide tape but I prefer three-inch black for securing every line of wire in the hall , plus some two-inch white or silver to mark the edge of steps and other things you need to make noticeable . |
| 18 | My route to work involves a lot of difficult roads with the engine spinning away in second gear , but I average 38 to 40 mpg . |
| 19 | ‘ He is taller than me and he has a sense of humour but I keep that side of my life very private , ’ she said . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's true , but I keep busy looking after my lodgers ’ Sarah explained . |
| 21 | ‘ But I bring that up because you were asking about how you get back into it after that length of time . |
| 22 | I fully share the concern felt about the dastardly acts in Ulster and the United Kingdom as a whole , but I ask hon. Members to keep their questions brief . |
| 23 | But I remember one time one week , I had fifty cases of oranges in . |
| 24 | yes , well I used to read a lot of story books , travel avidly and I think I forget all about the author and the story , but I remember one portion where they discovered a depression in the middle of a continent where it was in excess of and they 'd grown quite a different specie |
| 25 | I do n't know what happened about that , but it probably was put in a heap to rot , but I remember that one load we had to take out was dreadful , it was all wadded and it was heavy , and we could not separate it , you know wrecked my back . |
| 26 | But I remember this one … |
| 27 | But I remember these choirs all over the place in the town hall in Wexford singing these stunningly beautiful chants in Irish . |
| 28 | But I remember these are borrowed premises . |
| 29 | I always remember like I were only little but I remember these things you know . |
| 30 | But I remember those times with my father as being very traumatic . ’ |