Example sentences of "but we [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Columbian coal , mined by women and children , we have the resources , but we import electricity via an undersea cable from France . |
| 2 | We have the resources , but we import gas , and I 'm a gas lad as well , and I find that situation farcical . |
| 3 | We have the resources but we import coal . |
| 4 | Right so maybe this is an intermediate stage , we do n't know but we know carbon dioxide comes out of it . |
| 5 | Yeah but we know pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been |
| 6 | The car skidded for what seemed like an eternity and the lady driver coming the other way did her best to stop , but we collided head on . |
| 7 | We do not dissent from the arguments of substance which have been made , but we ask Opposition Members to allow us to deal with the matter in the most effective way available to us . |
| 8 | Question six , pate de foie gras is made form the liver of , okay literary of a fat goose , but we accepted goose alright , so pate de foie gras from a goose liver . |
| 9 | ‘ I bought Ellie to show jump but we began team chasing together , ’ says Margaret . |
| 10 | Not only had we increased our self-awareness , but we felt content , happy with ourselves and we 'd also received the encouragement to go for the things we want — to seize the day . |
| 11 | In Finikounda there are no banks , but we make exchange arrangements for you . |
| 12 | It was national absolution : they won the World Cup but we played football . |
| 13 | but we dragged dad away and with the dog |
| 14 | Erm well we have tried it once erm but we put soot on them because they 'll so |
| 15 | ‘ We did n't get the rub of the green and felt we deserved something , but we got zilch and I think it is because this Villa side are so good . |
| 16 | He 's multiple in disability , but we get help in Kilmarnock from Salvation Army , who take him during the day , FAB club where I go with him at night , and the hospital , Curtlingside now , who take him for respite social and everything . |
| 17 | ‘ We have enough traffic but we lack accessibility ’ argued the text . |
| 18 | We worked hard , but we had fun . |
| 19 | ’ But we had fun together , George and I. That was all he wanted , all he ever led me to expect . |
| 20 | There was no milk to go with them , but we had water to drink — a luxury boat , water comes out of taps ! — and some Rich Tea biscuits from a tin . |
| 21 | Yeah but we had permission . |
| 22 | We were only about a yard from the fairway , but we had trouble finding the ball . |
| 23 | We did n't see the ball go in because we were on the 9th tee , but we heard hell of a din behind and Tom said , ‘ Some guy must have holed out . ’ |
| 24 | There is now a body of more formal theory that provides understanding of why the numerical solutions behave as they do , but we confine attention here to empirically observed features of the solutions . |
| 25 | We made the cut in 1971 , but we finished way down the field . |
| 26 | Jill Coleman , one of the leading objectors , said afterwards : ‘ We are surprised , but we think Anchor and Middlesbrough Council are starting to realise the strength of the protest . ’ |
| 27 | But we need public opinion to put to pressure the government to spend enough on cultural things . |
| 28 | We need legislation to deal with this issue , but we need legislation with teeth . |
| 29 | Most wounds are preventable , but we need education for ourselves , our patients , the public and politicians who have the power to bring legal charges . |
| 30 | A minister who says ‘ I want to do X ’ will have to face civil servants who argue ‘ but we need money for Y , Z ’ and so on . |