Example sentences of "but he [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | has n't been , he 's been even more desperate than to get a goal , but he got one on twenty one . |
| 2 | But he meant something other by the word : something more than simple agreement . |
| 3 | But he asked nothing ; it was not his habit to woo men from their clan allegiance , or try to make dishonest use of a man he wished to employ honestly . |
| 4 | Charles had long since ceased to delude himself that he had any immovable principles on anything , but he felt something approaching that on the subject of abortion . |
| 5 | But he felt nothing . |
| 6 | He held her , but he felt nothing ; she was there , and in his consciousness distinctly other and different , but she was also like some relaxed part of himself ; a silent mix of Identities cancelled out , like the pale skin , white scar , dark clothes and black hair being equated and combined , and the resulting coalescence being clear , invisible … nothing . |
| 7 | But he felt nothing . ’ |
| 8 | Oh yes but he told somebody that he was a hairdresser . |
| 9 | Voices were raised outside as he progressed through the crowd , but he told everyone to ‘ move on ’ and ‘ go home ’ , instructions which , of course , were ignored . |
| 10 | But he said nothing at all . |
| 11 | But he said nothing . |
| 12 | But he said nothing , and as he led the way , Forster followed him . |
| 13 | But he said nothing . |
| 14 | But he said nothing , just sat down at the table , a pale-faced , freckled child , his school tie knotted to one side , and catching part of his collar . |
| 15 | But he said nothing for 24 hours and later , in a panic , sent police in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | More " concrete " , yes ; but he said nothing about " more specific , more precise " . |
| 17 | Back at the house , she waited , tense , to see whether he would take his things up to another room , but he said nothing about it , only slid into his bag with a sigh that assuaged her ; it was the sigh of a child finding a safe place . |
| 18 | He saw the camera and he saw Mr Duncan take out the film , but he said nothing . |
| 19 | Connor had his back to her , stretching up then stooping down to slide the bolts home at the top and bottom of the front door , but he said nothing . |
| 20 | He breathed deeply and his chest rose , as if his heart wanted to fly out of its cage , but he said nothing , and after a pause Miss Oliver continued , ‘ Do come and visit my father , Mr Rivers . |
| 21 | There was a strange excitement in Boldwood 's face , but he said nothing . |
| 22 | But he said nothing . |
| 23 | There was a third passenger in the cart , but he said nothing . |
| 24 | Oliver was very glad to be free of Mrs Mann 's violence , but he said nothing because she was angrily shaking her finger at him . |
| 25 | Rostov remembered the ring of plasma weapons which ensured that Tarvaras was forever isolated , but he said nothing . |
| 26 | Jotan looked up quickly when Nogai spoke , but he said nothing . |
| 27 | Burun grunted sourly , but he said nothing . |
| 28 | The bachelor wanted to ask the same question , but he said nothing . |
| 29 | I sounded to myself absurd and thought he would laugh , but he said nothing except ‘ It 's diseased ’ , and he sat down again . |
| 30 | His head turned on me with a snake-like swiftness , accusingly , but he said nothing . |