English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "But" in Example Sentences
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318808	I left home later than usual, but fortunately I was in time for the train.	CK
279836	I was going to try to get into Tokyo University, but I've changed my mind.	CK
2941146	I would like to buy this watch, but unfortunately it's just too expensive.	patgfisher
2678436	I'm just an amateur when it comes to art, but I really like this painting.	WestofEden
2985601	It's taken us three weeks to fix, but at last our car runs satisfactorily.	sharptoothed
53688	Jeff lost yesterday's match, but I'm sure he is a promising tennis player.	CM
618391	Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but I am truly mesmerized by your beauty.	TRANG
47659	That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.	CM
2744626	Tom made himself a cup of hot chocolate, but didn't have time to drink it.	CK
2966887	Tom was reading your paper last night, but I don't know if he finished it.	meerkat
3039936	Tom was trying to tell Mary something important, but she wasn't listening.	CK
400581	Why is it you can write a letter in English this well, but can't speak it?	CM
1421001	"Do you want to go to the dance with me?" "I'm really sorry, but I can't."	Nero
254896	As a rule I get up at six o'clock, but yesterday morning I got up at eight.	CK
291876	He doesn't like tennis much, but he really gets carried away with football.	Nero
1966491	He seems like a respectable businessman, but he's really part of the Mafia.	Spamster
1984330	I have four computers, but two of them are so old I don't use them anymore.	CK
811368	I know he will only continue disappointing me, but I can't help loving him.	darinmex
244085	I'll do my best, but I'll not be able to finish it before Thursday at best.	CK
250029	I've had my ups and downs, but I've always managed to pull myself together.	CK
390719	It's very difficult to transport them overland, but simple to do so by sea.	blay_paul
242112	She promised that she would pay me this week, but she didn't keep her word.	CK
318712	She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.	CM
1424195	She went into the kitchen to see who was there, but there was nobody there.	CK
49170	The conference was scheduled for March, but it has been put off till April.	CK
278897	The weather forecast said that it would rain this afternoon, but it didn't.	CK
240588	They argue a lot, but for the most part they get along quite well together.	CK
57047	This book is not only more instructive but more interesting than that book.	CM
40639	To give up smoking is not easy, but you should for the sake of your health.	CK
2639592	Tom pulled out his keys, but then he noticed the door was already unlocked.	CK
1093064	Tom said he couldn't make it tonight, but he could make it some other time.	CK
2993478	Tom wanted to say something to Mary, but he wasn't sure what he should say.	CK
65803	We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.	CM
3205282	You don't always have to tell the truth, but it's usually better if you do.	CK
1346844	David has never had a steady job, but he's always managed to make ends meet.	CM
1317013	He doesn't have any children, but other than that he's leading a happy life.	CK
294262	He thinks he knows everything but, as a matter of face, he is very ignorant.	CM
697553	I don't know if it's a bug or not, but this software doesn't work correctly.	CK
2318250	I don't know if you remember me, but we met a couple of years ago in Boston.	CK
3011216	I had planned to stop at the supermarket on the way home, but it was closed.	CK
259603	I must have tried on everything in the shop, but nothing looked right on me.	CM
1961220	I thought I could do it, but it was more difficult than I expected it to be.	CK
1894522	I'll be going to Boston next week, but I'm not really looking forward to it.	CK
867817	If a man had 11 sheep and all but 9 died, how many sheep would he have left?	CK
328169	The girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.	Shiawase
2795278	There's a possibility that Tom is with his friends, but I don't think he is.	CK
2811452	Tom dreamed that he had won the contest, but that his prize had been stolen.	Hybrid
62897	You can't treat the class as a whole, but must pay attention to each member.	CM
954790	You probably think you know how to do this, but let me explain it once more.	CK
34068	Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.	CM