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Example sentences for "but went"

  • But the unsparing satirist was not content with this, but went on, with most of the other attendants upon the King, and being intimately versed in court scandal, he directed his lash with telling effect.

  • Hal would not look back, but went slowly on, and presently afterwards other horrid sounds dinned in his ears, telling that all was over with the two other sufferers.

  • Louise paid no attention to his words, but went on: "You say the war is at an end.

  • The stranger did not remark her emotion, but went on quietly.

  • The Austrians had scarcely entered Breslau, when he not only denied me, but went further--he trampled upon the orders of my house, and held a Te Deum in the dome in honor of the Austrian victory at Collin.

  • When she reached her own apartment, she found eight soldiers waiting outside; she felt surprised, but went in, and allowed the man to lock her up as usual.

  • The king could contain himself no longer, but went straight to the door, which he opened with some noise.

  • AndrĂ©e said no more, but went to the queen.

  • So I left my company and went with her to Bow, but was vexed and spoke not one word to her all the way going nor coming, or being come home, but went up straight to bed.

  • However, he did nothing else; he touched neither her money nor her watch, though both were lying on the table, but went away as empty-handed as he came.

  • At these words Lucy trembled, but went on rapidly with her work, lest her emotion should be noticed.

  • Ethel, after the awkwardness was over, thought no more of the matter, but went on in full enjoyment f the feast.

  • Indeed, she knew not that she had personal influence at all, but went on in her own straightforward humility.

  • They paid little or no attention to him, however, but went on sadly and silently with their work, which was that of sifting gravel.

  • Tree came no more anigh to us; but went backward, and the pale glowing did fade, and the Tree no more to be seen.

  • Wilder's "Annals" records the fact that Balderson failed to go to Congress, but went to the State Senate.

  • He did not look about him, but went straight to the table, gripped the air above the pencil with the broken board upon it, and the pencil came up and began writing something, evidently in verse.

  • All the rest had not their Provisions brought to them, as we had, but went to eat from house to house, each house taking its turn.

  • The judge never decided the case, but went crazy a few months afterward.

  • Possibly this helped to spoil a locomotive engineer, but went to make a great master of the new motive power.

  • The big mate appeared, yawned, stooped to examine a lashed spar, did not give the sunrise so much as a glance, did not allow the ocean to see that he was even aware of its existence, but went forward to the bridge.

  • I was going to take no notice of him, but went up and explained a thing or two.

  • In my berth that night I searched for a moral for this narrative, but went to sleep before I found it.

  • The schoolmaster, however, did not keep still, but went on talking of all that must be done to protect the flock from the wolves.

  • He did not stop an instant, but went straight to the house.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but according; but alas; but all the same; but being; but finally; but has; but her eyes were; but made; but many; but one; but perhaps; but she only said; but she said nothing; but she was not; but somehow; but something; but these; but thou; but while; but who; but without; but would; butter and; butter rolled; human happiness; kindly smile