थे, लेकिन

हम दुखी थे, लेकिन हमसे ज्यादा दुखी दो और लोग थे।

We were sad, but two other people were sadder than we were.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

वे जूते भी देते थे, लेकिन भुगतान अभी भी अच्छा है.

They used to provide shoes too, but the pay is still good.

— Ladri di biciclette (1948)

हाँ, उन्हें पैसे तो देने ही थे, लेकिन मेरे पास करने को और भी काम थे।

Yes, I did have to pay them, but I had other things to do as well.

उसमें तो सालों-साल लगने थे, लेकिन शायद शुरुआत हो गई थी।

It was supposed to take years and years, but perhaps it had already begun.

हम दो, हमारे दो तो थे, लेकिन"हम दो"यानि विमल और मैं।

We did have two children, but by “we two,” I meant Vimal and me.

— Tribhanga (2021)

कैमरन और लोरिकम के बड़े संघ बहुत अड़ियल थे, लेकिन वे सिर्फ़ छह थे।

The large unions of Cameron and Loricum were very stubborn, but there were only six of them.

इसे करने के तेज़ तरीके थे, लेकिन उनसे जहाज़ पर उतना पक्का नियंत्रण नहीं रहता।

There were faster ways to do it, but they didn’t give you as much control over the ship.