Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt to respect other religions . " |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I do have power steering and an excellent radio , but I miss having electric windows . |
| 3 | But I 've heard good reports |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think that I 've made great strides in the game ’ , he comments , ‘ but I 've made steady progress since I turned pro . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've no wish to hold up the tour a minute longer than necessary , Mr Ashenden , but I 've got certain duties in this case which will involve your co-operation . |
| 6 | But I 've got good news , lass ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But I 've got other things to do , love , everything does n't stop , just because your friends come round . |
| 8 | I have n't got any , they wo , I could n't get any fresh parsley so I thought that might just give it a bit of colour , but I 've got dried parsley if you 'd rather use that . |
| 9 | ‘ But I 've got six-foot-long planks of wood attached to my feet . |
| 10 | I mean I I I 'm confusing the notation but I 've put little quotes round it . |
| 11 | They do n't wish it to happen , but it becomes an impossibility almost for them to stand up to their rights , and Mr talks about rights and no rights is in abstract and we all know how difficult it is then to stand up as a minority when you 're surrounded by that majority , but I 've had personal representations |
| 12 | ‘ I 've had doubts that I could play at this level but I 've had great support from everyone . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Not that it 's any of your damn business , but I 've had glandular fever . ’ |
| 14 | But I 've had fresh trees since I 've been in in Stowmarket and I 've , I 've come to hate them . |
| 15 | I know it 's something a Samaritan would consider unprofessional , but I enjoyed getting verbal queerbashers to hang up on me because they could n't handle what I was telling them . |
| 16 | My billetors were kind , but I had to spend considerable time in their sitting-room , and I felt this was an invasion of privacy for both of us . |
| 17 | ‘ I certainly have n't invited him , but I had to give Slender Billy a score of tickets , so who knows who he might bring ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ He was a big man , but I had studied martial arts and felt confident that I could get away if he made the wrong move . |
| 19 | But I like learning new things and seeing new places , so one day who knows what I might do ! ’ |
| 20 | P. Mainly skaters , some college people out of skating but I like to make new friends all the time . |
| 21 | My predecessor had read law and obtained a first , but I chose to read social anthropology simply because of a pleasure in the subject . |
| 22 | But I do have other talents . |
| 23 | Well i I 'm happy , I mean I was just going to make that point , sir , but I do have other points , but I 'll wait . |
| 24 | But I did see black guillemots swimming down in the bay , and a gully full of boulders where they probably nest . ’ |
| 25 | My own specimen is in tropical conditions but I have seen young specimens for sale in a tank along with Sterlet and medium-sized Orandas and a retailer I know has told me that he has a customer with an extremely large ( 12″ ) Asiaticus kept in totally cold water with common Goldfish . |
| 26 | " But I have to take calculated risks sometimes . |
| 27 | ‘ My dear girl , I may be moronic as far as modern music is concerned , but I have attended classical concerts in my time . |
| 28 | As detailed explanations are provided earlier in the book they are not given here , but I have included appropriate chapter references in the text . |
| 29 | I had tried it before and put on more weight due to not re-educating my eating habits , but I needed to see immediate results to get the enthusiasm to continue dieting . |
| 30 | I 'm no expert , but I love to have huge displays whenever I can afford them , ’ says Clarissa . |