Example sentences of "but [pron] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
2 | ‘ I do n't get much time for reading , ’ said Wilcox , ‘ but I 've a rough idea what he was about . |
3 | It makes me cough a bit because when I came on the scene he was the one academically everything and she was the one who was academically rather disadvantaged but she , she was , you know , no not having the greatest of , of , of success but erm it was said that she would n't be able to be a student nurse because she was n't bright enough but you know she clocked up the O levels and A levels like guide badges and she went off on this pre-nursing course in South Notts you know and she was in and out of the Queens on a course and people and , you know , and she said I do n't know all the answers but I 've a rough idea about some of the questions , I want to be a nurse and off she went to , to , to Walsall and I 'm not saying she 's a brilliant student nurse but erm absolutely clear that she 's better than some of the others . |
4 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
5 | But I had a poor night 's sleep . |
6 | In her letter of acknowledgement and thanks the lady wrote , ‘ I would have written sooner but I had a strained muscle in my leg ’ . |
7 | But I had a real family to attend to — not Dad , who was preoccupied , but Mum . |
8 | Well , I said the usual pompous things but I had a good laugh when she rang off . |
9 | But I had a strong suspicion even then that he was drinking to something other than my health . |
10 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
11 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
12 | ‘ But I had a strange dream last night . |
13 | But I had a fine training , the best in the world . |
14 | But I had a funny feeling possibly he 's not wanting to do it anyway . |
15 | An old gentleman from Stowmarket , his name 's Mr I 'm sure it was because er , you see , my father and I used to go up Stowmarket Road sometimes after church or chapel and er and go for a walk up there and used to meet this Mr who played the organ Stowmarket and very course but erm but I had a wonderful life really |
16 | But I had a clear view of the table last night , and it was n't there . |
17 | But I had a passionate interest in model trains . |
18 | I still had tears in my eyes , but I had a big smile on my face too . |
19 | It was something we could barely understand , but I had a growing feeling that without my love the whole project would collapse . |
20 | Do n't , do n't worry I , do n't tell mother but I had a little accident . |
21 | I ca n't stay long , but I had a particular reason to speak with you . ’ |
22 | But I had a sudden vision of poor Clare , imprisoned in irons for the rest of her life . |
23 | It is possible this is a case of hindsight colouring my memory , but I have a distinct feeling that it was at that moment I first sensed something odd , something duplicitous perhaps , about this apparently charming American gentleman . |
24 | Difficult to prove at this stage when so many clam up but I have a distinct feeling that it was not only coupons that were being given away . |
25 | A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty . |
26 | On one occasion he kicked at a fence which was enclosing a footpath , saying ' I have no respect for the Whigs , but I have a good deal of the Chartist in me' . |
27 | I have no clues about it , but I have a good vibe . ’ |
28 | But I have a serious point here . ’ |
29 | I would not presume to add anything to the Word of God but I have a sneaking suspicion that if Isaiah had been writing in the 1990s he might have added a phrase . |
30 | But I have a sneaking feeling that in another five years ' time I 'll be reviewing the GR-100 and that will be the one … |