Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt to respect other religions . " |
| 2 | Oh hang on I 'm leaving at ten cos I want to be there a little early and start them but I hope to get some perks . |
| 3 | But I hope to play next Saturday ! |
| 4 | We could insert ‘ Christian truths ’ ( or doctrines or promises ) for ‘ Christian presuppositions ’ , but I prefer to speak this way to focus attention on what a presupposition does rather than on what it is . |
| 5 | I enjoyed the congratulations and little bit of adulation , but I managed to keep some words of my father 's in my mind . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I do have power steering and an excellent radio , but I miss having electric windows . |
| 7 | But I 've heard two people |
| 8 | But I 've heard good reports |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I 've done enough crying . |
| 11 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 12 | When we were seven or eight we could clear the place up as good as my Mum … but I 've seen some girls — like my aunt 's little girl and she 's fifteen , she 's just hopeless . |
| 13 | got it somewhere in this house but I 've told some chap , a bit of a Welsh there er I said , Now but it was Welsh there . . . |
| 14 | ‘ But I 've got five kids ! ’ |
| 15 | I personally , in all the cases I 've dealt with , which is seven and a half years , have only ever really gone to magistrates court but I 've got two cases going to crown court soon , but it 's exceptionally hard and to answer your question , I actually have never fou never got anyone to go to prison yet . |
| 16 | But I 've got two brothers , so I 'm sure one of them will be a match . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | That 's what I 'd have been doing if I had been there so you 're not so different from me Peter , so you might have , you might be different in other ways John , but I 've got that weakness as well . |
| 19 | But I 've got good news , lass ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But I 've got other things to do , love , everything does n't stop , just because your friends come round . |
| 21 | Most traditional horse care books tell you that the only way to achieve this is to give him as thorough grooming every day , but I 've got more faith in the old stud groom who said that grooming put muscles on people 's arms but did n't do an awful lot for horses ' coats ! |
| 22 | Sorry I 've got to throw you out on time , but I 've got another appointment at four . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | and I thought well we 're a ha a healthy family I said you never know when you want help so I said but I 've got twenty p here , I 'll have one ticket he said well my dear that one ticket come out can come out ! |
| 25 | I only wish I had time to stay and talk , but I 've got some paperwork to get through right now . ’ |
| 26 | but I 've got some left of that beef , so |
| 27 | ‘ But I 've got this attitude that if you 're going to show guitarists off in their best light , you do n't just put them on stage and let them weedle around all night . |
| 28 | I would , he said , but I 've got this thing called Slik just going . |
| 29 | And I ring up B H and I say , I 'm sorry about Tuesday night , but I 've got this guy that wants to see me , it 's really good , and she 'll say , alright , you 're starting off , O K , off you go , we 'll rearrange it for next week . |
| 30 | And things have changed since he got remaindered , but I 've got this feeling — call it a detective 's intuition — that he left something of himself behind . |