Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] i [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she offered me a nice sunny room under the eaves at the back . |
| 2 | Er so I 'm gon na have them but she showed me the small room , what they call the small room , well that was huge well it will be perfect for what we want . |
| 3 | He waved to me , but she gave me a menacing glare . |
| 4 | I intended to ask the Baronessa Dulcibene why she had come to pay her last respects to this mysterious Englishman but she gave me a glassy look of non-recognition and moved rapidly away with her companion . |
| 5 | I was certain he did n't know I was following him , but he led me a pretty dance almost as if he was trying to lose me . |
| 6 | One eveing I dared to stretch out my hand to his plate , but he struck me a sharp blow over the back of my fingers . |
| 7 | But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so . |
| 8 | But he gave me a hard time . |
| 9 | ‘ But he sees me the other way — he spoke of another photograph — he was telling me that … ’ |
| 10 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 11 | I ducked so fast I was n't sure whether he 'd seen me or not , but it gave me a prickly feeling just to imagine it , so I scuttled for the door and legged it up the spiral stairway three steps at a time , just in case . |
| 12 | I simply watched an American T V news item , but it gave me a frightening vision of what the future could hold in store for us , unless we fight the Tory policies with all our might we can muster . |
| 13 | ‘ It was a strange situation , but it gave me a unique opportunity to work alongside the workforce under difficult conditions . |
| 14 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |