Example sentences of "but i [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I object to the killing . ’ |
| 2 | I do not believe that Scotland can or should avoid its international obligations , but I object to the fact that we are apparently being singled out as the one country that will be the nuclear laundry for everyone else . |
| 3 | ‘ But I knew at the time that I felt I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 4 | But I knew in the end you would n't let us down — and I was right , was n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | But I knew from the outset that the demands Schoenberg makes in these Variations are abnormal ones which are difficult to realize properly even in acoustically suitable concert-halls . |
| 6 | But I return to the point I make here , Mr , we 're not saying that these sites should be allocated for development now , unless the Inspector . |
| 7 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |
| 8 | But I went for the downstairs one because of the bath . |
| 9 | I did n't advertise for a partner but I went to the single 's and divorcee club and met my second husband and its magic the second time around . |
| 10 | But I went to the doctor . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 12 | I 'm Mrs and er the point I wan na make is that I understood when Jimmy Jones came here had two lovely full houses but I heard through the building through the grapevine that the members of the trust or council objected to him because he was racist his jokes and sexist . |
| 13 | But I saw in the newspaper that , in three weeks , the new young King , Rudolf the Fifth , would have his coronation . |
| 14 | ‘ I was going to , but I saw in the newspaper the next morning that he had died . ’ |
| 15 | I think I mean it was interesting cos someone said earlier about people coming in I mean once you get them in I mean I always feel it 's like the pantomime each year which is an amateur pantomime yet the actual people coming in to see that I mean it 's well in the ninety per cent 's and you talk to people when they come to see the pantomime and ver invariably the the mum 's or dad 's say no I do n't normally come to theatre but I come to the pantomime and they enjoy it very much and when you talk to them they can say well what you think of it ? |
| 16 | They gave me 26 quid this week but I rummaged through the shed and found a couple of things to stick in as prizes . |
| 17 | If you wish you know but I mean during the week nine times |
| 18 | I bought along this brochure , you can have a copy if you like but I mean at the back there are forty five institutions all virtually paddling their own canoe . |
| 19 | you know , but I mean at the moment I keep , he 's coming home some nights and , you know it like , he 'll come home and say I had a really good morning the kids were great , but as for the afternoon , and like he said when you 're teaching you 're only as good as your last lesson , you know |
| 20 | But I mean in the meantime we 're quite happy quite happy carrying with with the silly little letterhead that I 've got cos it says |
| 21 | ‘ I started bowling a bit of medium pace but I stuck with the leg spin as well and I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 22 | But I lay in the bath and thought . |
| 23 | I 'm sorry I kissed you earlier , but I swear on the Bible I 've no intention of ravishing you on the kitchen floor before supper — or any other time . ’ |
| 24 | I was a bit nervous , because I thought she might go for me , but I crawled into the cage and put a slip lead on her . |
| 25 | But I listened at the bedroom door when you found my terminal . |
| 26 | ‘ He 's … er … he 's not here at the moment , but I know about the business . ’ |
| 27 | It may not apply to anything but I know in the past when she 's given me those things to try erm she 's got a book at home and it 'll say erm particular |
| 28 | But I lied about the afternoon and I was worried when you wanted to keep the betting slips because you probably know that one of the horses won and I would have won quite a lot of money if I 'd stayed in the betting shop . |
| 29 | But I adapted to the work . |
| 30 | I realize now that I should have fired him right then but I thought at the time that when we got him on the set he would be OK . |