Example sentences of "but i [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I had a sudden vision of poor Clare , imprisoned in irons for the rest of her life . |
| 32 | But I dreamed a good deal . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ But I know a great deal about you . |
| 34 | ‘ But I know a special place , in the campagna — in the country — where you will see vineyards and ancient castles and rolling hills , where we can drink a wine that the gods would have kept for themselves if they could . ’ |
| 35 | I 've changed the specifications of the fence , so my brother got the but I put a smaller fence in there , not the huge three bar one which was er previously , it does n't really change specifications . |
| 36 | I know it sounds thin , sir , but I spent a long time getting no further than that and I do n't think we shall do better until we have an angle — some sort of leverage . ’ |
| 37 | But I got a distinct impression he did n't want me to see what he was writing . |
| 38 | I du n no but I got a wonderful hand look wha I 'll just show you for a start , cos I 'm putting that in the box . |
| 39 | an awful lot of pressure if your name is in it , but I got a special pleasure when I organized the reading from Salman Rushdie 's book . |
| 40 | I was n't Gene Krupa , but I got a fair beat going before MacLane rapped my knuckles . |
| 41 | ‘ Sure like to chew the fat with you , fella , but I got a busy day on . |
| 42 | I wore my jeans but I felt a complete mess . |
| 43 | It was pretty good fun , but I felt a little sick from all the rocking . |
| 44 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 45 | Reading my letter fifty-one years later , I am struck by its vigour , but I deplore a certain over-writing and perhaps a ‘ one-must-not attack Mr Eliot ’ tone . |
| 46 | But I wanted a good shine on them . ’ |
| 47 | Back to the basins to give my hair a brush-through : I liked myself spiky , hedgehog , but I wanted a will-brushed hedgehog . |
| 48 | I 'm not much of a cook but I do a passable roast . |
| 49 | But I did a big tour with Elton John in 1980 . |
| 50 | Yeah , but I want a better white bigger than that one |
| 51 | Oh yes , I 'm all favour of dipping , but I want a safer dip for the operators . |
| 52 | Do n't dawdle — but I want a thorough check . ’ |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | 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 . |
| 55 | A piece of impudence on my part , really , but I have a strong sense of civic duty . |
| 56 | 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' . |
| 57 | I have no clues about it , but I have a good vibe . ’ |
| 58 | But I have a serious point here . ’ |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | 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 … |