Example sentences of "but i [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first ambition was to be a concert pianist , but I come from a long line of actors and I suppose it was inevitable really that I 'd follow them . |
| 2 | But I relax with a good book whenever possible . |
| 3 | And then in the air it stiffens very slightly as it cools down , but I think on a nice warm day like this is might be . |
| 4 | The decision in Chamberlain was also followed and referred to in Vestey v IRC 31 TC 1 but Lord Reid did give a warning : The ingenuity of those who devise these schemes is such that it might be rash to say that property can never be comprised in a settlement unless it is charged with rights in favour of others , but I think as a general rule this must now be the test . |
| 5 | I am hating him , but I writhe in a betraying ecstasy , an agony of pleasure . |