Example sentences of "but i [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 No it was nice now but I had to sit like that with my arms up my sleeves .
2 ‘ I wanted to run away , to hide , but I had to return to this lonely , meaningless place . ’
3 But I want to listen to these accents .
4 But I want to stress to all parents : Do n't be complacent . ’
5 And we know there are various er responses to that question , and I would be looking to the districts to say whether or not they could cope with the various levels of provision that have been identified for Greater York , and it 's the view of whether they can cope within their own districts , I have n't said how you can cope , I said whether you can cope , you might I will I will leave you free to make the odd comment , but I want to focus on that part of the issue , and then the natural corollary to that is , will it be necessary , or is it considered necessary in the context of this alteration to provide specific guidance within H One policy for the distribution of that er development to er at sub , what I would call sub-district level , in other words do you want a specific entry for say Ryedale or Hambledon ?
6 ‘ Well , I 'm not sayin' I believe it , mind , but I want to know about that happy-birthday message .
7 I do not intend to list all the normal things Excel can do — just take it for granted that you will be able to set up a spreadsheet to calculate whatever you want to — but I want to concentrate on some of the features that will certainly save time , effort , and head scratching .
8 ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said .
9 The best thing to bring it all out , would be to write in my own African language , but I have to write in another language .
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