Example sentences of "but i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't see his face clearly in the firelight , but I was struck by an attitude of extreme fatigue . |
| 2 | ‘ But I was speaking about the price of vegetables , ’ said Anwar . |
| 3 | I even knew that if we talked about her past and all her life I might begin to like her , but I was thinking of a different countryside and different cattle and worrying about the oxen who ploughed the fields and turned the water wheels . |
| 4 | But I was thinking of the ones you see in cottages . |
| 5 | I asked to keep her talking , but I was thinking of the scribble on the photocopies I 'd found . |
| 6 | It was just a very low part , there was a little shopping area just round there at the time er , a butcher 's shop and a greengrocer 's shop and a Post Office , Street was the Post Office on the corner , and then Street and Road which lead down into , Lane and just round oh just round there you see , but I was born at the last house in the Street almost at the bottom of Street . |
| 7 | ‘ But I was born to the sword . ’ |
| 8 | Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years . |
| 9 | It was somewhat similar with me ; the war was on , albeit far away , and I was missing it ; patriotism and duty did enter into the picture but I was chafing at the bit like Old Dobbin who could not bear to stay away from a fire ! |
| 10 | It was impossible to evaluate my effectiveness as a role model , facilitator and practical teacher in terms of the time involved , but I was reassured by the fact I had spent 10 per cent of my time formally teaching students — although some nurses would rather spend this time at the bedside . |
| 11 | Dunlop said : ‘ I agreed to alter the gear box for Darren so it would be more suitable for Donington but I was riding in every race after the 125 and I physically just had n't the time to attend to it immediately . |
| 12 | But I was trained in an era when we were told that continental drift was all right for the unscientific geologists , but the " real " scientists — the physicists — said it was impossible . |
| 13 | ‘ I used to do women 's programmes but I was moved to the God slot . |
| 14 | But I was assured by the nurses that that would n't be the case . |
| 15 | I did n't buy any masks , but I was tempted by the matching two-foot-high figurines of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya . |
| 16 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |
| 17 | It 's an incredible responsibility , but I was blessed with a chance to do these things . ’ |
| 18 | But I was referring to a broader issue : |
| 19 | I was a bit lost because I had never been anywhere before , but I was met in a pony and trap and taken to my new employer . |
| 20 | I do n't know how long I remained staring at him but I was disturbed by the noise of voices in the waiting-room . |
| 21 | But I was talking to a Prof up there the other day , the actual A level , do you know , it 's pathetic really , I mean when you 're talking about law degrees you want about threes A's at A and now even accepting C's A , A level C's for engineering itself ! |
| 22 | Mine varied from too large to too small but I was encouraged by the laughter of the women around me and their urging me on with ‘ good , good ’ or ‘ work , work ’ . |
| 23 | But I was sitting on the sands of Ke Iki at midnight with a fairy-tale princess , a Botticelli Venus whose long blonde tresses reflected golden glints from the fire . |
| 24 | The book proved very popular but I was left with a nagging regret that my limitations with a camera had prevented me from portraying the district in colour . |
| 25 | ‘ I tried agonizingly to work out the details privately but I was left with no alternative . ’ |
| 26 | But I was taken to the vault before a concert in the church . |
| 27 | But I was seduced by the thought that I could pull it off . |
| 28 | ‘ They knew I was a sniffer but I was put on a YTS placement to learn to be a carpet fitter . |
| 29 | ‘ People were literally running for their lives but I was rooted to the spot . ’ |
| 30 | Us kids were highly amused at all this , but I was distracted from the fun by Frankie who suggested that we gather up the bottles and hide them in the washhouse before they all got broken . |