Example sentences of "but i have [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
2 | ‘ I do n't get much time for reading , ’ said Wilcox , ‘ but I 've a rough idea what he was about . |
3 | It makes me cough a bit because when I came on the scene he was the one academically everything and she was the one who was academically rather disadvantaged but she , she was , you know , no not having the greatest of , of , of success but erm it was said that she would n't be able to be a student nurse because she was n't bright enough but you know she clocked up the O levels and A levels like guide badges and she went off on this pre-nursing course in South Notts you know and she was in and out of the Queens on a course and people and , you know , and she said I do n't know all the answers but I 've a rough idea about some of the questions , I want to be a nurse and off she went to , to , to Walsall and I 'm not saying she 's a brilliant student nurse but erm absolutely clear that she 's better than some of the others . |
4 | ‘ But I 've a nasty feeling , ’ she concluded dismally , ‘ that if you do find anything there , it 'll just be Alex 's body . ’ |
5 | But I had no such indication regarding the black population . |
6 | We 'd made three or four visits to the area to look around before we finally moved down , but I had no real idea what was happening . |
7 | But I had a poor night 's sleep . |
8 | In her letter of acknowledgement and thanks the lady wrote , ‘ I would have written sooner but I had a strained muscle in my leg ’ . |
9 | But I had a real family to attend to — not Dad , who was preoccupied , but Mum . |
10 | Well , I said the usual pompous things but I had a good laugh when she rang off . |
11 | But I had a strong suspicion even then that he was drinking to something other than my health . |
12 | I wondered what would happen if I ignored the call or pretended it was n't me , but I had a strong feeling that they knew it was me . |
13 | We thought we knew no-one in this part of the country , but I had a hazy recollection that our English Department secretary at Vic. , Pat Lawn , had retired with husband Ken to this area . |
14 | ‘ But I had a strange dream last night . |
15 | But I had a fine training , the best in the world . |
16 | But I had a funny feeling possibly he 's not wanting to do it anyway . |
17 | An old gentleman from Stowmarket , his name 's Mr I 'm sure it was because er , you see , my father and I used to go up Stowmarket Road sometimes after church or chapel and er and go for a walk up there and used to meet this Mr who played the organ Stowmarket and very course but erm but I had a wonderful life really |
18 | But I had a clear view of the table last night , and it was n't there . |
19 | But I had a passionate interest in model trains . |
20 | I still had tears in my eyes , but I had a big smile on my face too . |
21 | It was something we could barely understand , but I had a growing feeling that without my love the whole project would collapse . |
22 | Do n't , do n't worry I , do n't tell mother but I had a little accident . |
23 | I ca n't stay long , but I had a particular reason to speak with you . ’ |
24 | But I had a sudden vision of poor Clare , imprisoned in irons for the rest of her life . |
25 | " I 'm so sorry to have kept you waiting , gentlemen , " he said , " but I had an important telephone call from Geneva highly profitable call , I might add . " |
26 | I wanted a crew of twenty men — as we may meet pirates or enemy ships — but I had the greatest difficulty finding six . |
27 | My own business was all right , but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies — not enough capital . |
28 | I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical . |
29 | You know , if the wa I 'll have that but but I had the last bit before that . |
30 | But I have no such courage . |