Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh hang on I 'm leaving at ten cos I want to be there a little early and start them but I hope to get some perks . |
| 2 | I enjoyed the congratulations and little bit of adulation , but I managed to keep some words of my father 's in my mind . |
| 3 | When we were seven or eight we could clear the place up as good as my Mum … but I 've seen some girls — like my aunt 's little girl and she 's fifteen , she 's just hopeless . |
| 4 | got it somewhere in this house but I 've told some chap , a bit of a Welsh there er I said , Now but it was Welsh there . . . |
| 5 | I only wish I had time to stay and talk , but I 've got some paperwork to get through right now . ’ |
| 6 | but I 've got some left of that beef , so |
| 7 | ‘ All right , ’ she said , making a face at him , ‘ I know I ai n't much to look at , but I 've had some blokes fancy me . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But I had to have some excuse , you see . |
| 9 | ‘ But I wanted to do some scuba ! ’ he said in outrage . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not down , I 'm still grazing the mountain but I wanted to get some planting done . ’ |
| 11 | Other times I am mean and nasty , and there are other times when I have n't got complete control of myself but I do want some sort of discipline . |
| 12 | But I do know some ladies who have done well with parties . |
| 13 | I know I am just an ignorant servant girl , aged seventeen , but I do know some Latin . |
| 14 | Erm but I do have some sympathy with Harrogate 's position and indeed Selby 's position er to some extent . |
| 15 | Enid : No , but I did get some pleasure from the abuse . |
| 16 | I 'm not a writer but I have done some singing , and so we met up and decided to do some songs , with a conscious effort to keep it basic-sounding , and showcase Lola 's voice . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought of that but I have made some enquiries . |
| 18 | The diet is , of course , low fat but I have introduced some foods previously forbidden , such as the occasional egg , a little salmon , mackerel or tuna ( in brine ) and occasionally even a little ice cream . |
| 19 | Ignatius of Loyal er or er , more properly known to me in church history was the scourge of the wrath of the , of the council of reformation and inside of consumism but I think regards some years ago in on Ignatius spirituality of bibles which I 'm delighted to see John has mentioned in his prologue for the er for his introduction to Holywell the the the association 's there came to discover who Saint Ignatius er , helping to sort of tap greater spiritual depths and er resources and consequently trained as spiritual director er in Ignatian things . |
| 20 | Yeah but I need to do some typing . |
| 21 | But you 've done some thing tonight , you know . |
| 22 | But you 've got some time to wake up have n't you ? |
| 23 | But you chose to make some rules . |
| 24 | But you decide to take some laxatives , again seeing it as a ‘ meaningless ’ incident . |
| 25 | But you have to have some level of arousal has to be something pumping round you round your blood your brain has to be working in some way to be able to perform . |
| 26 | ‘ But you do have some idea who it could be ? ’ |
| 27 | But she had to give some thought to him , too . |
| 28 | Katharine wo n't actually be making any speeches on his behalf but she does have some tips for the Prime Minister . |
| 29 | Meredith supposed Harriet would be fully committed socially over the Christmas period but she wanted to offer some token of hospitality , so she went across the road after breakfast and asked if Harriet would like to come over to lunch . |
| 30 | That applies equally to those in the private sector and to those who are now in the public sector but who hope to make some kind of management-employee buy-out . |