Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They brought some other poor sod in , ’ he said , as if in answer to my question , ‘ but I was over behind the door and they did n't see me . |
| 2 | But I was up against a big , strong lad called Eddie Evans in the Canada game and that was very hard work . |
| 3 | ‘ I wanted to tell you myself , but I was out of the country . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't let me see yer here agen , ’ he warned me , but I was off at a run . |
| 5 | The bruiser bawled at her , but she was out of the door in a flash . |
| 6 | Well everybody thought we 'd be out for a week or so , but we were out for a month or er more when these scabs started going back . |
| 7 | But he was out at a coronary , I believe , and by the time he arrived the baby was born . ’ |
| 8 | I rang the doctor , hoping he would suggest transferring her to Tewkesbury or Evesham , but he was out on a coronary emergency , so I had to wait . |
| 9 | ‘ But he was out of the country at the time . ’ |
| 10 | Cos she 'd been wanting to do Aladdin for a couple of years but it was on at The Playhouse |
| 11 | Bunting ( 1978 ) in more general terms disclaims this responsibility and states that with the introduction of high-yielding paddy it was to be expected there were social problems but it was up to the politicians to ‘ do something about it ’ . |
| 12 | John Fahey , PRO , said his role as ‘ spokesman ’ was over now that an independent medical expert had examined the situation but it was up to the people of Ovens and Ballincollig to decide whether the assurances resolved their worries . |
| 13 | How , after such an accident , its limbs managed any speed at all was a miracle , but it was off at a pace that Marlin could n't hope to match . |
| 14 | She wanted to go home , but it was out of the question . |
| 15 | She wanted it to be friendly and relaxed as before , she wanted to laugh and joke with him , but it was out of the question now . |