Example sentences of "[pron] but i [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 2 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 3 | something which , that interested me but I do think I 'll find it boring or something . |
| 4 | There is obviously an ambitious streak in me but I do realise that I am still very young and inexperienced . |
| 5 | Umm yes I do have I have n't brought it with me but I do have a book at home that that erm in that showed you know the pieces of fabric that you had left over from doing all this , erm I 've got a pattern that my mother actually used to make things that were very are now very unpopular for my children . |
| 6 | I do n't know how long it was that things had been going badly for them but I do know there were problems . |
| 7 | I do n't get angry with her but I do leave the room to calm down … |
| 8 | When we go home we will know more and we will certainly talk more about it but I do know that our development programme is underway . |
| 9 | I try to ignore it but I do worry she may be going short of protein and vitamins . |
| 10 | I , I certainly do n't erm propose to go through the service requirements to approve it but I did say that to start with , I just wanted to clarify that all the policies have been |
| 11 | I did n't although I did n't slam it but I did shut it . |
| 12 | 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 . |