Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When told how Evans had been rumbled , St Helens chairman Eric Latham said : ‘ It 's news to me — but nothing surprises me anymore . |
| 2 | I nearly I 'm lacking indoors , I 'm very lacking indoors I nearly lay down last night but I knew I just wanted to be |
| 3 | I always carry some with me , but I hope I never have to use it because I do n't think I 'd get near him with the needle . ’ |
| 4 | I know I mean I know what I think in the back of my head but I mean I just prefer not to predict , I do n't want to say it does n't matter about thinking I know it 's a bit weird in you know . |
| 5 | No but I mean I just ca n't see that . |
| 6 | It 's but I mean I actually it was right down in there , right up , right round and it was painful . |
| 7 | I 'm not commenting still not commenting on local issues , but I mean I quite see that acceptable to Mid Sussex and I 'm not doubting the recommendation but erm we 've actually sixty three thousand right sixty three thousand square metres and the other councils took the attitude that we would be nowhere near achieving structure plan and I find myself absolutely clearly what happened in other comebacks they were only going to produce three , two thirds or three quarters of your |
| 8 | Yeah but I mean I only her . |
| 9 | you know , and they 're always , she said well get on , yeah I know we do but I said I just do n't want you know |
| 10 | er because I said I , I only phone Marion once a month and phone mum probably about once a fortnight , I do n't like to leave it any longer and erm and I said I know I made a few extra calls over Christmas , but I said I really do n't know . |
| 11 | A few years ago this was only available in specialist nurseries , but I thought I recently caught a glimpse of it in Geoff Hamilton 's ornamental vegetable garden on the television , so I suppose it has come of age . |
| 12 | I told my father I was trying to get them over to the far side , to the mainland , and that the ones I had to bury , the ones which fell short , were victims of scientific research , but I doubt I really needed this excuse , my father never seemed bothered about the suffering of lower forms of life , despite having been a hippy , and perhaps because of his medical training . |
| 13 | But I suppose I also intend a warning . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 've learnt a lot off the television but I think I still need to know more and it is something I think we all worry about . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm not saying I 'm going to have one of these Grand Slam win breakthroughs , but I think I still have enough tennis in me to have a few more great moments . |
| 16 | The second category , overall impression , involves listening to all the adjectives describing the person and thereby forming an overall impression ; ‘ [ I ] assessed the overall impression left once all the words had been read out ’ or ‘ I was not conscious of using any strategy in particular at the time , but I guess I merely listened to all the traits and tried to gain an overall impression . ’ |
| 17 | but I guessed I just rolled up ! |
| 18 | But nobody took me seriously . ’ |
| 19 | But you know I always loved you , darling , and , being a mere male , did n't have to take it off . |
| 20 | ‘ Thanks , Gran ; but you know I never leave her alone at nights , and you 're bound to drop off . ’ |
| 21 | But you know I still think that I 'm drawn towards that sort of teaching , performing that kind of role erm and that would n't be fulfilled by librarianship at all . |
| 22 | But you tell me how just how is he going to do it ? |
| 23 | You say I shut you out of my work , but you shut me out … |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , Shelley , Shelley , you 're a beautiful woman , but you tease me too much . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But you make me so angry , ’ she said on a short laugh , ‘ when anyone with half a brain can see what is going on ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But you needed me more , Ruth . |
| 27 | But you pay me now . |
| 28 | But you want me too , do n't you ? ’ |
| 29 | But you helped me out with my grades so I 'll overlook that . ’ |
| 30 | I went over to comfort her but she shooed me away . |