Example sentences of "but [subord] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if my own suspicions were aroused at that moment , Lord Darlington evidently did not share them . |
| 2 | ‘ But if my little darling reads books like that at his age , ’ says the mother , ‘ what will he do when he grows up ? ’ |
| 3 | But if my fair kinswoman will but be patient and abide in my house until we have brought all into order , and made proper search for this money … ’ |
| 4 | I did all I could for that plant , but while my White Poplar in the garden went from strength to strength , sprouting new branches and hundreds of suckers that came up like a forest over all the lawn , the fern bought on that memorable day when the second deluge had fallen just faded away before my eyes . |
| 5 | I have to explain to everyone that I 'm not so much of a monomaniac as this collection makes me seem , but when my old man died , thirty years ago , he left me his paintings . |
| 6 | But when my eighth birthday came I found it among my presents , with a little card from my father . ’ |
| 7 | A lot of money has gone into their schooling but as my financial situation has deteriorated we have had to consider take them out of private education and sending them to state school . |
| 8 | But as my historical data grew I discovered , from other sources , statements which contradicted the statements of the local historian and in most cases when I checked carefully I found that he was inaccurate . |