Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me give a trivial but I hope interesting example from my own experience . |
| 2 | It 's nice to have money for pretty clothes and makeup , but I prefer other methods ! ’ |
| 3 | Assistant : ‘ Yes , but I prefer Heavy Metal . ’ |
| 4 | I remember seeing , but I heard fucking result on News at Ten . |
| 5 | I fully share the concern felt about the dastardly acts in Ulster and the United Kingdom as a whole , but I ask hon. Members to keep their questions brief . |
| 6 | But I take great pride in the officer 's performance . ’ |
| 7 | At her best User Friendly would take some beating , but I take Bonny Scot to uphold the family tradition and confirm Cumani 's faith . |
| 8 | Which is a fairly important job but I get paid shit . |
| 9 | Yeah but I mean real oranges , but you peel them and I 'd |
| 10 | Yeah no but I mean passive smoking is just that 's , that 's , that 's the way that self erm s smoking is so selfish because you ca n't get away , you know , whether you 're not smoking or not you 're still getting the worst from it . |
| 11 | Yeah , but I mean basic things Ken , we 'll take for example |
| 12 | But I mean old people |
| 13 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 14 | But I hear interesting things . |
| 15 | I can not claim to have been a close friend , but I had occasional encounters with him and , as with most people , it would be more accurate to describe them as occasional brushes . |
| 16 | A doctor said it was an infested splinter , but I had stabbing pains there — and then , at night , as I lay in bed unable to get to sleep because of the pain , I could hear a munching sound . |
| 17 | But I had considerable difficulty in tracking any down . |
| 18 | But I experienced other disappointments , too , in Schreier 's account of what C.P.E. Bach described as his father 's ‘ great Catholic Mass ’ . |
| 19 | But I like fresh air . |
| 20 | Please do n't tell me to buy children 's shoes as I already do so when I need a flat pair , but I like high heels and am finding it increasingly difficult to buy them . |
| 21 | But I hate fresh air . |
| 22 | ‘ But I got quick support from Albert Craig and Ray Farningham coming from midfield , ’ he admitted . |
| 23 | But I got clean drawers on . |
| 24 | I thought he 'd gone off it but I got wrong bag . |
| 25 | There are no tears but I make squeaky sounds with my mouth . |
| 26 | But I thought good structure control overall , painted pictures well erm and I think perhaps just probe a bit more just a little bit stronger than you are at painting pictures but as you see a picture paints a thousand words . |
| 27 | No communication has been sent to the British Government about European reference prices , so I have not had a chance to study those , but I pay full tribute to the improvement in productivity . |
| 28 | Chairman I have to but I moved conservative resolution and I am now the debate problem . |
| 29 | ‘ They were incredible shots , powerful and practical images all of them , but I wanted beautiful photographs so anything nonethereal stayed out . ’ |
| 30 | I do indeed keep a list of questions , but I advise hon. Members representing Scottish constituencies that the next time we have Scottish Questions those hon. Members who have been called today will not stand quite such a good chance of being included next time . |