Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's nice to have money for pretty clothes and makeup , but I prefer other methods ! ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Yeah but I mean real oranges , but you peel them and I 'd |
4 | Yeah , but I mean basic things Ken , we 'll take for example |
5 | 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 . |
6 | But I hear interesting things . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | But I experienced other disappointments , too , in Schreier 's account of what C.P.E. Bach described as his father 's ‘ great Catholic Mass ’ . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | But I got clean drawers on . |
12 | There are no tears but I make squeaky sounds with my mouth . |
13 | ‘ They were incredible shots , powerful and practical images all of them , but I wanted beautiful photographs so anything nonethereal stayed out . ’ |
14 | 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 . |
15 | ‘ But I want second-class tickets . ’ |
16 | But I have serious blackheads . |
17 | ‘ You might enjoy that kind of thing , ’ he said with more than a touch of irritation , ‘ but I have other matters to see to , more important than shifting a few papers about . ’ |
18 | But I have other responsibilities . |
19 | I take the squad to Holland every year and that is something I would like to see continued but I have other ideas which it may not be possible to put into practice . |
20 | But I have different slides I use for different things . |
21 | I would like a home of my own but I have special requirements . |
22 | If some of those who proposed it are proved right in several years ' time , I hope that I will admit as much , but I have grave doubts nevertheless , and they are shared by a large number of heavyweight people in the Scottish universities . |
23 | I do n't have no fruit , but I reckon just plants are OK without the fruit . |
24 | ‘ I think it 's a waste of time growing vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages that take a long time to grow and are cheap in the shops , but I enjoy growing beans , carrots and marrows . |
25 | Maybe , in time , realism may prevail , but I see young players with stars in their eyes , and realism has never been a match for that in any walk of life . |
26 | But I think good parents need the perspective which allows them sometimes to be selfish . |
27 | ‘ I shop in High Street stores but I love second-hand markets and charity shops . |
28 | Well , no but I love lovely soaps . |
29 | But I love old Strats — I love the Strat sound , period . |
30 | The game was all ticket but I found little problems obtaining a ticket , going down Friday lunchtime and obtaining a spare ticket from a Southampton supporter . |