Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I prefer not to chat while someone 's singing . |
2 | There 's no doubt that both marriages were a mistake , but I try not to blame anyone and I certainly do n't feel resentful towards my ex-wives . |
3 | ‘ Yes , but I try not to think of those days . |
4 | I laugh , but I du n no what to say so I just shrug . |
5 | But I du n no why Colin do n't use the toilet . |
6 | Mr Browne said Jesus died cos we 're all bad , but I du n no about that . |
7 | She said I could keep any of the stuff she left behind , or sell it if I wanted , but I du n no about that . |
8 | I know it ai n't much , but I du n no if it 's enough to get a proper meal like . |
9 | I ca n't think of anyone I 'd really like to speak to , except Marie of course , but I du n no if she 's got a phone in Scotland . |
10 | Normally I like looking through books — you know , if they got nice pictures and that in them , but I du n no — I just ai n't very interested at the moment . |
11 | To tell the truth , I could do with a pee , but I du n no where the toilet is . |
12 | I spect there 's one on the station somewhere , but I du n no where it is . |
13 | I know it 's a train station and that , but I du n no how to get home from here . |
14 | I thought they was going to catch a train , and that 's why they was hugging and kissing and that , but I du n no — maybe they was just planning to go away or summat . |
15 | He was friendly enough and that , but I du n no , I felt sort of uncomfortable with him . |
16 | I 'd rather go home , but I du n no how to get there , and I do n't want to get lost . |
17 | It ca n't be far , I know that , but I du n no the way . |
18 | I think she might be a nurse , but I du n no where I am . |
19 | ‘ But I du n no when it 'appened , ’ Billy said irritably . |
20 | We could , but I du n no how realistic it would be , I mean if there was , oh obviously it 'll more realistic than doing nothing . |
21 | But they say the old man did n't have anything to do with it , but I du n no , he could have had something to do with it , I du n no . |
22 | Was really poor there but I du n no if we 'd er stayed there or and carried on with it . |
23 | I seen ‘ im before — but I du n no about yesterday . |
24 | Oh but I du n no erm cos there 's always this thing about following the mass ideal what peasants want . |
25 | I know what you said but I du n no what a ginnel is . |
26 | But I du n no ! |
27 | Maybe H R T was helping what her symptoms would have been if she had n't taken them , maybe they were worse because she was , maybe they were the same in spite of it , but I du n no . |
28 | so it might 've been Rob that went out with her , but I du n no . |
29 | Yeah you can make me some , I do n't know what I , I do n't want anything but I du n no |
30 | But I du n no whatever 's whatever 's this bloody world coming to ? |