Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 2 | ‘ They say bad luck comes in threes — but I hope this time that 's not true . ’ |
| 3 | it 's still a but it 's a different camp , but I wrote this time because what he tells us I forget , I do n't know if you 'll be able to read it or not so |
| 4 | The cast and crew get on famously and are throwing yet another party — a ‘ vicars and tarts ’ one I believe ( you 're made for it ) , but I decline this evening 's invitation out of reverence for my Mom . |
| 5 | ‘ They 've given me a roomette or some such , but I take this thing seriously . |
| 6 | But I mean this week er this weekend er , Mr died opposite erm , they 've got a , a detached house there and erm somebody went |
| 7 | Well this , this was a letter of the , granted it was eighty nine , but I mean this paragraph just said , you know , if we , does say that , you know , if we established a , a demand , and I do n't see why we should n't have a bash at . |
| 8 | But I had this polyneuritis coming on and I gr gradually went paralysed . |
| 9 | It had never been done before , but I had this premonition , and of course it proved true . ’ |
| 10 | But I had this instinct that you 'd have a better chance if you first spent some time with me — ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I do n't know , ’ says Charles , ‘ but I met this girl in television the other evening , and she said people are going to be dropping off your Matterhorn thing like fleas off a dog . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But I like this bed . ’ |
| 13 | But I like this guitar for a number of reasons . |
| 14 | So I ca n't really er but I like this course as well , |
| 15 | But I like this place , Peter , I like this valley . |
| 16 | But I hate this life here . |
| 17 | Somehow I could n't imagine Chaman and her household taking on Goldfinger or seducing Ursula Andress , but I let this pass . |
| 18 | ‘ But I have this feeling I ought to do something . |
| 19 | But I believe this Darkfall effect can also explain a lot to us about our superstitious past . |
| 20 | Not only so , but I believe this statement to be deeply theologically inadequate and that various points to be at variance both with scripture and with the Westminster confession of faith the standard and the principle subordinate standard of this church . |
| 21 | Well I do n't know the exact date but I believe this house is some thirty years old , so it was built about nineteen fifty three , fifty two , fifty three |
| 22 | I have heard many anglers say that they dislike swimfeeders because they cause too much disturbance when they hit the surface , but I reckon this disturbance becomes part of the attraction once the barbel have associated the splash with food . |
| 23 | Look , I know you do n't want to talk about it , but I think this spell of being apart will do us lots of good . |
| 24 | ‘ I still enjoy going to racing at Croft circuit but I think this year 's trip to the Isle of Man will be my swan song , ’ he said . |
| 25 | The following letter , written later in 1955 , seems to be severely restricted to my eyes , but I think this restriction was lifted when , after Ivy 's death , the letters were sent to Mrs Spurling : |
| 26 | ‘ But I think this time it 's different in that teams will have to score two goals to beat us because we 're always going to get one . |
| 27 | ‘ People are often complaining about the council but I think this time they deserve some praise . ’ |
| 28 | I could have quoted basically the same words from almost any Jehovah 's Witness tract , but I choose this book because a reputable publisher ( Pan Books Ltd ) saw fit to publish it , despite a very large number of errors which would quickly have been spotted if an unemployed biology graduate , or indeed undergraduate , had been asked to glance through the manuscript . |
| 29 | ‘ We know we have taken on a lifetime 's commitment but I love this boy . |
| 30 | But I need this room , to remember . ’ |