Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a little while I was afraid I was going to land in the middle of a town , but I mercifully drifted to the edge of this . |
| 2 | He expected me to ask questions but I carefully refrained from showing interest . |
| 3 | But I also began by raising the question of Milton 's sense of dedication because I want to talk a little bit about the egoism of creation . |
| 4 | He made as if to say something , but I just beamed at him and he had to let it go . |
| 5 | When the man came from I would n't know , but I just felt as a op coopted parish councillor that I should make my voice heard on behalf of all the people that complain to me . |
| 6 | But she was saying this that and the other but I just felt like saying oh , listen I know more than you anyway ! |
| 7 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 8 | Well , having had to avail ourselves of the help of the officer who got rid of our gigantic wasp nest , I should like to say what a superb job they do , but I just wondered in view of the tremendous number , whether there is some kind of way of preventions . |
| 9 | But in latter days they came with a tank and they put it out and put it in a trailer you see but I just worked with bags when it was the first of it . |
| 10 | near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know |
| 11 | Outside there were several neighbours obviously listening to what was going on in our house , but I just pushed through them . |
| 12 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
| 13 | ‘ But I just tried to be patient , and one day everything just started to be okay again . |
| 14 | Most of them were small , gnarled , dark-furred exters , but I scarcely glanced at them . |
| 15 | I 'm a governor at present er working in prison service headquarters in Edinburgh , but I previously worked in Pentonville , erm I think it depends on what you mean by do by prisons do a good job , I think that 's a terribly vague and wide ranging question |
| 16 | But I soon recovered from the chloroform and really appreciated the company of the other Mums . |
| 17 | It briefly attracted my attention , but I soon returned to the more intellectual business of marking exam scripts . |
| 18 | I picked up my knife and attempted to copy the old lady but I soon got into difficulty . |
| 19 | But I soon got into it . |
| 20 | They do n't always dress up of course but I soon got in the habit by trying on a Tommy Cooper-styled fez . |
| 21 | It is well known that I disliked what was in the first three-year letter of intent , but I wholly approved of the principle . |
| 22 | I had only recently heard of the existence of such places , but I gradually came to the conclusion that she was running a small brothel of which she herself was the centre of interest . |
| 23 | Because of my long commitment to Liberalism , I never in fact joined the Scottish National Party , but I occasionally appeared on their platforms and continued independently to promote the idea of Scottish autonomy . |
| 24 | He 'd threaten that I 'd not get any money the next week , but I always managed to . |
| 25 | ‘ I was not the great campaigning journalist , but I always wanted to be able to give facts , be they favourable or unfavourable to the authorities . ’ |
| 26 | That one , but I actually got onto the the server . |
| 27 | but I only went round Dor Dorman Longs because the man who 's in charge of the labourers who moved all the machinery about er I sort of went with him see I did n't |
| 28 | ‘ It was due for renewal yesterday , but I entirely forgot about it . |
| 29 | The slow version has the most depth , and maybe it 'll turn up on a 12-inch some day , but I really opted for the fast one , because it seemed a really nice way to start the album . ’ |
| 30 | The slow version has the most depth , and maybe it 'll turn up on a 12-inch some day , but I really opted for the fast one , because it seemed a really nice way to start the album . ’ |