Example sentences of "but i [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 2 | I had a perm on Friday and then rushed off to the dentist for an emergency white cement type filling to fill my Friday 13th loss ( ! ) — maddening to have to go back again as it is the other side of town , but I walked the two miles or so home , along with Bella . |
| 3 | Yesterday afternoon was misty and bitterly cold , but I walked the four miles to Wuthering Heights and arrived just as it was beginning to snow . |
| 4 | And you seeing what you 're playing tonight , I thought I ca n't , but I heard the first thing der der der , but then it goes der der der |
| 5 | I only managed to see the second programme when still perhaps a little punch-drunk from over-exposure to Bournonville at the Copenhagen festival , but I relished the four examples of choreography by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch , particularly when they showed off Baryshnikov . |
| 6 | No but I saw the new X R two five O. |
| 7 | ‘ He took me to the dance , it 's true , ’ said Hyacinth , her temper showing , ‘ but I ditched the ginger swine as soon as I possibly could . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm not a great fan , but I enjoyed the first one , The Tempest , enormously and the evening went in a flash . |
| 9 | As someone who made little enough progress beyond Youll Cup school tennis and county junior teams in 20 years , I remain to be convinced but I enjoyed the three hours I spent reading the book . |
| 10 | I wanted a crew of twenty men — as we may meet pirates or enemy ships — but I had the greatest difficulty finding six . |
| 11 | My own business was all right , but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies — not enough capital . |
| 12 | I had so far managed to avoid being kissed by the old bat , but I had the strong feeling that , by the end of the day , she and I were going to be getting physical . |
| 13 | You know , if the wa I 'll have that but but I had the last bit before that . |
| 14 | I had n't the remotest idea , but I followed the little rails which were used by the tiny railway to carry food up to the dining rooms … |
| 15 | so he was gon na do the same for me , do a bit of shopping well I said you 'll get it like give you the money , so he says well I was gon na do the same but I said the only thing is when we go to the cash desk er , I said I 'm gon na leave you , I said I 'm not standing there |
| 16 | But I left the first of her three Sunday night shows feeling vaguely let down after a set that mixed the great with the gaffs . |
| 17 | But I chose the wrong time when prices were depressed and there was n't a great deal to come after all the expenses were paid . |
| 18 | I may be wrong , but I got the distinct impression that Melanie did n't think too highly of Carol . |
| 19 | ‘ Paul Wilkinson put in a great header but I got the final touch for my second goal . ’ |
| 20 | But I got the main thing off a , off a TV programme . |
| 21 | ‘ But I scored the last two goals in the second half . ’ |
| 22 | But I thought the other girl was good . |
| 23 | ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said . |
| 24 | But I thought the main concern would be finding the right building for a museum of this type , and that there would be no need to buy any pictures for it . |
| 25 | But I thought the supernatural voices was , was Gothic was n't it ? |
| 26 | ‘ Forgive me , Marshal , but I thought the last two places were to be filled by working scientists . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But I thought the whole idea was to keep it away from the public ? |
| 28 | I put that as an amendment , not reiterating the entire Labour budget , but I asked the Liberal Democrats , who purport to want to erm provide that sort of service to vulnerable people could they not accept that extra half a million pounds as an amendment , and two out of the group abstained , the rest of them voted against that as an amendment . |
| 29 | I was not aware that circumcision might be a painful , controversial , and perhaps an unethical procedure , but I planned the next attempt in compliance with the editor 's requests . |
| 30 | Oh , there was dancing , masques and reels , gaily clad courtiers talking in groups , but I caught the fear-filled glances and realised what might happen . |