Example sentences of "but i [verb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To myself it 's a matter of well my first reaction was to ask the C I D if they knew the situation between o of , that was my first response actually to when the phone call came in , but I knew very little about . |
| 2 | It was my rest day but I knew how many aircraft had taken off , and as the sky lightened with the early summer dawn , we waited tensely in Hut 4 for them to return . |
| 3 | I 'd never read it but I knew how much I could have sold it for . |
| 4 | I belong to the species that believes in replicated nuclear power stations , but I remain obstinately unconvinced by the pressurised water reactor option . |
| 5 | But I took very good care that we did n't . |
| 6 | I like different kinds of people but I try very hard to be ‘ nice ’ to everybody . |
| 7 | Both felt alone , Phyllisia shows it well when she says ‘ It was lonely to be in this city but I longed so much for her friendship . |
| 8 | But I heard only this morning the story of an Arab girl whose parents have had to remove her from school because she was receiving threatening messages . |
| 9 | But I remember also that Toscanini had a genius in choral work . |
| 10 | In my opinion , working to ensure that your family is well fed is good religion but I remember how careful Dad was about his Good Friday movements . |
| 11 | ‘ I had intended to become an Anglican priest but I saw more dark than light . |
| 12 | ‘ I had intended to become an Anglican priest , but I saw more dark than light . |
| 13 | My body may be past mending , but I 've still all my wits . |
| 14 | I mean I would love to see a newspaper but the current staffing of the office does n't permit that also the costing of it erm but I 've very little input from this department and really while all out and about in the force and just a tip off about something human interest or whatever would be appreciated . |
| 15 | ‘ Sometimes it does get me down , but I get over that and then it is off to the next place . ’ |
| 16 | But I get so bored with myself . |
| 17 | This may well be so , but I get very tired when they attempt to banter tactics with me . |
| 18 | But I mean basically that sort of contract you want to complete . |
| 19 | But erm certainly erm I , I think that was erm a , a very good response to this because erm obviously we 've got er a g a fair selection here , you 've got erm building society instant and top ten postal , that 's the postal account there , erm TESSA , P E P and unit trusts , and possibly index-linked certificates , and I 'll go back to those but I mean certainly that was a good er a good spread , and I think er you know you should be er thinking , well you know this lady 's going to have some safe growth in the in the future . |
| 20 | I had no job , no education , and no prospects , but I looked pretty good , oh yes . |
| 21 | But I go too far and too fast , ’ Matilda broke off to amend hastily . |
| 22 | I would have liked to have got to know her better but I drank too much . |
| 23 | And er the question as to what steps we would take , we do n't discuss those , I , but I made quite clear , and I say it again quite simply , the embargo will be enforced , er and there 's no point in people thinking they can burst through it . |
| 24 | I hoped Doone would net him soon , but I had n't much faith . |
| 25 | But I had n't any choice . |
| 26 | I left Simon but I had very good reason to , as you know . |
| 27 | I was n't sure what he could have done from Purley , where he lived , but I had very great confidence in his championship . |
| 28 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 29 | But I had only half and where 's the other half gone ? |
| 30 | But I recover quickly that 's all . |