Example sentences of "but i have [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've become scruffier and scruffier , and although I do keep myself immaculately clean , I ca n't be bothered about my clothes any more . |
| 2 | But I 've heard two people |
| 3 | But I 've heard good reports |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think that I 've made great strides in the game ’ , he comments , ‘ but I 've made steady progress since I turned pro . ’ |
| 5 | Martha dissolved into tears and burst out , ‘ I 've never dared to tell anyone until now , but I 've felt guilty ever since . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He would like us to get married , but I 've said that would make things very awkward for you . |
| 7 | But I 've said this before , and I 'll say it again . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's so difficult to remember , but I 've said this before , so I 'll probably have to stick to it . ’ |
| 9 | I 've not had a chance to visit abroad yet but I think I 've got two visits booked next year to various remoter parts of the world , but I 've met some who are on leave , recuperating from the circumstances they 've been in , sometimes illness , sometimes just the sheer tension of being under fire . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 've done enough crying . |
| 11 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 12 | Neil Back is a similar built to Robbo , but I 've seen little of him in action . |
| 13 | ‘ Sorry , friend , but I 've seen that one before . |
| 14 | When we were seven or eight we could clear the place up as good as my Mum … but I 've seen some girls — like my aunt 's little girl and she 's fifteen , she 's just hopeless . |
| 15 | oh , well I erm , I did do a few but I 've used most of mine up I think , I can look in the freezer to see if there 's any there , but I do n't think there is |
| 16 | got it somewhere in this house but I 've told some chap , a bit of a Welsh there er I said , Now but it was Welsh there . . . |
| 17 | But I 've got nine |
| 18 | I used to play a lot of badminton and swimming but I 've got bored out of my ears so it 's something to keep fit . |
| 19 | But you 've got to get some years in to get a really good pension , but I 've got thirteen and the maximum you can get is forty years but you get , then get two thirds of the salary you would have got , |
| 20 | ‘ But I 've got five kids ! ’ |
| 21 | As I said there are just three sizes but I 've got five five prices , I would just like to home in on those three . |
| 22 | But I 've got all seven good ones . |
| 23 | ‘ But I 've got two other reasons for why you should take that money . ’ |
| 24 | I personally , in all the cases I 've dealt with , which is seven and a half years , have only ever really gone to magistrates court but I 've got two cases going to crown court soon , but it 's exceptionally hard and to answer your question , I actually have never fou never got anyone to go to prison yet . |
| 25 | But I 've got two brothers , so I 'm sure one of them will be a match . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 've no wish to hold up the tour a minute longer than necessary , Mr Ashenden , but I 've got certain duties in this case which will involve your co-operation . |
| 27 | That 's what I 'd have been doing if I had been there so you 're not so different from me Peter , so you might have , you might be different in other ways John , but I 've got that weakness as well . |
| 28 | But I 've got good news , lass ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But I 've got other things to do , love , everything does n't stop , just because your friends come round . |
| 30 | I did n't particularly like the name at first — I got called things like Stew and Stew-Pot at school — but I 've got used to it . |