Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was in fact the first time she had thought of such a thing , and it did not seem to be a very good idea , but nothing irritated her more than being addressed in that Listen With Mother voice ( particularly as her daughter-in-law spoke to her children quite normally ) and it goaded her to contrariness . |
2 | Tuathal said , ‘ If you mean , did any of our Fife men defect , then the answer is yes , but I killed them both . |
3 | But I noted them all down with the dignified " we " , for he and I now agreed . |
4 | But I tell you one person who 's getting on my nerves is that good looking son at McDonalds . |
5 | ‘ A vague suspicion as yet but I tell you this : if the murderer strikes again , it will be against us , Roger , so be on your guard ! ’ |
6 | In all honesty the difficulties are formidable , but I tell you this , for too many years trade unionism has been in the doldrums and with such a prize , however difficult to achieve , it would be a betrayal of our heritage and a betrayal of our members if we do n't give it a good hard try . |
7 | But I tell you this — even if the corpse is not James 's , Surrey himself assured me that no royal personage could escape from that battle . |
8 | But I tell you this , Roger , Moodie was innocent of any crime . |
9 | Things grow in the warm darkness , I said , but I prefer it cold and moonlit . |
10 | But I keep it all in ; it 's far more exciting . |
11 | But I took him first to Connor 's Quay to join a sh erm ship there . |
12 | As the first one had managed to flutter down , it seemed that the rest should be able to do the same , but I judged it safer to load them into a cardboard box and lower them gently . |
13 | Well , but I ask you that one . |
14 | It is great to be here , but I miss you all and look forward to being with you again soon . |
15 | I know they say I am a celebrity , but I take it all with a pinch of salt . |
16 | Can I jump from this , they 're all interconnected , over to question of magistrates , one of the questions in the notes , really , it points out that there are about , not quite , but er , about two third of magistrates are men , and about a third women , erm , is there , is that because of history , and shall , because they 're are more women than men , I mean logically , because there are more women than men in the community , there should be more women magistrates than men , should n't there , on the on the basis of presentation , I take it that , I do n't know the figures , but I take it that er , more and more women now are er , being , accepting , the called , of course , to be magistrate , you did n't have any choice once , do you in a way . |
17 | ‘ I have n't got the timing right yet — but I get it right about one night in three and it 's worth it . ’ |
18 | But I mean we all are . |
19 | Yes , I have the slip somewhere , and my father I did n't keep it but my father must have kept it , but I discovered it one day and it was seven and thruppence I think for the first week 's pay . |
20 | I was unresponsive and kept joking with him about it — but I made it clear I was n't interested . |
21 | Some may find this tedious , but I enjoyed them all . |
22 | Of course the Bill will not sort out all the problems — it does not pretend to do that — but I wish it well in its passage through the House . |
23 | But I know me own daughter well enough to know that she does n't want to lock herself inside a convent for the rest of her life . |
24 | But I er it was about two f yeah , I put a fiver , but I put it each way , so |
25 | Not that I will be changing anything in the immediate area of the shelf at the base of which the bait lies , but I thought it better to give the carp a profound liking for the swim before even one stalk of rush or one lily pad was removed . |
26 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
27 | I unlocked the passenger door of the Transit for them but I thought it best not to open it for them or offer them a hand up and in . |
28 | I wanted to trail her back home but I thought it best not to go to too fast |
29 | Well you can but I suppose it all the juices you know , have a better taste on than if you |
30 | ‘ But I promised you that painting on your wedding day , and I had to send it . ’ |