Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt to respect other religions . " |
| 2 | The path to the abbey ruins was under water , but I managed to keep dry by sidling along the edge , holding on to a fence . |
| 3 | I enjoyed the congratulations and little bit of adulation , but I managed to keep some words of my father 's in my mind . |
| 4 | I know it 's something a Samaritan would consider unprofessional , but I enjoyed getting verbal queerbashers to hang up on me because they could n't handle what I was telling them . |
| 5 | My billetors were kind , but I had to spend considerable time in their sitting-room , and I felt this was an invasion of privacy for both of us . |
| 6 | I 'd been working in a factory , but I had to give that up because I could n't afford a nursery . |
| 7 | ‘ I certainly have n't invited him , but I had to give Slender Billy a score of tickets , so who knows who he might bring ? ’ |
| 8 | They were a tremendous help during that period when my athletics earning power was almost nil but I had to devote all my time to athletics to achieve success . |
| 9 | Peter Little won the race and Andy Pitts came second , but I had beaten three others who had originally been selected ahead of me , including Cameron Sharp , who the following year was to have a great outdoor season . |
| 10 | I have never stopped caring about her … but I had gone numb . |
| 11 | But I had discovered one of the problems , one of the deep-seated wrinkles about my foreign students : they do n't speak English very well . |
| 12 | I 'm not a software expert or anything but I had discovered some interesting loop holes in procedures . |
| 13 | I noticed that Aunt Louise could thread her needle without too much trouble and even write a few letters , but I had heard that sight is often impaired by poor health , and prided myself that this improvement might be due to good food and peace of mind . |
| 14 | I knew that he had given about 4,000 volumes , but I had kept this information to myself . |
| 15 | but I had to lie any way cos otherwise she would be more annoyed , I was going , I , say I go , I |
| 16 | ‘ He was a big man , but I had studied martial arts and felt confident that I could get away if he made the wrong move . |
| 17 | No well that 's what he said , it does n't but I mean he went through all these and insurance companies and because of my kidney being removed I had to pay , I had to pay higher even though I did n't have to have a bloody medical but I had to pay high because of my |
| 18 | ‘ But I had to have some excuse , you see . |
| 19 | When I gave it away I believe I was still playing well enough to continue for a few more years , but I had had enough , and it was time to consider the family . |
| 20 | But I had forgotten those accursed books of poetry . |
| 21 | But I 'd missed that one . |
| 22 | But I 'd woken rigid with terror . |
| 23 | But I 'd forgotten that you know , when we were wee kids , and you used to take them that night you know . |
| 24 | The job paid quite well and I could perhaps at that stage have afforded somewhere slightly better to live , but I 'd got used to my new home and I was still keen to try and build up some savings again . |
| 25 | But I 'd dealt more or less with the small firms even to the the extent of collecting dues . |
| 26 | There was no need for this last nervous remark to the controller , but I 'd had enough ! |
| 27 | But I 'd had enough . |
| 28 | My predecessor had read law and obtained a first , but I chose to read social anthropology simply because of a pleasure in the subject . |
| 29 | Yeah , but I thought Take That was for twelve year olds . |
| 30 | I kept going , but I began to feel useless and that I was no good as a wife , a mother or a model . |