Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I enjoyed the congratulations and little bit of adulation , but I managed to keep some words of my father 's in my mind . |
| 2 | I 'd been working in a factory , but I had to give that up because I could n't afford a nursery . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I 'm not a software expert or anything but I had discovered some interesting loop holes in procedures . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I knew that he had given about 4,000 volumes , but I had kept this information to myself . |
| 7 | but I had to lie any way cos otherwise she would be more annoyed , I was going , I , say I go , I |
| 8 | ‘ But I had to have some excuse , you see . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But I had forgotten those accursed books of poetry . |
| 11 | But I 'd missed that one . |
| 12 | But I 'd forgotten that you know , when we were wee kids , and you used to take them that night you know . |
| 13 | But I 'd dealt more or less with the small firms even to the the extent of collecting dues . |
| 14 | There was no need for this last nervous remark to the controller , but I 'd had enough ! |
| 15 | But I 'd had enough . |
| 16 | Yeah , but I thought Take That was for twelve year olds . |
| 17 | The doctor wished to remove a lymph gland for examination , to verify HTLV3 , but I refused to allow this despite considerable pressure and went instead to see a homeopath . |
| 18 | But I wanted to close that window first , make sure he did n't come back . |
| 19 | ‘ But I wanted to do some scuba ! ’ he said in outrage . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not down , I 'm still grazing the mountain but I wanted to get some planting done . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I was on my way to Rome , but I wanted to buy some new shoes in London . |
| 22 | Right , that 's it , that 'll do , I wo n't go any further and I can get the other things in well we had er , we had an aluminium friend , a double glazed enormous window over our landing and it was , the aluminium was so cold and it was conden there was so much condensation that we had a new window P V C put in , but I tried to sell this other window , cos it was beautiful you see , nothing wrong with it except you know , but nobody wanted it and I kept it and I had it for about two years standing outside and then I thought I can use that and I cut , it was a three section , three lots of glass all in one , cut down , divide it into two and one , and got myself a plant house under the erm |
| 23 | I remember once I got on to Norton because there was this I wanted to get to but I did do some shepherding there , and that was another fun , carrying , and that 's a winter job , carrying the sheep hurdling , hurdles and stakes , I worked with a gypsy , a Romany gypsy , and he could n't speak very much , and tended to sing , as if something not quite right about him . |
| 24 | He says : ‘ I did n't miss years , but I did miss some very important times in their lives . |
| 25 | He says : ‘ I did n't miss years , but I did miss some very important times in their lives . |
| 26 | I did n't do so , but I did make another suggestion . |
| 27 | The information I had on my own troops was also of a general , somewhat amateurish nature , but I did know that , put in its simplest form , my immune system was a collection of several kinds of cells designed to attack and destroy foreign bodies . |
| 28 | but I did know that one . |
| 29 | But I did hear this one and I run to the window |
| 30 | Yeah , I know but I did get those two nice farmhouse chairs |