Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I fully accept that and we hope , but I hope some monitoring is taking place . |
2 | But I had some pain passing water today . ’ |
3 | but I imagine some person would want to use their own |
4 | But I picture some ting different . |
5 | Sport has resorted to gimmickry but I suppose some sport is better than none . |
6 | Then people , for some ideological reason , people might say , well , you know , you ca n't say one form of communication is better than another , so that say , I do n't know , I suppose , a kind of feminist belief is better than Paradise Lost or something — well , it might be more acceptable to some people for various reasons , but I say some writing is more rewarding , ultimately some things are better than other things . |
7 | Erm , but I wanted some cash , so what I did in the end was walked round Asda remembered it , or thought I remembered it , came back out put the erm card back in and the terminal came up erm it 's ok . |
8 | ‘ I had a bit of a headache on Wednesday , but I did some running yesterday and training today and I 'm in great shape again . ’ |
9 | The restaurant was still standing but I suspected some unpleasantness had taken place as neither of them said a word until we arrived at the hospital again . |
10 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
11 | It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm . |
12 | You stand a better chance if you put something with the Sunday and even then that might not be completely enough to reach down to the crevices , but I think some method , and that 's why I suggested surgeries actually , was that we have to talk regularly to people face to face and once you 're in a room with people then it goes , does n't it ? |
13 | Goodness knows I do not wish to prolong the agony , but I feel some clarity is needed . |
14 | But I need some metal . |
15 | But I found some barbecue recipes and all that that 'd be good . |
16 | mhm Well , David Brian , now you 're a doctor and a reverend and your the curate at Christ Church in Abingdon , but you spent some time over there in Saints Mary and John Church . |
17 | But you need some protection . ’ |
18 | No , but she had some credit cards , I thought . |
19 | She finished at the college at one but she had some shopping to do . ’ |
20 | But she had some information . |
21 | Hardly a day went by but she saw some lass or other picked up by them snots . |
22 | Mary said nothing , but she drank some tea and ate a little bread . |
23 | But she took some coffee and began to drink . |
24 | The house , Wychwood , from which I like to think that Eliot derived the name in The Family Reunion , was easily within walking distance ; but we felt some responsibility for getting the great man from London without subjecting him to too much fatigue ; and if my brother reached home by a circuitous route , it was partly in order to show off the beauty of the place . |
25 | ‘ It was a hard-fought game , but we played some quality football and won 3-2 . |
26 | He agreed , but we had some difficulty in deciding what . |
27 | But we shoved some veg in it . |
28 | But we have some time before the treasure is found , and there are some honest men among the crew . |
29 | ‘ Other financial reporting work ’ is not defined by the ICAEW but they give some guidance by stating that other financial reporting assignments include assignments requiring a professional opinion or a reporting assignment where a document has been prepared in contemplation that a third party may rely on it . |
30 | ‘ They have a lot of ability and are good players , but they need some tact . |