Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] [adj] [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 Let me give a trivial but I hope interesting example from my own experience .
3 ‘ They say bad luck comes in threes — but I hope this time that 's not true . ’
4 Assistant : ‘ Yes , but I prefer Heavy Metal . ’
5 ‘ He is taller than me and he has a sense of humour but I keep that side of my life very private , ’ she said .
6 yes , well I used to read a lot of story books , travel avidly and I think I forget all about the author and the story , but I remember one portion where they discovered a depression in the middle of a continent where it was in excess of and they 'd grown quite a different specie
7 But I remember one time one week , I had fifty cases of oranges in .
8 The cast and crew get on famously and are throwing yet another party — a ‘ vicars and tarts ’ one I believe ( you 're made for it ) , but I decline this evening 's invitation out of reverence for my Mom .
9 But I take great pride in the officer 's performance . ’
10 At her best User Friendly would take some beating , but I take Bonny Scot to uphold the family tradition and confirm Cumani 's faith .
11 ‘ They 've given me a roomette or some such , but I take this thing seriously .
12 MIKE LESTER : ( Breaking in ) That 's all very well , but I 've another proposal entirely .
13 Which is a fairly important job but I get paid shit .
14 ‘ Yes , ’ replied Burton , ‘ but I get more money . ’
15 Yes , yes , but I mean one person can very often do things
16 We do n't name him but whoever is in a particular spot should be responsible for a certain area , which in in fundamentally it is done that in quite a number of instances but I mean one thing that springs to mind is that a lady shall clear the ladies toilets .
17 When nobody else is here but I mean one definition of that is that you 're asleep yeah .
18 No , yeah but I mean that leaflet very likely would n't have you know I mean I think this this leaflet
19 But I mean that thing !
20 Yeah no but I mean passive smoking is just that 's , that 's , that 's the way that self erm s smoking is so selfish because you ca n't get away , you know , whether you 're not smoking or not you 're still getting the worst from it .
21 that I really but I mean last year still not finished !
22 Yeah but I mean last season we hardly , Paulie and I hardly ever used to come home having lost .
23 But I mean this week er this weekend er , Mr died opposite erm , they 've got a , a detached house there and erm somebody went
24 Well this , this was a letter of the , granted it was eighty nine , but I mean this paragraph just said , you know , if we , does say that , you know , if we established a , a demand , and I do n't see why we should n't have a bash at .
25 But I welcome any participation in the debate I have called for on these issues , provided that it addresses the issues in a realistic way .
26 but I imagine some person would want to use their own
27 But I know that play , ’ said Zeinab .
28 You know like , i it 's just sort tha , I know that , but I know that story tonight was a fib you know
29 But I know that part of the country and have been there many times .
30 But I know that copy VAT certs , the VAT certs , VAT payment return , returns that 's what they 're called are n't they , are required .
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