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 . |