Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [noun] [verb] me " in BNC.

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1	But Jim Walker told me that , despite these good developments , he was worried that the new system for community care might be underresourced .
2	‘ It 's a fine idea , but Mrs. Olinton told me the other day that Mr. Olinton would n't lend any of his buildings to Scouts or Guides or Brownies or Cubs .
3	‘ So I was n't actually that interested , but Jean-Luc Ponty gave me a tape and on one side was ‘ A Trick Of The Tail ’ and on the other side was ‘ Wind And Wuthering ’ .
4	‘ But Dr Swod told me there was a rumour of someone particular in MI6 , possibly Mills , being the traitor .
5	‘ Not to say meet , but Matthew Choak passed me in his old van . ’
6	I was starving ; it was hours since either of us had eaten but Mrs Lewis made me wash my hands before sitting at the table .
7	I was n't on the hill that evening but Mrs Goreng sent me to one of the big communal TVs they had set up on poles in the Praça .
8	‘ But Mrs Aitken told me I 'd just missed him , so I got her to make me a cup of coffee . ’
9	We were going to say hullo to you , and then walk round to that little island — it 's called Seal Island — I ca n't say the Gaelic name but Mrs McDougall told me that 's what it means .
10	Hazels are up and coming in Oregon ; the nuts are big but Stan Wickenden told me that ‘ you ca n't get the damn skins off .
11	The conceit comes from the inscription which , translated , reads ‘ Not Praxiteles but Marco d'Agrate carved me ’ .
12	‘ But Steve Coppell told me I could n't have him until he found a replacement .
13	‘ I spoke to Edwards about Bull and so did Stan Flashman , but Alex Ferguson tells me Martin Edwards did n't speak to either of us because he was with him all afternoon .
14	‘ I — I ought not to be telling you this , but Lady Lavinia told me she would … leave me something . ’
15	‘ But John Reed knocked me down and my aunt locked me in the red room , ’ I cried .

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