Example sentences of "but he [verb] [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he said they train every Sunday . |
| 2 | But he said they 've just I mean this year the whole orchard . |
| 3 | Mm , cos mum had Reverend come round , you see cos dad were n't , none of us were religious least of all dad , he could n't do none of it , so we said to , we did n't , we did n't know what vicar to choose cos none of us go to church so me mum said dad used to go to the church where me sister got married to the little Derby and Jones twice a week and Reverend is always there so mum said we 'll have him , dad got on well with him , he liked him , he knew dad , anyway he come round to see mum and I were n't there cos I had to go and sign on , I bloody wished I had been , anyway she said , she told him all about dad and she said I want you tell everybody how brave he was in the war and what a good father he were and a good provider and how he lived for his grandchildren and so on and so on , she said I do n't want no hymns I just want his own organ music all through the service and nothing else and just some , do a couple of prayers , she , so he said right the Lords Prayer will be fine that 'll be nice , well he never said nothing , he said I did n't know John but he said I 've been told he was a good man , he worked in a hospital , which he did , but I mean you 're only like an engineer we were n't really emphasising on that and that was all he said , he played a bit of the organ music before we went in , a bit as we come out and there was about eight bloody prayers and the songs and everything read out and made us sing a hymn ever so disappointed , hardly said anything , hardly play , played his music , no , I was well disappointed about that |
| 4 | Oh do n't forget these lads , but he said I 've got a present for you lads . |
| 5 | And I thought he would say something like , you know something really silly , about fifty , sixty thousand , but he said I think a hundred and fifty thousand 's enough . |
| 6 | But he said I think |
| 7 | It 's alright Peter used to live facing them at er Malton erm he was saying about the Charismatic how long their services go on , it 's about three hours , but he said you know they take their flasks or they just walk out and have a break if they want to and then go back in . |
| 8 | but he said you know when you 're start extending them any more than it is |
| 9 | and , and play he said , and then try it for a , but he said you 've got to do it a few times |
| 10 | he said you are by the number of payments you is n't paid he said you have n't paid for almost a year but he said you have n't money . |
| 11 | Yeah , but he said you share a bathroom and |
| 12 | No but he had I mean he had a screen and er |
| 13 | But he insisted she pay him anyway . |
| 14 | He says it 's a bit far to come but he thinks they pay expenses , so it 's nice . |
| 15 | So but he thinks I 've got away with it but the pus in my mouth right now |
| 16 | They clammed up after a bit and would n't show me everything , but he thinks I put it all in the water hoping Harry would get tangled in it . ’ |
| 17 | But he helps her get over her hang-ups and together they start a loving relationship . |
| 18 | She was normally so cool and in command in the presence of men , but he made her feel gauche . |
| 19 | He enraged her , but he made her feel guilty . |
| 20 | Robbie was tall herself , but he made her feel small and unprotected , her only weapons a quick tongue and her innately courageous nature . |
| 21 | But he says we need a lot more heavy rain before he can roll up and put away his prayer mat . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm forever on at my father to get more phones put in , but he says we do n't get called often enough to warrant extensions . |
| 23 | They want him to have injections every month — I do n't know if they help or not — but he says they slow him up and make his legs ache and he ca n't think straight . |
| 24 | ‘ But he says you do n't have time . |
| 25 | I ask Mr Jackson if he wants anything from the shop — you know , like fags or a newspaper or summat , but he says he do n't . |
| 26 | But he insists they have spoken since and that that ‘ should speak for itself ’ . |
| 27 | She looked away , but he turned her face back with his hand . |