Example sentences of "but [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That Kirsty came along and appeared in the sittings was a by-product , but made me think ‘ why not animals , as well ? ’ |
| 2 | er is not a possibility of having more open days so that general public can come in to see what 's happening and not only advertise in Harlow but advertise I live in Bishop 's Stortford now in the surrounding districts erm time gets although you said you get fifty per cent of people coming from outside of Harlow it does n't matter where the people come from as long as they come so more open days free erm to get people to come in and er particularly er outside people also I would suggest that the er chairman 's of the local district council 's who are not contributing be invited to the open day to see what er the playhouse is doing for the people who live in there er council area 's to see whether we can get some more supports er as a Stortford resident I 'd be quite happy to add a bit on my community charge to go to the playhouse . . |
| 3 | To picture a man in words , one 's much like another , ’ said Aldhelm , ‘ but bring me to see him , I 'll pick him out from a thousand . ’ |
| 4 | but make me laugh even now , she said the first , the first memories I 've got of new little boy that starting in he looked at this little boy , she said , so , so excited by said with this pure white hair and the |
| 5 | I put my chin up and tried to stiffen my upper lip , but found I did n't seem to have any muscles in it . |
| 6 | We also talked about the new settlement being self-contained and integrated , but came I think to a consensus around the table that the level of employment provision in the new settlement should be related to the level of employment supply in the new settlement as opposed to a level of employment which would satisfy employment needs |
| 7 | But let me give you a particular tip here . |
| 8 | But let me give you a tip — panic . |
| 9 | But let me give you some advice — big brotherly advice . ’ |
| 10 | But let me give you the peak of my experience as a cancer patient . |
| 11 | But let me give you two |
| 12 | But let me give you two concrete things you could do . |
| 13 | But let me do it in my own time , and do n't make me feel like a brood mare . |
| 14 | I know about the Islington survey , and I also share his concern about under-reporting in some areas of the country of some types of crime in particular , but let me continue with the facts before we begin to look at the solutions . |
| 15 | I will not blame you if you refuse to recognise me , but let me go . ’ |
| 16 | no , no , I was giving you an example to what would happen on the time scale , but let me go back to January nineteen eighty seven , if the brochure was printed in January nineteen eighty seven if the brochure was printed in January nineteen eighty seven and I went to buy in March , April , May nineteen eighty eight , the figures in the service charges would be out of date |
| 17 | But let me set your mind at rest . |
| 18 | But let me hasten to add that does n't mean to say that that 's what the team is worth at this moment in time , because we have players there that are worth well in excess of that figure . |
| 19 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 20 | But let me make the point here that separatism and man-hating are different things . |
| 21 | But let me make it very clear that it probably was not the best place , a Pathfinder station , for anyone to get near to absorbing the incredible state of affairs . |
| 22 | ‘ Listen , I do n't know what you 're up to now , but let me make it quite clear that I 'm only prepared to put up with you for the sake of the station and my job . |
| 23 | ‘ But let me make it clear we 're not prepared to train the current SAP . ’ |
| 24 | But let me explain further . |
| 25 | This may not seem relevant in the light of Stuart 's subsequent death , but let me assure you it is . |
| 26 | Why they should be so flinching on this score is beyond me , but let me assure Ed that I 'm note remotely intolerant of any of them , only surprised and amused that its mention should matter to them so much . |
| 27 | We are grateful for the loose change of Messrs Lonsdale and Pugh , but let me assure you all , with a family-sized packet of Fisherman 's Friend extra throat lozenges placed firmly on my heart , that I will strive in ever-decreasing circles to bring the sponsorship of a major international to ‘ The Tip ’ to provide much needed support to our glorious team . |
| 28 | ‘ In the circumstances , I think we will follow you , but let me remind you that we are envoys of His Gracious Majesty King Henry VIII of England . ’ |
| 29 | But let me offer you one figure to consider , one third of the population in Scotland is either over sixty five , or under eleven , or is variously disabled how much care will they need ? |
| 30 | All right , but let me stop you for a moment , there . |