Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am thinking back to the days before the war — the ‘ 39–45 war in Europe , that is — when a reporter was actually expected to know the place he was writing about . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , but I been thinking , ’ insisted Sam . |
| 3 | ‘ But I was thinking about Steinmark . |
| 4 | But I was thinking , looking at them — ’ he gestured towards the tourists — ‘ seeing them in a group , it reminded me of a time in cadet school . |
| 5 | ‘ But I was thinking the best time to escape is when all the teachers are n't around to stop you . ’ |
| 6 | But I was thinking of the ones you see in cottages . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ I said , and hated myself for telling the untruth , but I was thinking of my own boat standing propped on the sand of Straker 's Cay , and I thought of all the work I had lavished on Masquerade , and of all the love and care and time I had poured into her , and I tried to imagine her rotting under the tropical sun with her paint peeling , her deck planks opening and her timbers riddled with termites . |
| 8 | ‘ But I was thinking about how we used to sing together . ’ |
| 9 | I knew Derek really enjoyed our trips and was only kidding , but I was thinking of ways in which I could raise more money to pay my share . |
| 10 | No , but I was thinking of using this one here . |
| 11 | I even knew that if we talked about her past and all her life I might begin to like her , but I was thinking of a different countryside and different cattle and worrying about the oxen who ploughed the fields and turned the water wheels . |
| 12 | But I was thinking , I have had it already — the silence in the trees , the siren of the Athens boat , the black mouth of the shotgun barrel . |
| 13 | There was no emotion in his voice ; but I was thinking of Alison , of that last look she had given me . |
| 14 | But I was thinking if we you know , if I knew sort of what the sort of philosophy was behind it I might be able to incorporate that into , the office meetings and say we were having team briefings . |
| 15 | ‘ I have n't worked it out in detail , ’ Melissa admitted , ‘ but I was thinking about it while you were putting her through your puff-and-blow routine … ’ |
| 16 | ‘ If you want one , I 'd love it , but I was thinking of more immediate practical considerations . ’ |
| 17 | I asked to keep her talking , but I was thinking of the scribble on the photocopies I 'd found . |
| 18 | But I was thinking about you only today , as it happened , because … well , for no very good reason . ’ |
| 19 | Yeah , but I was thinking of |
| 20 | Yeah I know but I was thinking it 's alright but where you gon na put it ? |
| 21 | And I said well I was told she was ill so I said I wo n't ring her up then but I was thinking of ringing you up but will you be alright hopefully for next Friday ? |
| 22 | Whatever yous want , it 's up to yous , if yous want your shoes today I 'll get them but I was thinking if we 'd 've went down the town today |
| 23 | With him , well for some reason he does n't like us , well , you say I was thinking , I 've been thinking as you know this is the sort of thing that I , gets on to my mind , but I was thinking to myself well really and truly we are so honest people ourselves , we do n't go round you know and screw sort of fiddling things , I suppose it comes to hard to us when we discover other people have |
| 24 | No , no , I understand that , but I was thinking you , to me it sound as though you sort of given her warning and . |
| 25 | Must get one a microwave if Debbie comes home I think , I 'll see , I 've been saying that but I was thinking if , I 'll have to wait and see Debbie |
| 26 | I know but I was thinking |
| 27 | ‘ But I 'm thinking about it . ’ |
| 28 | Some will yeah but I 'm thinking about the people who |
| 29 | ‘ No , ’ admitted Stella , ‘ but I 'm thinking about it . ’ |
| 30 | But I 'm thinking purely of the practical advantages . ’ |