Example sentences of "but i [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but I trust her I do n't know |
| 2 | Erm the next session is rather hard work for you cos it 's very much sort of listening and absorbing a hell of a lot of facts , but I trust you will bear with me . |
| 3 | There are , however , some hostile tribes far in the interior , but I trust he has sufficient prudence not to venture within their district . |
| 4 | But I liken it to an opposition party in a parliament , or a critical press ; acting as a consclence and a brake , but not in power and unlikely to assume it . |
| 5 | I have not discussed the essays by d " Auzac , Asher , Frowe , McGonigal , Seitz and Gibson , but I recommend them to the reader 's attention . |
| 6 | But I fancy I can still hear the sounds of the metal detector and a globe spinning ! |
| 7 | These pieces speak to me of boundless beauty and passion and I rejoice in my tears but I use them too , intuitively , when I feel depressed or despairing , to release tears . |
| 8 | These four categories admittedly overlap in theory and in practice , but I use them since they correspond to real differences of approach in the study of literary language , and help to show in what way stylistic and linguistic studies differ . |
| 9 | Mr Evans does n't use it , of course , it would n't be dignified for him to be seen going there , not a man in his position , when all the neighbours know he 's got one indoors , but I use it , and though it 's an earth closet it 's quite nice and clean . ’ |
| 10 | The Minister may think that that is a strong expression , but I use it carefully . |
| 11 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 12 | Darius now wants chips , but I tell him to make do with a biscuit sandwich . |
| 13 | Tony is the one who will definitely jump up and fucking , but I tell him to fuck off ! |
| 14 | But I tell them nothing . |
| 15 | But I tell you Minnie , for all the independence , I had rather have my old job back and be in service with Mrs Browning . |
| 16 | But I tell you , you need a good pair of legs and a good pair of lungs . ’ |
| 17 | But I tell you , sir , day in day out we have a view of the steeple from here . |
| 18 | You 've been to Glasgow and seen the tenements there , the filth and the meanness of the streets but I tell you Glasgow is nothing compared with this place . |
| 19 | But I tell you , James , before God , I did nothing wrong . |
| 20 | Well , and then I went on to Rome to look at a Goldoni production and I had to see the Pope , but I tell you — I hope you 're not Catholic — the sight of the old pullet being cheered up the aisle of St. Peter 's … |
| 21 | ‘ Daft of me not to be able to remember who the girl was , ’ he said , ‘ but I tell you what I do remember . |
| 22 | ‘ But I tell you , I do n't want it . |
| 23 | You think I 'm paranoid but I tell you , man , there is something going on . |
| 24 | But I tell you , it 's a tiring ten-year haul . |
| 25 | But I tell you what , ’ he said confidentially , ‘ I reckon I know one place he 's been since then . |
| 26 | ‘ A vague suspicion as yet but I tell you this : if the murderer strikes again , it will be against us , Roger , so be on your guard ! ’ |
| 27 | But I tell you , I 'm never going to play that kind of game again . |
| 28 | Now when those people in Parliament are absent , by their silence , they may be there , you do n't always see 'em , you then get a bit annoyed , but I tell you , you get bloody annoyed when they walk past you , which happened to me and to the regional delegates at Lancashire North West Labour Party , I wo n't name who they are , but they did n't even acknowledge us . |
| 29 | They put a lot of effort into it , but I tell you what , if I read Access , I would never have believed I was at the same conference . |
| 30 | In all honesty the difficulties are formidable , but I tell you this , for too many years trade unionism has been in the doldrums and with such a prize , however difficult to achieve , it would be a betrayal of our heritage and a betrayal of our members if we do n't give it a good hard try . |