Example sentences of "a lot of [noun] but i " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were chattering like a lot of parrots but I listened to what was said . |
| 2 | I 'm quite friendly with a lot of stars but I do n't really think of them as celebrities , more as friends . |
| 3 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 4 | It is true there was a lot of housework but I used to be very lonely . |
| 5 | I made a lot of mistakes but I owned up to them and was starting to play pretty well . |
| 6 | hold a lot of power but I mean |
| 7 | I 'm so sorry to cause such a lot of trouble but I did n't know what else to do . ’ |
| 8 | I 've been offered a lot of commissions but I have n't done any for two years . |
| 9 | ‘ I used to play a lot of football but I 'm too old now . ’ |