Example sentences of "[noun] but [conj] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told them that there was no doubt in my mind but that I wanted to be a paratrooper . |
| 2 | Good progress was made on the Saturday but when I looked at what still remained for Sunday , I thought we 'd do well to finish half the distance . |
| 3 | I hit the ball great on the range but when I get on the course it all goes wrong . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ They were shooting in all directions but as I drove towards them on my tractor they started to run . |
| 5 | I hear , I , I , I think there is a tendency with the County Council but as I discovered as Chairman of Highways that members want to take a greater interest and to have a greater say on the items on the agenda now planning is is not a controversial as , as say highway items , but nevertheless I think there will be times and there will be agendas which will require a great deal of discussion on the individual items and I 'm also a great believer bearing in mind comments if it ai n't broke , do n't bend it . |
| 6 | We had a date for this afternoon but when I heard about Francis it seemed the decent thing to postpone the arrangement . |
| 7 | You see , to let you understand , this was maybe about four or five years after nationalization and prior to nationalization of course , was under the L M S , Street Station and were under the L M S and was under the L N E R. But when I arrived at , I heard them talking about the Callie see , the Callie railway . |
| 8 | I wanted to find someone to help Mrs Hobbs but as I went to the desk , she was already being carried through the door . |
| 9 | Erm now I know that most of you have memorized the constitution but because I suffer from Alzheimer 's I had to bring mine with me to remind myself erm what the constitution says about the , the powers of the presidency . |
| 10 | well and good a unit linked policy but as I said to you before that if they , if the market crashes the day before your policy is due out you |
| 11 | I was sitting in the car park and I appreciated the area very much , it was nice , clean area but when I came to Walsall it was smoky and dirty area I 'm sorry to say that and er , but I had no alternative but to stay here because my father was here , I had no money and er , I thought because of relations job prospects might be better here than elsewhere . |
| 12 | The aim of the course is to provide advice and information but as I said at the beginning to get you talking about it . |
| 13 | I mean , I did n't think so at the time but when I think of it you know , and later when I came back after the war we , oh my God ! |
| 14 | ‘ The guides claimed to have taken us to the edge of the Sahara but when I looked on a map it was the Atlas mountains , the bastards . ’ |