Example sentences of "[noun] but i [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a bit bust on one side but I really like it . |
| 2 | I was interested in drawing but I never saw it as part of a potential career . |
| 3 | I suppose he must have had more orthodox items in his wardrobe but I never saw them . |
| 4 | ‘ A friend keeps inviting me to visit her in Scotland but I always turn her down . |
| 5 | ‘ I would have preferred to have given them a run chase but I then decided we had to be positive and get whatever we could out of the match , ’ said Moxon . |
| 6 | I am excited and absorbed in my purpose to return to the inn but I never find my way there again . |
| 7 | I could have got a nine to five job but I never wanted one . |
| 8 | Former British Lions captain John Dawes , brought in two years ago to halt the slide of the Richmond-based club , insists : ‘ We had four dreadful years but I honestly believe we can climb back up again . ’ |
| 9 | It probably was n't bubbling and smoking away like a witch 's cauldron but I certainly remember it that way What was it ? |
| 10 | Well I sent it to the B B C , I sent it to Duncan but I also sent it to the the Lady a shorter version to the Lady their competition and I said their competition was gon na be on the eighteenth in their issue they would give the names of the of the winners , but I had looked in the Lady yesterday in Smiths and there was none of nothing about it , but I do n't think I 've won anyway because it said you 'd be notified by post so . |
| 11 | Over the past year just about every interview I have done has included a question about the galleries but I never thought there would be a problem . |
| 12 | We are beginning to play some good stuff but I still think we can step u Arsenal were quickly off the mark , going ahead after only five minutes when a long David Seaman clearance found its way to Lee Dixon , whose early pass picked out Alan Smith . |
| 13 | R.B. But I certainly noticed it that day . |
| 14 | Helena said : ‘ I know I have no overdraft facility but I genuinely believed there was enough money to pay my mortgage and feel I have been punished out of all proportion . |
| 15 | Well Mr er Deputy Speaker I er do n't wish to er follow the honourable member of one of my er neighbours but I actually think it 's really part of grown up politics to ensure that the political opinion of a nation is adequately represented in the forums of that nation whether it be in this place or in the European er parliament and to that extent I make no bones about it that erm I wish that we were debating a different electoral system and Mr Deputy Speaker going back to the minister 's introduction erm it is a fact , I did n't wish to intervene because I did n't , it 's a short debate and I did n't want to take up er extra time , but it is a fact is it not that our electoral system unique across Europe means that our deadline as opposed to what the French are going to do is different to all the other member states . |
| 16 | The exercise of skills in the workforce as a mature returner has been a rewarding experience in so many ways but I never expected it to test my personal standards or challenge my courage to stand up against what I believe is wrong . |
| 17 | What , I used to se , see the book in the library but I never drew it out until I , recently . |
| 18 | I pay 11p a week to be a member of the union but I really think it is a waste of hard earned money . |
| 19 | I mean I 've heard of the Four Horseman and the Apocalypse but I never know who wrote it . |
| 20 | ‘ I still have a nagging disappointment and frustration from that first leg but I still believe we have a big chance . |
| 21 | ‘ Father Reynard was a suspect but I now know he was busy riding to Woodstock . |
| 22 | ‘ I reported it twice to Kilburn police station in London and the Salvation Army but I never saw her again . |
| 23 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 24 | I know this will be unpopular especially as he has won the League but I just feel he does n't handle ALL his players well . |
| 25 | There 's my red pe , I says that did n't say it on the list but I just wrote it on and need milk one red pepper ! |
| 26 | ‘ When I struck the bream tore off downstream and dragged me into some weeds but I eventually got it to the bankside , ’ said Matthew . |
| 27 | I 've tried to love my stepson but I really resent him . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't know if I want to be doing this in ten years ’ time but I certainly believe it is important to plan ahead . |
| 29 | As I said the er , the trolley buses were being phased out and the buses , the motor buses were being used more than ever and I do n't know the date of the last trolley bus running but I well remember it being reported time , it was the erm , bus was packed on its last journey from Electric House and people were photographing it . |
| 30 | ‘ I have no particular objection to the name John but I never use it and it is not how I like to be known . |