Example sentences of "[noun] but i [adv] [verb] it " 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 | It probably was n't bubbling and smoking away like a witch 's cauldron but I certainly remember it that way What was it ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | R.B. But I certainly noticed it that day . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | What , I used to se , see the book in the library but I never drew it out until I , recently . |
| 9 | I pay 11p a week to be a member of the union but I really think it is a waste of hard earned money . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | ‘ When I struck the bream tore off downstream and dragged me into some weeds but I eventually got it to the bankside , ’ said Matthew . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I have no particular objection to the name John but I never use it and it is not how I like to be known . |
| 15 | I managed to stop drinking for four months : I kept a bottle in the house but I never touched it . |
| 16 | ‘ I have a good business partner but I still find it hard dealing with this 365 days a year . |
| 17 | We had a cheese press at Low Birk Hatt but I never recall it being used by our family . |