Example sentences of "[noun] but i [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was interested in drawing but I never saw it as part of a potential career . |
| 2 | I suppose he must have had more orthodox items in his wardrobe but I never saw them . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | What , I used to se , see the book in the library but I never drew it out until I , recently . |
| 8 | ‘ I reported it twice to Kilburn police station in London and the Salvation Army but I never saw her again . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | ‘ When I struck the bream tore off downstream and dragged me into some weeds but I eventually got it to the bankside , ’ said Matthew . |
| 11 | I managed to stop drinking for four months : I kept a bottle in the house but I never touched it . |