Example sentences of "[noun] but i [vb base] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I blush to admit my failure but I have cut down by half and the will to stop completely is as strong as ever . |
| 2 | Treloar smoked for a while in silence , then he said : ‘ I suppose that was the man 's nature but I 've wondered sometimes whether it was why Francis turned out so bloody useless … if he was made to feel like that from childhood — insignificant , a bit of a joke . ’ |
| 3 | Friday : ‘ I intended to go to Ponty but I have cooled off a bit now . |
| 4 | If the patient takes more medicine than they need then there will be over-reaction but I have had very few cases of over-reaction and always the state produced has calmed within a day . |
| 5 | I mean I wouldn't 've minded if she said come up the house like and she mentioned Cardiff but I 've gone so fat I do n't wan na go ! |
| 6 | The carrycot , with buggy combined , has been really good value ; it cost about £120 but I 've had so much use out of it already . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ My scoring record is n't too bad this season but I 've got too long without a goal and I need one bacly . |
| 8 | She 's been very happy with the children but I 've wondered once or twice if they were n't rather a strain on her . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 10 | Cos she used to say , ‘ I never had daughters but I 've ended up with three . ’ |