Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [conj] i [vb past] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | We had a date for this afternoon but when I heard about Francis it seemed the decent thing to postpone the arrangement . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The aim of the course is to provide advice and information but as I said at the beginning to get you talking about it . |