Example sentences of "but [conj] i [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It came as such a shock , but since I got over it , life 's been brilliant . |
| 2 | But when I wrote to him it did n't work out ; he was much too polite and too adoring I do n't want to be adored , I want to be used and abused , I want to be treated with contempt . |
| 3 | But when I heard from him that she was ill , I had to ... ’ |
| 4 | But when I spoke to them — ’ |
| 5 | But when I talked to you , your voice was loud and clear . |
| 6 | And then he said I 'm always here and I do n't know whether he 's supposed to come down or what it is but as I said to him it 's a load of codswallop . |
| 7 | But as I said to her — I said , God will provide . ’ |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | He said : ‘ They were shooting in all directions but as I drove towards them on my tractor they started to run . |
| 10 | Elegance was not a concept I associated with myself , nor with nuns , but as I thought about it I realised that Lili was right . |