Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'd sent you a cheque to cover my share of the quarter . ’ |
| 2 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 3 | I did n't deliver , to tell a lie , but I did tell you a slight wrong thing . |
| 4 | But she did give him a hefty shove and he nearly fell . |
| 5 | But she did find it a bit overwhelming on her own . |
| 6 | She had wanted to stay with her brother , but he had called her a child , he had referred to Tallis as the woman whom he loved , and Morthen had taken both statements to her young heart . |
| 7 | He 'd applied to join the police in his final year at university ; it had been an unfashionable thing to do but he 'd given it a lot of careful thought . |
| 8 | But he 'd left it a bit late for consideration for her welfare , she thought hazily . |
| 9 | James 's face had reddened with confusion but he managed to give him a nod which said ‘ Go on . ’ |
| 10 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |