Example sentences of "but i [modal v] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I ca n't I find it hard to explain why the after such a good performance against West Ham , But you know , it 's just all over , be saying that about his side second half now wo n't he , because they 've just put one point about a nine , and they 're a good side . |
| 2 | ‘ I have had a long chat with Stephen and told him I know that he is knocking at the door of the full international side , but I would rather he played and helped out in the match at Tannadice than did nothing at Ibrox . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I know some people are saying we will hit somebody for five or six goals sooner or later , but I 'd rather we had a nice , successful run of 1-0 wins than just a one-off . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I could ask Sebastian but I 'd rather he did n't know . |
| 5 | I do n't mind you leaving your chicken , but I 'd rather you ate your vegetables please . |
| 6 | ‘ A bit , but I 'd rather you went first . |
| 7 | I happen to know of a supply in Siena but I 'd rather you kept it dark . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 'd rather you did n't think about yourself as anything in particular at the moment . |
| 9 | But I 'd rather you did n't try to run my love life . ’ |
| 10 | And so you , you , you I had stepped up a bit in , in in rank , I 'm a but erm there was being , on the social side course being next to the Sir Robert Peel , when we went down there , it was quite handy although I 'm not a drinking man , I never have been , I 'll go and socialize and I 'll have half a pint or two halves but I 'd never I 've never been one to go out drinking . |