Example sentences of "but i [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I woke up in the middle of the night and could n't get back to sleep , so I decided to bake a cake , after all . |
| 2 | ‘ But I woke up in the middle of the night in agony . |
| 3 | I said I had to piss , but I ran out of the house and walked around the streets wondering what the fuck to do and trying to imagine what Dad was saying to Mum and how she was taking it . |
| 4 | ‘ But I came down to the theatre and was assured it was suitable for children so we came with open minds , ’ she said . |
| 5 | But I came out of the stand through the fire exit and I ca n't get back in . |
| 6 | ‘ No , but I went down to the quay one Sunday and I heard her . |
| 7 | But I looked out of the window as I spoke to him . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't use drugs myself , but I grew up in the South Bronx where heroin use was all around me . |
| 9 | I was not Boat Race standard , but I got by at the level of intercollege competition . |
| 10 | Well I did n't know Spanish , but I got by with the Italian , you know , I had , I had once , . |
| 11 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 12 | I do n't know if it was the Irish temper in me or the Mexican , but I leapt on to the first marine I could reach . |
| 13 | The back was broken and there was only one plank left to sit on , but I sat down on the peeling green paint . |
| 14 | But I reported back to the office on Monday morning . |
| 15 | I did n't need warming up but I pulled in to the kerb without hesitation . |