Example sentences of "but i [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q. I am interested in keeping and breeding ornamental goldfish , but I would like to broaden my interest by showing them . |
| 2 | I just live life for today really but I would like to pass my driving test . |
| 3 | Lili could be charmingly manipulative , but I would have thought my mother proof against her . |
| 4 | ‘ You talk about giving your mind a rest , sir , but I shall have to give my body a bit of a rest soon . |
| 5 | But I shall have to leave your guidance in Mr Marshall 's hands . |
| 6 | But I 'd like to see my own kind better off than they are . ’ |
| 7 | There are , as the Minutes point out , no easy answers , but I 'd like to offer my own thoughts on the subject . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 'd like to meet your family , ’ Mary said . |
| 9 | I 'd like to hear her voice though , she 's supposed to be speaking Iri Irish but I 'd like to hear her voice . |
| 10 | She did n't know it but I 'd have paid her double to get her ass out . |
| 11 | I would n't mind losing my stuff but I 'd hate to lose my films . |