Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've noticed a few faces in the crowd and it wo n't be long . |
| 2 | But I 've made a few enquiries about him , discreetly , of course , from Mr Tucker in Nassau . |
| 3 | but I 've lost a few pounds since last week . |
| 4 | But I 've done a generalised thing that could be adapted . |
| 5 | But I 've seen a few of them on the slippery slope — the Shiny Set , the stars , the Washington |
| 6 | ‘ A lot of bad things have been said but I 've fulfilled a lifelong dream this season for which I 've worked very hard . ’ |
| 7 | Just but I 've got a sore back as well . |
| 8 | I 'm not trying to sound humble , but I 've got a small house because it 's all I need . |
| 9 | I was about three then , but I 've got a new one now . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 've got a good caddie , who grew up here and is very good with yardage and club selection . |
| 11 | But I 've got a good idea about one thing : that little miss upstairs knows more than she lets on . |
| 12 | But I 've got a good sense of design , and I like the contact with customers . |
| 13 | Yes but I 've got a thousand members in my , I 'm district secretary , I 've got a thousand members at least |
| 14 | and then Ann started that little line trussing you see , so we 've done it between us but I 've got a thousand to do and she 's got about four d t |
| 15 | But I 've got a better one . |
| 16 | It 's no good having them , but I 've got a blue kitchen in my house , I wo I wo n't pay seven hundred quid anyway , that 's not bad for the money even if they were only six seventy quid |
| 17 | But I 've got a rough idea where it 'll go anyway . |
| 18 | And if a builder gon na go down there you say , Well look I 've got one down here but I 've got a prime slot |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been on telly just about non-stop for 12 months , but I 've got a few ideas I have n't had time to work on . ’ |
| 20 | Adam may have fallen for your charms , but I 've got a clear head and I 'm immune . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I said , ‘ Forgive me , madam , but I 've got a blasted son myself , and I know what they 're like . |
| 22 | Yeah , but I 've got a bad knee remember have n't I ? |
| 23 | that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen . |
| 24 | ‘ But I 've got a little job to do . |
| 25 | I do find it a bit of a you know I enjoy my game of darts , I enjoy handicraft and I 'm quite willing to , to it all , I shall see my back bedroom with all that stuff in it , God knows what , erm and get their tea and biscuits , but I 've got a little committee as well that help me . |
| 26 | But I 've thrown a few things out , as well . |
| 27 | " But I 've revisited a few of my other cases since then and they 're all improving nicely . |
| 28 | But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference . |
| 29 | But I 've learnt a few things since . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Ards have been out of the picture since then but I 've enjoyed a good Irish Cup record at my other clubs , getting to the final three times as a player and twice as Larne 's manager . |