Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Christy was playing unbelievable golf , but nothing would drop for him . |
2 | Your wife will be frightened , but nothing will happen to her , of course . |
3 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |
4 | But I would suggest to you that we need to press Rentakil and say , you know you the conditions of the guarantee we feel we 'd comply with , and wait until we get anything back from the solicitors , before we do anything else . |
5 | But I would say to you that such a fundamental change of strategy , would normally have its proper place in a replacement plan , rather than an alteration . |
6 | But I would say to you Well the point is this is spending on hope . |
7 | But I would say to you , ‘ Be bold , and take the risks . ’ |
8 | He 's a fool but I would die for him . ’ |
9 | ‘ But I would look after you , ’ said Endill . |
10 | ‘ I think so , but I 'll stay with him for a while , and just give him fluids . ’ |
11 | But I 'll talk to you some time about the heating because I mean the trouble is that no |
12 | I see some of these big photo-ops , the Berlin Wall , revolution in Prague — I did n't think would come out , but I 'll talk about it — I just see that it 's a manipulation of the press ; photographers all know to stay in one spot so we 're not in each other 's shot . |
13 | But I 'll stand by you , never fret . ’ |
14 | I would have thought M C A might be the easiest way of doing it but I 'll think about it because the passenger could hand the M C A over to the agent , together with a little note that we have attached to it . |
15 | ‘ Thanks , but I 'll wait for you . ’ |
16 | ‘ I do n't think there have been any new developments since yesterday morning , but I 'll run through them to keep you up to date . ’ |
17 | But I 'll come with you . " |
18 | Twenty-o twenty-two and a hundred and twenty-five I do n't propose to speak to because er they are closely related to Government amendments , but I shall talk about it in another respect , but er seventeen and eighteen are in the theme of what so many Noble Lords have said , including the Noble Lord , Lord , and that is the importance of the local people er being er on these er thes th these these new police authorities and I seek to remove er the five appointed or any appointed people er by the Secretary of State . |
19 | Yeah but I shall go for it but if any other jobs come up at the hospital I 'll apply for them |
20 | I have not forgotten Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland , but I shall deal with them separately , because devolution is a different issue . |
21 | ‘ But I shall keep at it . |
22 | But I could see behind you and she was |
23 | ‘ No , ’ she said , ‘ but I could come to you if you like . ’ |
24 | Er I do n't wish to pursue the point made by Mi Mike at this stage , but I will return to it under one C. |
25 | As long as I know that I 'm right er and say well I 'm quite willing to look at the figures that you 've been given , but these are the figures that are right but I will look at them erm and I , and I certainly would n't er confront it much more than that . |
26 | But I can write to him in his capacity as Robert Atkins ' Parliamentary Private Secretary . |
27 | Some people probably think I take too long to decide such matters , but I can demonstrate to them that sometimes by giving people a reasonable length of time to adjust they come through with flying colours . |
28 | But I 'd settle for you sitting still for a while . " |
29 | ‘ If you have any messages like that you can pass them on yourself — but I 'd advise against it . |
30 | I did n't always agree with her Chopin , and her Liszt was a disaster area , but I 'd listen to her for a long time if it 's Schumann . |