Example sentences of "but [adv] i be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps I was as oblivious at school as I was at home to the sneers or the impatience of others . |
| 2 | ‘ Paula 's welfare is paramount so I am not making waves with the Hutchinsons at a traumatic time like this but obviously I 'm extremely anxious , ’ he said . |
| 3 | But obviously I was really delighted for both of them , doing so well . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But really I 'm only concerned with our own progress . |
| 5 | ‘ I used to just swot up on learning the key words and churning them out computer fashion , but now I am more interested in what they mean . |
| 6 | ‘ I must admit I was a little anxious before we started because I 've looked the same for years — but now I 'm very happy with my new style . |
| 7 | But now I 'm very conscious that Courtney knows every part of me . |
| 8 | ‘ In my early days I was into Pere Ubu and Josef K , but now I 'm more mellow and listen to Lyle Lovett and some classical stuff . |
| 9 | He smiled as Sophie flushed and he added , ‘ I was beginning to wonder if I would n't be a bit bored with just my uncle — nice man though he is — but now I 'm extremely glad I accepted his invitation . ’ |
| 10 | I reckon she 's overly keen on coke and spends too much time in clubs , but maybe I 'm just jealous ; my cub-reporter status on the Caley and the triumph-of-miniaturisation salary that goes with it make habits that expensive out of the question . |
| 11 | You may think it is a rum thing that a chap like Tim should pay an arm and a leg to come here for a year and then teach us a thing or two but then I am perfectly happy to admit that we do n't know everything . |
| 12 | But then I was never much of a businesswoman and I had no close relatives left to turn to for help and advice . |
| 13 | I am not enjoying myself , she thought — but then I was never supposed to , was I ? |
| 14 | I felt absolutely no ill effects whatsoever , but then I was very fit , playing a lot of rugby and eating very well . ’ |
| 15 | But then I was only 17 at that time . |
| 16 | I might as well not have bothered , but then I was too young to know what to do anyway . |
| 17 | But actually I was terribly excited . |
| 18 | She appeared to be trying to out-stare me , but actually I 'm rather good at that sort of thing when I want to be , and I did n't let my eyes flicker . |