Example sentences of "but [conj] [pers pn] [vb base] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do come round again , but once they find out you 're using again , they just drop you like a brick … . |
| 2 | Indeed a major move of some kind seems to be unavoidable if not inevitable now , but once you decide where you ought to be — and more importantly , with whom you want to be — then the world will be your oyster . |
| 3 | He is generic because it is unmarked , but if we ask why it is unmarked we are told , because it is generic . |
| 4 | As I said we may not have a set up but if we have n't we 'll set one now . |
| 5 | And the sailor said , ’ Have it your own way but if we do n't we 'll never have kids . ’ |
| 6 | We might even wish to speak of animal intention , but if we do so it will be in terms of its ‘ natural ’ expression : ‘ What is the natural expression of an intention ? — Look at a cat when it stalks a bird ; or a beast when it wants to escape ’ ( PI 647 ) . |
| 7 | Again , the builders end up paying rent , but if they move out they get the value of their loan stock back again . |
| 8 | It ai n't a street or nothing , but if I get there I might recognise summat and then know where I am . |
| 9 | But if you write in we have 100 Monster Snappit cameras and cartridge film , each worth 5 , to give to 100 lucky readers . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're just jumping to conclusions , but if you go now he 'll think you did it . ’ |
| 11 | IT 'S bad enough paying crippling interest rates without having to pay an annual fee on top of that but if you shop around you can avoid the charge . |
| 12 | It might not be worth buying a two-man board , but if you ask around you will often find one lying unused in a backyard . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , I know , but if you call early we can have a long talk . ’ |
| 14 | And if you if you compare those diagonal markings with the sorts of markings on on er some of these other stones , these these are a bit diagonal but if you look carefully they go there 're some going in that direction and some are going that direction . |
| 15 | But if you look properly it 's a , that is not only Harlow . |
| 16 | From a distance her eyes are dark black but if you look closely you see a ring of dark brown around the pupil . |
| 17 | But if you do n't I shall put you in a taxi with your belongings , and to blazes with the consequences . ’ |
| 18 | You can make pleas for extra schemes but if you do so I could only suggest that you also accompany it with one that you would rather er is not done , so there are actually replacements rather than additions . |
| 19 | Now I do n't know if you 've been brought up on a diet of men who jump in and out of bed with whatever women take their fancy , but if you have then I suggest you go find one of them to satiate your appetite . |
| 20 | The bottom half of the page is how much she gets for every ten pounds she 's got to spend , but before we find out she 's got to spend , what we 've got to do is take off the policy fee . |
| 21 | Cos usu when they go away , cos they 're not going away this weekend , but when they go away you should come down cos the flat 's quiet and I ai n't got nothing to do , sit and play my computer . |
| 22 | If people want to kill themselves , that 's their affair , but when they come here I want to give them food which will do them food rather than harm . |
| 23 | I do n't know how long they 're staying but when they come here it is usually impossible to get rid of them . ’ |
| 24 | They go to the ball , she is indeed admired by everyone there but when they get home she realises she has lost the necklace . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't care who these people are or why they want the letters , but when they phone tomorrow you 're going to agree to whatever they demand . |
| 26 | ‘ I know that , but when we go away I do n't want it to be for business — I want to have you all to myself . ’ |
| 27 | yes , but when we see when we have |
| 28 | In that trance-like state we drift apart , still staring , but when I turn aside it 's as if we snapped a silken cord . |
| 29 | But when I get there I ca n't find no way out . |
| 30 | But when I go out she 's the only thing I talk about , she 's more important . |