Example sentences of "but [conj] i get [adv] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It ai n't a street or nothing , but if I get there I might recognise summat and then know where I am .
2 I thought she was a friend but when I got here she had changed .
3 But when I got here it was very cold . ’
4 I was out but when I got back I tried calling but there was no answer .
5 But when I got back I did n't have a chance to tell them anything .
6 But when I got back I had ants in my pants ,
7 Paul did n't drink a lot , but when I got back he was drunk .
8 The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England .
9 I had arranged to meet them at Salima 's house , but when I got there she told me that the other two were at Ruksana 's place .
10 I ran down to meet him , but when I got there I saw that he had narrow eyes and a mean mouth and I did n't like him one bit .
11 But when I got there I found I was in with kids who 'd been nicked for stealing or who 'd been on drugs or alcohol or glue , and girls who had been on the streets at 13 .
12 It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places .
13 I was going to garden for some active therapy but when I got there I thought better of it .
14 I went out and bought a remedy , thinking it was an infection , but when I got home I realised that she actually had a piece of red coloured gravel stuck inside her mouth , so that she could n't close it properly .
15 all them eggs you know , when we went to Alec , when they were selling these trays of eggs , er , we went there with Alec , so I said I 'll have one like , and they were really fresh , but when I got home I got that thing of , from Kwiksave , I got the whole packet , big packet
16 But when I get there I ca n't find no way out .
17 My mum and dad deny that they make them a brew , but when I get home there 's usually 20 dirty cups outside the door . ’
18 When I ran away I was going to the beach , but as I got near it I recognized someone I was avoiding .
19 I walked from Holborn but as I got close I discovered the attraction of setting foot in there again had faded rather badly . ’
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