Example sentences of "but [conj] i [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | but if I 'm thinking about myself then yes I look and I put on make-up |
2 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
3 | But if I 'm going to work for these people — and what choice do I have ? — I need all the forewarning I can get . |
4 | The string retainer has been screwed down a little too low , resulting in quite a severe break angle over the nut , but if I 'm talking about that as a problem , then you can see there 's really not much wrong with the rest of the LX . |
5 | Er but because I was born in the country , lazy I was . |
6 | But while I am looking at it my eyes constantly wander from one flower to the next , pausing at some , ignoring others , picking out the details of their shapes and colours . |
7 | I think about telling her that Andy was there , in his sleeping bag , listening the whole time , but while I 'm thinking about it something goes wrong ; there must have been a flaw in one of the glasses , or the weight is just too much , because there 's a cracking sound and one side of the pyramid starts to collapse , sending an avalanche of falling glass and frothing champagne spilling crashing down off the table and smashing , bouncing and splashing onto the mats and the floor below . |
8 | ‘ I did not apply for the job but after I was asked to a meeting with the chairman , Jimmy Baxter , I was impressed by East Fife 's ambition , ’ said Totten . |
9 | But when I am kicked in the groin in my father 's house , when I am taunted and called ‘ nigger ’ and ‘ black bastard ’ , when I am arrested as a result of police harassment , at those times I am ashamed to be British . |
10 | In my own drama teaching I rarely use games with a class that I know well , but when I 'm working with a class that I 've not met before I often begin the session with a short concentration exercise and then a simple game . |
11 | ‘ Someone recently got me a small Vox practice amp which is okay , but when I 'm recording at home I go straight through a JHS Rock Box . |
12 | ‘ But when I was reunited with them , I 'll admit I just broke down and sobbed my head off . ’ |
13 | I did n't see it but when I was presented with the job advert from a local newspaper the words leapt out at me : ‘ Lecturer : Special needs ’ in the college in the borough where I used to teach before becoming a peripatetic home teacher for pre-school children . |
14 | ’ But when I was put in the cell I was terrified . ’ |
15 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |
16 | I can usually pick up a ball with one hand , but as I was laying over the ball , I had to use both hands to pick it up , and already a Cardiff forward was rushing down on me . |
17 | But as I was saying to George the other day |
18 | But as I was going into it the sun came out , challenging the smell from the night lavatory . |
19 | ‘ Well , ’ Mitch said with a considering look , ‘ normally I would say we wanted to be alone tonight , but as I 'm going to be an uncle very soon … ’ |