Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] i [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I fancy I can still hear the sounds of the metal detector and a globe spinning ! |
| 2 | You said it was completely confidential but I mean I would just say well it 's , it 's between Friends Provident and yourself end of story . |
| 3 | I know they all have but I mean I 'd rather have the ordinary names and then |
| 4 | but I mean I 'd rather have a Calibre than that definitely |
| 5 | Social reform was very worthy , of course , but I confess I 'd rather hear about the battles . |
| 6 | I keep the piece of paper in a tin next to my dad 's glasses — the ones he 'll never come back for — but I know I 'll never use it . |
| 7 | ‘ But I doubt I 'll ever know for sure because I 'll never see her again and only by coming face to face with her will I know the truth . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And thanks , but I think I 'd just bawl my eyes out all over you . |
| 9 | But I think I 'd actually like to support that idea , I think we ought to er er write back to them and say it 's a splendid idea , erm let's have more of it and and thank you to the local government commission for s er seeing to this after a hundred years . |
| 10 | If I get recognised it means the group are doing summat , but you know I can quite happily get through the day without getting recognised … ’ |
| 11 | If I get recognised it means the group are doing summat , but you know I can quite happily get through the day without getting recognised … ’ |