Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I won that game , losing just two ‘ pieces ’ , but only after I left with the comeliest ‘ piece ’ of all , a wench from the imperial harem , did Suleiman discover that I had cheated and publicly marked me down for death . |
| 2 | This does n't mean that I have slopped believing , but only that I believe in my own way . |
| 3 | Sometimes I 'd come down to see people and do things , but only when I wanted to . |
| 4 | And not only have they consumed practically a quart of maple ice-cream , but just before I came in here they were ordering some pizzas ! |
| 5 | But once when I arrived in Boston I was at a loss . |
| 6 | ‘ No pressure , but now that I know about Francisco it makes sense to leave them as soon as I find something suitable . ’ |
| 7 | But now that I look at her , I 've changed my mind . ’ |
| 8 | But now when I think about it , I think maybe I would n't . |
| 9 | But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough . |
| 10 | But almost immediately I ran into a new danger . |
| 11 | I voted Tory not because I want to earn lots of money ( I am on the dole ) , but precisely because I object to the facile cynicism as witnessed above . |