Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun sg] but i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's an awful day but I mean it 's still money at the end of the road |
| 2 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 3 | It 's an old remedy but I think |
| 4 | ‘ It was an exciting record but I thought it was badly made . |
| 5 | Someone also presented me with an electric washer but I have never been able to use it because there is n't water in the house and I would n't be able to understand it anyway . |
| 6 | It was an unusual job but I found it quite interesting . ’ |
| 7 | It was an unusual job but I found it quite interesting . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm feeling like an ancient monument but I think there is a lot left , ’ said the 48-year-old pop veteran who had a string of hits in the Seventies including Leader Of The Gang and Do You Wan na Touch . |
| 9 | ‘ I had intended to become an Anglican priest but I saw more dark than light . |
| 10 | ‘ It is an enormous relief but I think they have been very clever . ’ |
| 11 | In my opinion Karenin acted in quite an unpredictable way but I think this was because he was so entirely shattered by Anna 's actions . |
| 12 | ‘ Football may be an expensive pastime but I do n't think that is why fans are staying away . |
| 13 | He did an excellent job but I do n't want curly hair anymore . |
| 14 | This may not be an original idea but I thought it might be worth a mention . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's an amusing link but I do n't think its the key to his appointment . ’ |