Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] but i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have n't heard how they got on but I saw Mick just before he went and he was very positive , ’ said Ronnie . |
| 2 | not with squirrels , no er I do n't think so but I mean you , you might be able to do something with a vole , or something like that and trap them but I 'm just wondering Stefan could it also be a fox ? |
| 3 | She wanted to sit down but I said we 've just got to get out as soon as possible . |
| 4 | She wanted to sit down but I said we 've just got to get out as soon as possible . |
| 5 | I , I did n't intend to come on but I think it 's one of the best er , Sunday mornings I 've had in years ! |
| 6 | I think it has come in but I think they 're still |
| 7 | Three pound fifteen shillings yeah and that 's how , that 's how the work went at that time but as I say these boatmen erm they used t they used to sit down on lock gates day in and day out and did n't have a ship to come in but I 've kno kno known them to row down the river at high tide or it 's before high tide and there 'd be another erm , there 'd be other boatmen there , one was called , he went down , he used to go down and get 'em going , there used to be a race between these two families or the and the first one got the boat , the first one roped it in you see , or wh what we call roping in , moor mooring the ship up , that was |
| 8 | The roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in but I dare not start on it just yet — the house must take priority . |
| 9 | Neil , bring cup of tea in here and we 'll talk about it and I did n't really want to spare the time because you could imagine that I wanted to get ready to come away but I I made myself sit and really give him time |
| 10 | Younger than me , yes , just slightly younger than me , two or three years , I do n't know exactly but I should say she 's two or three years younger than me . |
| 11 | Well that 's interesting because yes we have we have discussed that and I do n't know whether the er the clerk wants to comment further but I think that is absolutely right and and if that could be taken further it would be of very positive benefit to you know the car parking problem for those people who want to shop on King Street and have difficulties in find a car parking space . |
| 12 | ‘ When I saw Honey End and Greek Scholar coming at me I did n't think they could catch up but I gave Foinavon one more slap just in case as we jumped the last . |
| 13 | ‘ Your appeal against the above offer of permanent accommodation made available to you on 12-9-91 has been considered carefully but I regret to inform you that the appeal has not been allowed and you should sign for the tenancy at the local housing office by 2-12-91 . |
| 14 | I used to have a load of homework to take home with me because I had to catch up but I did n't used to mind that . |
| 15 | Some of these we 've considered before but I 'll tell you how Mill feels on them . |
| 16 | Sometimes a placenta simply lifted out but I had this one away from the cotyledons one by one , returning every few minutes to the hot water and antiseptic to re-soap my aching arms . |
| 17 | It made it difficult to come back but I think I am improving . |
| 18 | A couple of months ago he wanted to come back but I said there 's no way he 'd come back here without us being married . |
| 19 | There are a number of forensic tests to be carried out but I expect to find that the razor was the weapon . ’ |
| 20 | I 'd like to write back but I ca n't keep up with him . |
| 21 | I do not expect that this matter will be resolved immediately but I would suggest that significant progress has been made recently . |
| 22 | I do n't know how but I fell asleep and three hours passed quickly . |
| 23 | I do n't know why but I chucked it back in the water . |
| 24 | I do n't know why but I see that more clearly now than I ever did at the time . |
| 25 | And er , a lot of them were younger than me , but I do n't know why but I 've lasted lo But anyway , m me and me sister we always used to , we 'd say to me dad when we went to fetch the milk with me dad . |
| 26 | I do n't know why but I feel guilty for being here . |
| 27 | I do n't know why but I always thought it was some nearest |
| 28 | They just swoll sw swelled up and erm I do n't know why but I 'm told it 's not unusual . |
| 29 | Look at that place in Southampton , can do me a disc drive for two hundred quid or whatever it was , I do n't know why but I ca n't remember the price , but let's keep it at two hundred pound , And he phoned them up and said oh your price is very good on that one . |
| 30 | I think er I do n't know why but I must have just landed and done a s |