Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fans were right to give me stick but they 've been good to me and it 's great to come off to a reception like that . ’ |
| 2 | Mother actually calls me Lisa but I did not think that name appropriate to this strange meeting and anyway I have never liked it . |
| 3 | We started calling them Ronnie but it got a bit confusing . |
| 4 | ‘ It may look a mess in them stables but it 's all in here , ’ Stanley said , pointing to his brain . |
| 5 | Oh ’ — he jerked his big head to the side — ‘ I never open me mouth but I say something . ’ |
| 6 | Dinner parties are my dread but I go to them because my wife , Eileen , enjoys them . |
| 7 | That would be loss enough if I watched him go with only longing for him in my heart but there is instead a bitterness because he is happy to go life there being preferable to here where there is only his tired wife for company . |
| 8 | Gail sometimes does my hair but she 's a learner and I get her more cheaply . |
| 9 | It 's not really ever one person that does my hair but my favourite salon is Constantines in Manchester . |
| 10 | I do put a red rinse on my hair but I ca n't remember which shade it is ! |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm still struggling with my driver but I 'm hitting my one-iron plenty far enough and putting quite well , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I was ready to do my part but I wanted freedom to choose what that part was to be . |
| 13 | They were n't sure if this applied in my case but they were investigating the matter . |
| 14 | He did n't exactly put his foot on my chest but he had me all right . |
| 15 | He hardly moved it in my chest but it felt like liquid fire . |
| 16 | It would probably kill my mum but I had to tell them . |
| 17 | Zak raised his eyes vaguely in my direction but it would have been tactless to disrupt the thoughts behind them , so I pressed on forward , traversing the dayniter and the sleeping cars and arriving at the forward dome car . |
| 18 | and they 're going in my neck but I do n't wan na turn over cos she 'll fall off the bed and I 'm sort of going just on me and she 's really funny . |
| 19 | I wonder if we can get to the point of my question , it may be my fault but I will try again , the reason I am suggesting to you was the decision was made to update the service charges once a year was because if you did n't update the , the existing brochure might mislead , is that right or not ? |
| 20 | The power supply is a ‘ must ’ for my benchwork but I am stuck . |
| 21 | ‘ I know friends think I 'm a bit outdated in my thinking but I do n't understand women who just live with men . |
| 22 | I mean no was ringing in my ears but I could n't say that . |
| 23 | I could n't believe my ears but she repeated it : I realized I had not properly understood my own needs . |
| 24 | But she said I do n't mind because I would like to take my boat but I ca n't . |
| 25 | I 've always shaved my legs but I 've been told that shaving makes the hair grow more strongly . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've got an open mind on my future but I would love to stay on , ’ confessed Butcher , who has conquered fears that he may be forced into premature retirement through knee trouble . |
| 27 | A deal with EMI beckoned , and 15-year-old singer Stinky Turner was soon going on stage in his pyjamas and bawling , ‘ You insult my intelligence but I a not a fool ! ’ to the band 's legion of admirers ( affectionately known as ‘ The Rubber Glove Firm ’ ) . |
| 28 | A deal with EMI beckoned , and 15-year-old singer Stinky Turner was soon going on stage in his pyjamas and bawling , ‘ You insult my intelligence but I a not a fool ! ’ to the band 's legion of admirers ( affectionately known as ‘ The Rubber Glove Firm ’ ) . |
| 29 | ‘ I should then be learning my lines but I ca n't do anything before the kids get to bed . |
| 30 | I 've learnt my lines but I have n't really . |