Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] but i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since I repotted it this spring into a generous-sized pot , it has not only burgeoned but I 've also found it much easier to keep the compost just nicely moist . |
| 2 | Country vets are n't easily sickened but I felt my stomach turning . |
| 3 | I was n't totally prepared but I knew what it was like . |
| 4 | I do n't know whether that is widely understood but I think it 's quite and important feature of our proposals . |
| 5 | We 've slightly digressed but I take your , I take your point . |
| 6 | Formerly seconded but I reserve my right to speak . |
| 7 | I realise this is higher than originally envisaged but I firmly believe our approach will lead to the best result . |
| 8 | I 've now retired but I was a lawyer , a solicitor , and er I enjoyed doing that and er when I was a lot younger I had lots of er friends who er were all interested in the theatre , and some of them went into it professionally and some er some stuck with the amateur world as I did . |
| 9 | The race itself was very well organised but I was absolutely amazed at the way in which the winning women were treated in comparison to the winning men during the prize giving ceremony later on . |
| 10 | ‘ Sometimes they 've managed to find one that is n't even scheduled but I 'm dreading getting stuck they 'll have to send me home in a taxi . ’ |
| 11 | My bonny lies over the ocean The words are well known but I worked out some actions I use as follows : |
| 12 | ‘ The whole atmosphere is very well observed but I do n't know how accurately it portrays the Hasidim . |
| 13 | It is quite adequately furnished but I wish it to be in really bon ton . |
| 14 | I got very close to God , I felt emotionally drained but I benefited tremendously from the trip . |
| 15 | It used to get to the point where I was completely shattered but I would n't ask her to take over and yet she would n't offer . |
| 16 | There does n't seem to be any great love lost between Reed and Harris , and even now Harris says , ‘ Oliver and I have never met but I 'm a great admirer of his . |
| 17 | But I tell you something now when you go skiing on January the fourth I 've never skied but I can assure you this James I know for a fact is going to special lessons . |