Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | give them some wellie but I do n't think I 'll do that , erm |
| 2 | " The doctor gave me some tranquillisers but they have n't helped either . |
| 3 | And so Pam just said to her yeah she said he is married to my ex she is married to my ex husband but she said she 's bloody welcome to him . |
| 4 | Not , I hope , that ny of my staff or students would batter any of my old ladies but my machines have to be very solid and reliable . |
| 5 | At the moment a lot of Rave music is played which is not my favourite music but I usually go to them anyway to socialise with my friends . |
| 6 | Talei said later : ‘ I was thrilled to have found my real parents but I did n't know how I could possibly get out there . ’ |
| 7 | It 's not my real name but everyone seems to call me that . |
| 8 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 9 | Erm , no questions on my second set but I 'm very grateful for the er spokesman for their reply . |
| 10 | ‘ My surgeon says further surgery would be morally wrong as it could affect my future health but I had to make an effort to get back after the England tour went wrong . |
| 11 | My younger brother is holding my left hand but he is only vaguely present , shadowy . |
| 12 | There was the added complication that for the first time there would be a period of five minutes or so when I would have to shut inside my satchel not only my outdoor shoes but my gym shoes as well . |
| 13 | I had already got some friends who came from my primary school but I realized that I could n't stay friends forever with them . |
| 14 | I do n't like to blow my own trumpet but My Better Half could eat it to a band playing . |
| 15 | I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect , it is better than it used to be . |
| 16 | I never doubted my own skill but I 'm sure the problem had something to do with my suspicions about the bike . |
| 17 | ‘ I intend doing it my own way but I wo n't be rocking the boat . |
| 18 | Well I 'm actually in my own office but it joins on to another office |
| 19 | I erm unfortunately , er , agree with the previous speaker that a very strong calvinistic streak runs through me and I believe in the two parent family and also in the efforts that you should make to keep the family ge together , but I think too , there 's sp , er , perceptions of individuals and particularly , younger generations now in society , are so much different from my own perceptions when I initially became married and started my own family but what society has to look at the perceptions and expectations of the individuals in society . |
| 20 | I have my own ideas but she wo n't listen . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have my own ideas but it 's better if I keep those thoughts to myself . ’ |
| 22 | It was excepted that that , in a lot of cases wives were expected to give their jobs up when they 're married , but I see now the mo , my er , not my own children but my young nieces and nephews , the men , th the husbands are present at the birth of their children , they are enchanted , they are making fantastic fathers because they are taking responsibilities ! |
| 23 | He 's only doing it for my own good but I still do n't like it . |
| 24 | I have used shades of orange and yellow for my stylised flowers but you , of course , can choose your own favourite colours . |
| 25 | Before I do that let me just digress and say one word about books , I 've had a few people ask me about books erm I gather that the distinguished Durham bookshops have sold out of my wonderful book but I gather that lorries are hurtling up motorways with |
| 26 | I offered the Prior my twenty pounds but he would n't take it . |
| 27 | ‘ Everyone was passing judgement on this being my big day but I enjoyed it . |
| 28 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 29 | It 's my last weekend but it was such a scramble ! |
| 30 | RCA in America claim to have spent half a million dollars promoting my last album but it was obviously money spent in stupid ways . |