Example sentences of "[noun] but i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Best said : ‘ I can see the thinking but I think it 's stupid . |
| 2 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
| 3 | They used to be Bangor fans but I think I have won them over to Glentoran . ’ |
| 4 | The ideal should be a circular seat but I felt it would take a considerable amount of timber with a lot of waster so I opted for an hexagonal shape . |
| 5 | er well there 's one there that 's a continual er it is American , well it 's an American style programme but I mean they advertise all kinds of things from all |
| 6 | Er , it 's not my cup of tea but I think it 's looking alright . |
| 7 | ‘ I would be delighted if it was a fixture at parties but I think it is stretching it too far to say Spam will be on the end of cocktail sticks . |
| 8 | In some respects but I mean it just does n't I mean in a way I suppose well with Tina being a non smoker and Wiggie being a non smoker |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm pretty fit and I do like cycling but I expect I 'll be shattered by the time I get to the end . |
| 10 | Well , I was bailed on a charge of fraud but I feel they 've got something else up their sleeve . |
| 11 | ‘ This death is a tragedy but I hope it may be a turning point on the estate , ’ he said . |
| 12 | A sort of well it looked like black wool but I mean it obviously was a brushed cotton I would say . |
| 13 | they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate . |
| 14 | I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’ |
| 15 | I tried to take some pictures but I scrapped them , they did n't come near to showing how I felt . ’ |
| 16 | We got turned over last Saturday but I thought we showed great character out there today . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She had been depressed during the last 18 months but I thought she was getting better . |
| 18 | Erm I think it 's on a , a similar basis to er to ours , a similar sort of six months but I think it 's er roughly about the same yeah . |
| 19 | I gather this is normal practice but I find it a little unreasonable . |
| 20 | And what happens in actual human situations which are what get me , and I 'm going to give you three and I guarantee their genuineness you will doubt them all I have not the least fear but I guarantee you their genuineness , they come from the records of Age Concern Scotland of which I am the president . |
| 21 | He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them . |
| 22 | I could fill a book with the other similar comments which were written on the questionnaires but I think we can take it as read that the trials proved beyond doubt that if you followed the diet moderately strictly you could definitely lose inches from parts usually untouched by normal dieting methods . |
| 23 | ‘ I had considered going to California over the winter but I realised it was n't necessary . |
| 24 | Erm , I took her at her word , I still looked for work , I did n't stop looking for work but I took it that she was happy enough me being on the dole if it meant that we could stay around Bay or Anglesey . |
| 25 | It does n't have pockets but I liked it because of the red buttons . ’ |
| 26 | Now , I know it is sometimes bad to be very narrow in your outlook but I think it was a good idea to focus on , we consider as a pretty high priority and make as much progress as we can , without forgetting other things and try and teach ourselves to do something within a fairly short space of time . |
| 27 | And there 's his visitors but I mean it was |
| 28 | It may well be a social skill but I think it 's |
| 29 | I presume you wish to help underdeveloped countries but I fear you could do them considerable harm . |
| 30 | Well th the bloke but I mean he 's not attached . |