Example sentences of "[noun] but i [vb base] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were speaking in favour of it , now here he comes along er and er we we 're I I find myself , regrettable I think because er er his er a minister very well informed in these areas with er who made in those committees a very powerful and effective contribution , now we find ourselves on the er opposite side but I have to say now that we are on opposite side that what is introducing today er is really er too little er and far too er too too late . |
| 2 | We were leaking goals but I 've plugged the gaps and with McMenemy 's help , got a vote of confidence from chairman Keith Fisher . |
| 3 | Now , I was never a good getter-up but I do have the excuse that I often retire very late , particularly if I have a visitor in the afternoon and need to get a bit of washing or something done at night when it is possible to get on with it without interruptions . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't have any argument with the players who have received wild-card entries but I do feel I should have been one of them . |
| 6 | In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth . |
| 7 | I do not overlook De Gourmont 's plea for a meeting of the nations but I do believe that when they meet Paris will be more than slightly abashed to find parodies of the middle ages , Dante and Langue D'Oc foisted upon it as the best in United States poetry . |
| 8 | I have not acceded to the application of Madame Bihi to be joined as a representative or other party in this action but I have acceded to her application that I should invite the Attorney-General to appoint an amicus curiae and Mr. Richards has appeared instructed by the Treasury Solicitor . |
| 9 | I was beginning to get fed up with men and their tantrums but I do need a strong arm about , I 'm no good with a battleaxe like Boudicca . |
| 10 | ‘ Mrs Passmore , I do n't want to add to your distress but I have to ask you whether , in your opinion , it is likely that Mr Riddle had relations with other women or with one other woman ? ’ |
| 11 | Finally he said , ‘ I think the police have the porch key but I seem to remember there 's a key to the vestry door in the north transept . |
| 12 | Well , I ca n't claim complete recall but I do remember 91–92 like it was only last year ; - ) . |
| 13 | This is still a month or two short of publication but I have managed to get hold of a set of proofs which I am sending you under separate cover . |
| 14 | ‘ This course is made for me from tee to green but I 've got a lot to learn on the greens , ’ he said . |
| 15 | On most occasions it would be a boy but I have seen men doing it . |
| 16 | ‘ We do n't have a big meal at lunchtime — usually sandwiches , beans or soup with toast but I do feel Jake should have a proper meal . ’ |
| 17 | The average man may perhaps think it an exaggeration but I do assure you that this is factually so and nights are not now so dark that I can not be completely aware of what is happening around me before , during and after the nets have been set . |
| 18 | Right there 's erm it 's a tin of fruit salad but I 've put in some er kiwi and grapes so it 's fresh fruit , it 's in its own juice , so it 's not in a heavy thick juice , there 's Viennetta or you can have a bit of each |
| 19 | ‘ I would rather Germany played the proper Scottish team but I want to keep a sense of proportion . |
| 20 | It took 2 years to put it in place but I 've had 26 birds on the place . |
| 21 | ‘ Wharton , ’ he began nervously , ‘ it might not be my place but I have to say that I 'm a little worried about you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Four wins from nine games would probably earn us a play-off place but I want to go for the No.2 spot . |
| 23 | ‘ You can never say that you have finished the job but I do feel that there is now wide acceptance that we 've got a sound business . |
| 24 | I blush to admit my failure but I have cut down by half and the will to stop completely is as strong as ever . |
| 25 | Treloar smoked for a while in silence , then he said : ‘ I suppose that was the man 's nature but I 've wondered sometimes whether it was why Francis turned out so bloody useless … if he was made to feel like that from childhood — insignificant , a bit of a joke . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It would be wrong to anticipate the conclusions of the inquiry but I do want to assure the public that this matter is a cause of great concern to the Prison Service and that all aspects of the escape , including the role played by prison staff , will be very carefully examined . ’ |
| 27 | I do not fish the big rivers like the Thames or the Trent for bream but I love to get after them on streams the size of the Wensum , Bure or Waveney . |
| 28 | ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said . |
| 29 | ‘ It will be a real wrench to leave the club after eight years but I have got to a stage when I must now look at what is best for my future . ’ |
| 30 | I know you lived Cambridge but I mean did you , was M was Malton |