Example sentences of "[verb] but i [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By whom I do not know but I intend to find out . |
| 2 | I said I fully realised the job had to be done but I wished to protest against the shabby trick ‘ Ark Royal ’ had played on us . |
| 3 | I did not smoke but I hesitated to reply . |
| 4 | The second bit I 've seen but I need to see the first bit . |
| 5 | I do n't really know where I , or I know where I 'm going but I have to take the troops with me I had er , I got you see what is parts of a I A P compact certificate it might in fact , if the boss would let me do , if I could do an industry in December right ? |
| 6 | so I wanted to try and go for the C C Q , this is it , this is what we 're gon na ask you and of course it did n't work but I had to try it to see . |
| 7 | It was actually obvious that a burglary had occurred but I refused to take it in . |
| 8 | ‘ You have to be competitive to keep on competing but I try to instil the value of the social side of it in my dancers . |
| 9 | He was , I know but I had to turn . |
| 10 | It 's just looking at it in a slightly different way and trying , I 've done some things there to show you a , a sort of a system to use , use your own if you like but I want to see what comes in , what goes out , every time energy changes from one form into another form . |
| 11 | And Evelyn knows I am coming but I forgot to mention you 'd be with me . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ My wife went but I refused to go there . |
| 13 | Now , I and I went to other day , I was having quite bad headaches from the back of my eyes , feeling like , you know , I had pressure there , and so , I think it was just headaches but I wanted to go and check it out , and I went to the , cos my dad said oh if you go to the opticians erm , they give you free checks as you 've got glaucoma in the family , and erm , or glaucoma , or whatever you call it . |
| 14 | Perhaps I should n't interfere but I hate to see a young man throwing his life away . ’ |
| 15 | I could walk as fast as I ever did but I tended to roll my shoulders and turn my three-toed foot in as I did so . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm on three days ’ leave but I wanted to get my report done . |
| 17 | P. Mainly skaters , some college people out of skating but I like to make new friends all the time . |
| 18 | My wife wants to move but I want to stay here . |
| 19 | I do n't believe in war myself unless everything else fails but I want to fight now , Anne . |
| 20 | I du n no but I have to go down |