Example sentences of "[adj] but [pron] [vb past] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to see them about this but they told me it was up to the social security people to make up the difference . |
| 2 | She continued : ‘ I am 70 years old but I felt I must make this sacrifice for them , even though the constraints on me in the future are very great . ’ |
| 3 | I was nervous but she put me at ease immediately . |
| 4 | I thought no way have I got in , it was too quick but she said I could start the following Monday . |
| 5 | I knew that telling them would be hard but nothing prepared me for their anger and grief during our final month together . |
| 6 | I had expected it to be cold but it surprised me with a suddenness that wrenched my breath away . |
| 7 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 8 | I wanted to touch her and make her better but I realised I could n't do that . |
| 9 | ‘ I knew I was n't going great but I thought I 'd score 8,200-8,300 . |
| 10 | ‘ We checked his clothes for bloodstains … there were n't many but he told me to wash his shirt and handkerchief while he had a shower . |
| 11 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 12 | The strap is a strong rubber one but I found I had to overtighten it at the surface , otherwise it became loose when my drysuit seal compressed at depth . |
| 13 | Now , I was dirty and unshaven but he recognised me . |
| 14 | ‘ I was shocked but he told me it was inevitable . |
| 15 | ‘ Luckily it was n't malignant but it affected me mentally and emotionally and I was a bit of a mess . |
| 16 | ‘ Some people think I am crazy but I thought I had better do it now while I have the chance . ’ |
| 17 | By Sunday evening , though , I was getting back to myself and expected to be let out in a day or two but they kept me in for the week , giving me tests , including an electrocardiogram . ’ |
| 18 | It was pompous but it satisfied me . |
| 19 | One of the tragedies to that it has now become so expensive but is very difficult but not because it was sponsored but somebody told me the other night that the Billy Connolly programme excuse me Billy Connolly programme about art and culture was |
| 20 | I used to be wild but she reformed me . |
| 21 | ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is . |
| 22 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |