Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [conj] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | He said : ‘ They were shooting in all directions but as I drove towards them on my tractor they started to run . |
2 | We , very seldom that we have boiled potatoes but if I wanted a potato I think to cover all the needs to keep , I would go for Desiree because that one will fit almost any bill at all , it 'll do everything , it 's the best all round potato , late potato that I have ever grown and eaten . |
3 | While I sympathize with the caller from West Calder , I feel we pay poll tax as well to cover all these things but when I bought my house , my solicitor had me in for two hours and went through all my obligations under the title deeds part of was , that I had to pay one three hundredths of keeping the open areas clean and tidy plus grass cutting . |
4 | I sped along Euston Road , hoping for more buses but as I neared Goodge Street all hell seemed to break loose . |
5 | But er it certainly did a lot for the bakers but as I said it certainly took away the happy family union that we had before . |