Example sentences of "[pers pn] but [pers pn] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But mine are , I think mine are more out than yours but they 're not level . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't think I 'm hurrying you but we 're rather short-staffed what with Christmas and everything . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , the Luciferi threatened you but they were apparently warned off by someone more powerful . ’ |
| 4 | If the idea appeals to you but you 're not quite sure what 's involved , visit your nearest county shows and watch the pony classes . |
| 5 | Though what I am trying to do is just explore all these possible lines of thoughts erm in a political way , alright , but they do n't work out neatly and these critics got quite excited about so I thought I ought to point them out to you but you 're quite right in pointing out that they do n't work out neatly , O K. So we 've got to , where have we got to with George ? |
| 6 | ‘ I came to see you but you were n't in the yard . |
| 7 | She tried to ring you but you were n't in , said Esther . |
| 8 | I came in to see you but you were n't in so . |
| 9 | Grating ginger , Phoebe Snow on the stereo thank you but I 'm just lookin ' , sipping wine , a wry smile damping her forest fire , she thought , at least we 'll have a good meal . |
| 10 | Now then if you look , I 'll just take , this applies to all of you but I 'm just gon na take for example role play number one you will have some details you 'll have gathered from erm the previous role play . |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you but I 'm not in need of any assurance . ’ |
| 12 | Which I think would be a good idea if we got it because I do n't know about you but I 'm always having arguments with people who say oh we ca n't have the whole country covered in windmills and |
| 13 | A dynamic force is a very terrible thing ; it may crush you but it is not necessarily right . |
| 14 | Yeah I think everyone 's like me but they 're not , yeah ? |
| 15 | ‘ People recognise me but they 're very sweet about it . |
| 16 | " I know in your secret heart you want to come here and live with me but we 're not going to be two old maids mouldering away together . |
| 17 | Dennis did tell me but we was too busy … well , you know . ’ |
| 18 | It 's been three days now I 'm not sure though I could be wrong because I have n't slept very well I have nightmares of a man and they think it 's me but it is n't , is it ? |
| 19 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 20 | People have that idea about me but it 's not so . |
| 21 | Well that 's gone quickly , quick to me but it 's probably |
| 22 | Well it 's self-evident to me but it 's obviously not to , not to other people . |
| 23 | And then And never made a mistake of course , he tried to teach me but it was just a waste of time . |
| 24 | I also used to help him with his drink and biscuit and he would always drop his soggy biscuit over me but I was ever so sad when I finished going to the Mother and toddler group as that was my favourite part of the week . |
| 25 | He was n't exactly nasty to me but I was only sixteen and I had n't done many interviews , and I was nervous . |
| 26 | er for the time being and if you ask Dave about this thing you 've missed and also about what this business about erm cos he has explained it to me but I 'm not quite sure about it , this business of keeping a , a sort of l record of all the practicals for this term |
| 27 | Issues like food additives do concern me but I 'm just not sure whether it 's worth worrying — I usually end up following my own instincts and hoping for the best . ’ |
| 28 | But it 's far too early for me but I 'm just interested |
| 29 | He added : ‘ The side has been doing really well without me but I 'm out to convince everybody that I 'm worth a place in the side . ’ |
| 30 | And he said : ‘ The side has been doing really well without me but I 'm out to convince everybody that I 'm worth a place in the side . ’ |