Example sentences of "[noun sg] but er [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It it 's not his best side er his right foot but you know he can weigh in on that side but er he does have a hunger for goals . |
| 2 | Not that we 're making any stipulation as part of their apprenticeship but er I think it 's a good idea , they have extra |
| 3 | Erm is before you to confirm on er Council and I 'd like to start by saying very briefly that there is as you know a government legal distinction between the er the operational side of waste disposal and the regulation side , and properly er issues on recycling have been referred er and decisions on that should be referred to the policy committee but er we work very closely with officer 's before you hear us er request it . |
| 4 | Erm in the eighteen fifties , in the years immediately preceding the American civil war , the er then American president er was placed under great pressure to do something about the increasing tensions and increasing conflicts between north and south but er he declined to do so . |
| 5 | Erm Well I 'm a trained teacher but er I did n't get much experience in teaching although I had obtained my degree in teaching in nineteen fifty-eight . |
| 6 | Well it 's supposed to be on the mat but er you 've moved it . |
| 7 | We can only by hope but er you know , with creating new ideas , keeping the quality good , so you know you feel right with prices your pocket and er therefore we will survive . |
| 8 | And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down |
| 9 | Not in concrete of course but er you had erm They were wedged from the the erm Oh there was a a granary above barn , then from the rafters there , you had a big a bit of wood to wedge them down solid . |
| 10 | He er he believed in other punishment Lines and that description But er I liked that chap er very nice chap . |
| 11 | Except that is was for money , I know it was for money but er I do n't know the exact er Because I think I think in that year , we got what we called the Samuel award , that were three shillings a day , basic , you see ? |
| 12 | I mean , if I sort of just stay for a , for a while but er I 've still keep looking for work looking for a job cos I do wan na get away from B T. |
| 13 | Cos when it first started I used to check in the Sunday paper every day but er I du n no it 's a waste of time . |
| 14 | I do n't know catarrh but er I 've been thirsty the last few days |
| 15 | Well he mixed with all the stars and of course , I suppose part of the underworld , but er they reckon that he did n't kill himself , I mean they did bring it in as suicide but er they reckon that you know , there 's people think he was murdered . |
| 16 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
| 17 | Erm yes , they er , they felt they 'd been let down by the Railway men , I think , or someone else at the beginning at the Strike , and they were out on a limb but er they 'd got to make the best of it . |
| 18 | We would have said we would have thought that too sir but er it appears that er |
| 19 | Exactly and er we are buying er a two seat version of this aeroplane er our two seat version is aimed primarily at operational training but er we have examined er time and again whether we believe the er the integration of the avionics which is possible in this aeroplane and which is planned for this aeroplane er is going to be able to reduce the pilot work load to such an extent that one man can comfortably do the job and we have arrived at the conclusion that he most certainly can . |
| 20 | It 's a minor thing but er you know . |
| 21 | Well there used to be one on the corner of Street and Street that was , that was a pawnshop right opposite the churches facing it the church were on the one corner Street and used to be on the opposite corner , and Johnny was a member of the church choir as I was after I was ten years ol ten years old , I Mr he must have thought I could sing he sent me down to St Paul 's and I , I went to St Paul 's Church on the corner of Street and I did n't stay there long because it was I was still working part- time I was still a schoolboy but er I did sing in the choir at St Paul 's Church for a time , and then I went , I went back to St Mary 's and All Saints in Palfry as a choirboy and er we used to have choir practice once or twice a week , I know we had it Wednesday night , the choir master was Albert Edward he was a butcher , kept a butcher 's shop on the corner of and |
| 22 | report and the management accounts because there are a number of things which have since , since these minutes er completed and we 'd like to bring up in the report but er I think that we 'd be as well to look at the |
| 23 | I mean the Marxism was the motivation just as it was for the Chinese but er I do n't think the Russian revolution remained Marxist revolution for very long But the achievement of revolution did make it possible for the success of revolution to be seen by the Chinese because it had already been achieved . |
| 24 | And and one that I you know , I 've in a way but er I thought well it 's er |
| 25 | Well he 's probably just caught him on the back of on the back of the calf but er I thought it was as you say I thought it was a nice sharp incisive tackle . |
| 26 | And they did n't work so many hours , I worked er I do n't know whether I told you this last time but er I worked , my normal week was sixty six hours , sixty six hours for five shilling . |
| 27 | Well I have n't seen that outburst but er I understand that he suggested |
| 28 | Yes , I , I was born in this house but er I do n't wish people to know er because er this is a funny world , I , I do n't know whether that 's being recorded I expect |