Example sentences of "[noun sg] but i [vb base] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Best said : ‘ I can see the thinking but I think it 's stupid . |
| 2 | Er , it 's not my cup of tea but I think it 's looking alright . |
| 3 | ‘ This death is a tragedy but I hope it may be a turning point on the estate , ’ he said . |
| 4 | A sort of well it looked like black wool but I mean it obviously was a brushed cotton I would say . |
| 5 | I gather this is normal practice but I find it a little unreasonable . |
| 6 | Now , I know it is sometimes bad to be very narrow in your outlook but I think it was a good idea to focus on , we consider as a pretty high priority and make as much progress as we can , without forgetting other things and try and teach ourselves to do something within a fairly short space of time . |
| 7 | It may well be a social skill but I think it 's |
| 8 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's a great personal honour but I regard it as an honour for the club and the city of Leeds as well . ’ |
| 10 | I think this is an extremely complicated er issue but I think it 's on that needs to be looked at consistently across North Yorkshire . |
| 11 | Not only do I find this displeasing on the eye but I feel it contributed significantly to our eventual relegation . |
| 12 | on the faxes , just erm one item that came up really from yesterday which I 've already passed on to , to Sheila from the south cos it was raised at the south meeting but I think it 's relevant to everybody . |
| 13 | It 's only rock'n'roll but I like it ! |
| 14 | I do believe there were , there was a high explosive bomb but I think it was just jettisoned to as you wanted to get back home the German pilot he , he landed somewhere up Bluebell Wood but it just exploded and no one was hurt . |
| 15 | Strictly speaking , this is not solely a funboard technique but I include it here as it has such close links with the waterstart . |
| 16 | I am slightly embarrassed by this story but I fear it should be told . |
| 17 | Alright well I think well I think actually well I know we 've droned on about it for half an hour but I think it 's worth a discussion to be quite honest , do n't you ? |
| 18 | Now the point about this measure is how will the Secretary of State for home affairs , respond to this proposal because this is a re-run , this ten minute ruled bill , of the bill that I introduced last year under the private members bill procedure in which the er junior minister that is currently at the despatch box , said that he accepted the principals of seeking to achieve full registration but felt that the measure itself was premature , premature in that the Home Office were investigating er numbers and matters concerned with the electoral registration and electoral provision , arising from experience at the last general election but I think it was beginning to be accepted that the poll tax had had a serious impact upon the electoral register although there were many other er elements that provided great difficulty . |
| 19 | Not as funny as it actually happening and you getting covered in vomit but I mean it 's still vaguely amusing . |
| 20 | ‘ Hopefully the fact that a local firm is sponsoring the event will bring me a bit of luck but I think it will certainly help the game 's image in Merseyside . |
| 21 | I did n't catch her name but I bet it was n't original . |
| 22 | erm in which you have a core of five permanent members and they are the victors of the second world war erm and then others who sit in in rotation to make up the total assembly but I think it 's about eighteen members altogether ? |
| 23 | it 's an awful day but I mean it 's still money at the end of the road |
| 24 | Yes , I have n't brought the modular things I mentioned to you on the phone the other day but I think it would be very useful to sit down and look at structuring that |
| 25 | There 's no knowledge but I know it . |
| 26 | I introduce the letters in the theatre sign but I keep it intentionally vague , I am more concerned with the feeling of light emanating from the theatre sign than with its readability . |
| 27 | I introduce the letters in the theatre sign but I keep it intentionally vague , I am more concerned with the feeling of light emanating from the theatre sign than with its readability . |
| 28 | Beyond this , current sensations converge with knowledge and memory and desire to make sense of the experience of the present : I not only experience this object but I recognize it — as something of a certain kind ; as yours , as mine , as something I have seen before ; and it means something to me in terms of my appetites and needs and ambitions . |
| 29 | what 's happening is that the membership handbook should have been out last week but I think it 's actually going out physically today and I 've done a reminder which 'll be mailed out with it erm making one or two little pointed remarks about blah blah blah this is a very important event and please note it is not in Edinburgh you know erm S S K are very supportive of us we should you know take advantage of this very important |
| 30 | Yeah I 've got it tomorrow well , the latest Friday morning but I mean it 's not as , I 've got ta get it now . |