Example sentences of "it but [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasion ally they were vaguely sad about it but they never considered adopting . |
| 2 | We sorted out what we could pay , we did try to pay it but they still repossessed |
| 3 | Some obscure threat needled her ; Jezrael could n't stop worrying at it but it never burst into knowledge . |
| 4 | Not only did they enjoy it but it certainly worked extremely well for those that followed it properly . |
| 5 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 6 | There was obviously some sort of sexual element to it but I just did n't know what to do next and expected this man , who was about two or three years older than me , to , in some way , tell me or indicate to me and so I followed him without talking to him . |
| 7 | Harry junior said : ‘ I knew the ex-pats here would buy it but I never dreamed it would be so popular with the Chinese . |
| 8 | I should have reported it but I never bothered . ’ |
| 9 | He liked it but he just did n't want to come |
| 10 | that combine , the she just trod on it but she never saw it ! |
| 11 | She saw it but she steadfastly refused to look properly . |
| 12 | its really cold , yeah oh that was good , I enjoyed that she 's still there , she 's a Lance Corporal now as well and I must admit well I , I did n't think she 'd ev , she was always crying but I never thought she 'd actually do very well in the T A , did n't seem to have the get up and go about it but she obviously sorted herself out and got , Spambo Man they called me . |