Example sentences of "but we [vb base] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We get smoke from the steel works across the valley , but we know what that is and we 're not afraid of it . ’
2 That 's it like a desk that 's really that that was the American way of spelling it but we spell it that way now .
3 I mean , I believe in some force , but we make our own destiny …
4 We fear the pain and hurt that may touch those we love but we lay ourselves open to hurt and pain from them .
5 Now , you may wonder , along with one of my guests this week , what the point is of having Punch lunches if their proceedings remain private , but we like it that way and , besides , it means that we get some seriously filthy gossip .
6 Yeah , we 're talking about children who you know thirteen , fourteen , fifteen , which are growing up a bit , but we get them altered and we get them made for them , we used to get them made and er still do I think .
7 I know we 're a bit mad but we try our best . ’
8 very much but we think it important that you .
9 The exact degree of overestimation in Urquhart calculation is not certain , but we consider it likely to be a factor of about 100 .
10 But we need our own voice and vote at the top table to take us to the heat of Europe , not leave us on the periphery . ’
11 You see , I love my wife in my own way , but we lead our own lives …
12 But we ensure we first know what we are talking about .
13 But we drink it all the time where I come from , ’ protested Mr Stevens .
14 But we find her easy enough . ’
15 There have been a lot of sacrifices but we have our own identity again . ’
16 But we have our own dream and our own task .
17 We have , even though we are Arabs and we are neighbouring countries like Saudi Arabia and the Emirates , but we have our own identity and it is very distinct .
18 We see nothing wrong in designing vehicles that are intended for motion but we feel it wrong to design ideas that are also intended for motion .
19 But we do them different . ’
20 Apart from choosing off peak travel less likely to be affected , these delays are outside our control , but we do our best to help .
21 Many of us prefer to think of ourselves as English , Irish , Scots or Welsh , but we proclaim our political allegiance by electing members to the British House of Commons .
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