Example sentences of "i was [adv] [adj] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was scarcely conscious but Pat helped me out of the machine and as the dinghy had n't emerged after the ditching we had to swim about 250 yards to the beach . |
| 2 | I was generally optimistic but emphasised the potential for serious attacks . |
| 3 | To be sure , I was rather bemused but the honesty of both men was apparent . |
| 4 | I was just stupid but I was as I say , since Oct erm when was it ? |
| 5 | Yeah that made me cry , I was really sad But that guy 's a bit of a sap ai n't he ? |
| 6 | ‘ I was really upset but she came and found me later , ’ said Tessa . |
| 7 | One night , there was one night here about er half nine I was really tired but , with them being out I was n't , you know , I like to go to bed when they come in and I was so tired when they come in when I got up |
| 8 | No , no erm my family when I was really small but the , the flat was too titchy . |
| 9 | I was really annoyed but she kept refusing . |
| 10 | I can not remember Mrs. Jeffery who must have died when I was quite small but her two daughters Miss Lottie Jeffery , a cripple and Mrs. Bruton continued living in the house . |
| 11 | I feel , I I was quite hungry but the feeling 's gone off . |
| 12 | I was so unhappy but I had nowhere else to go so I stayed until the baby was born . |
| 13 | Sorry I was so quiet but I did n't know who I liked best . |
| 14 | I was too young but it was about five shillings a week |
| 15 | It has been said that old age comes as a surprise : I was then eighty but had yet to realise it . |
| 16 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
| 17 | ‘ I was very lethargic but I just put it down to the first months of my pregnancy . |
| 18 | I was very disappointed but never bitter in any way . |
| 19 | Right , what made we want to be , I wanted to be a policeman when I was very young but never had the courage to do it . |
| 20 | I was very shy but his mischievous grin put me at my ease and we strolled along behind Sally and her beau . |
| 21 | I was very cold but I prevented them driving away . |
| 22 | When he told me that he wanted to be an actor like Owen Jones , I was very surprised but instinctively excited and challenged . |
| 23 | When we arrived I was very worried but the whistle had just gone and my teacher Mrs Edwards came out to get us and show us where our class room was . |
| 24 | Being a pondkeeper I was very interested but was not able to purchase these fish without more information . |
| 25 | I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot . |
| 26 | Bill : I had been having sex , occasionally , with men since I was about fourteen but I had no gay social life at all . |
| 27 | My dad took me to watch Newcastle when I was about 10 but I could n't see because of all the people standing in front of me . |