Example sentences of "but [noun] [verb] i [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the hassle , I somehow missed out on the pudding , but G assured me he 'd had the usual number of five . |
| 2 | ‘ But Maisie told me there were gas masks in some depots ready to be given out . |
| 3 | ‘ But Swod told me he transferred — from MI6 to the Security Service . |
| 4 | But Eva tells me you 're interested in acting . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was n't sure about making the sharp turn into the fifth fence , but Ted told me I had to go the fast way everywhere otherwise I had no hope of winning , ’ Mac said . |
| 6 | But Trevor told me it was tactical , so I 've got to bite my tongue and accept his explanation . ’ |
| 7 | They were a happy family and very hospitable , but Mary told me I was not to call too often or I would wear out my welcome . |
| 8 | I arranged for Jaggers to be his lawyer , but Jaggers warned me there was almost no hope of saving his life . |
| 9 | I had never tried cutting paeonies , thinking they would not last very long , but Daphne tells me they will survive for a week or more with proper conditioning . |
| 10 | But friends assured me there was more to this grand range of mountains than my experience had suggested , and so to give it a chance I went back to climb Cairn Gorm properly , giving the bridies as wide a body swerve as possible . |
| 11 | He has n't talked to me since , but Violet tells me she has explained to him that ‘ some people are funny about dogs ’ . |