Example sentences of "but [adj] [noun] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But each time I ask myself I know beforehand what the answer is . |
| 2 | He admitted : ‘ There were enquiries about Hughes , but each time I said ‘ No deal ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ But each time I saw you I could feel myself weakening — wanting to be close to you . ’ |
| 4 | I ran away two or three times , but each time I got brought back . |
| 5 | But each time I turned back . |
| 6 | You scoff at me and my ‘ one ’ man friend , you who have so many , but dear girl I have learnt more in the short time of my friendship with Edward , more of the world , of men as distinct from women , and man as an individual than in all my life I have learnt before . |
| 7 | ‘ When I was fifteen my mother thought I was still a child … but that year I discovered life , rock and roll and love with a boy named Brownie Hansen … ’ |
| 8 | I read that runners could only run five ultra events a year , but that year I ran eight , then 13 the next year and 18 the next , and I think others began to realise you can do more if you take the right approach . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But that night I moved in , you were ’ |
| 10 | But that evening I settled down at home to watch a superb and delightful documentary on the giant otters of South America . |
| 11 | Now , I am sadly lacking when it comes to corresponding , but that time I did manage to write and thank her , adding that she would always be welcome to come and call if she ever was in the area . |
| 12 | Fiona telephoned during the afternoon to say that she 'd brought Harry home and he wanted to see me , so with a sigh but little reluctance I abandoned the empty page and walked down to the village . |
| 13 | But another thing I hear , which is n't necessarily solo work , but in a more orchestral sense , is roots and fifths . |
| 14 | But another lesson I have learnt has been a good deal more unsettling . |
| 15 | He wanted me to handle all the money side and do the bills but some weeks I had nothing for food , nothing for bills , nothing for the children . |
| 16 | ‘ I know I am only 20 , but some days I feel about 30 so much has happened to me . ’ |
| 17 | But this incantation I use does not calm me any more . |
| 18 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 19 | But this guy I have n't cos this guy can get me a great deal of information |
| 20 | But this week I went along to ‘ the other Headingley ’ where he plies his trade week-in , week-out to talk to him about his hopes and ambitions and how he saw the season panning out for his big-spending club . |
| 21 | But this Christmas I know of one 11-year-old who has asked Santa for a copy of The Beatles ' Sergeant Pepper — and a mum who loves Techno . |
| 22 | Lazio doctor Claudio Bartolini , who was scared when Gazza was first injured , said yesterday : ‘ When I saw the accident again on TV I was very worried , but this morning I looked at it and now we are both very happy . |
| 23 | The next day we went again to the Rovacchia but this time I insisted we should also go and see the crazy Englishman who had ridden the mule . |
| 24 | It was still the strongest weapon in my armoury but this time I added two pounds of black treacle to the mixture . |
| 25 | ‘ But this time I go up under my own steam . ’ |
| 26 | But this time I knew I could use it , even if I could n't think exactly how . |
| 27 | But this time I asked for Nurse Sally , the hyperactive Mrs Cody 's minder . |
| 28 | But this time I mean it . |
| 29 | I was playing against the West Indies and I scored eight off a Cummins over without hitting a four , and for Natal |I 've build some 80s and 90s that have been matchwinning performances , but this time I 've just got far too excited ’ . |
| 30 | But this time I 've come to — hopefully — make things happier for everybody . |