Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [Wh adv] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but you know when it was in a block that was fairly near you , erm er I think probably children were the least affected by it , because er I think they adapt to things like that more quickly . |
| 2 | We 'd like to keep the church open all the time but you know how it is today . |
| 3 | We 've been without a Marshal nearly four months — not that I ca n't cope , but you know how it is when half the boys we get are on National Service and by the time you 've begun to knock them into shape they 're ready to leave . ’ |
| 4 | In principle he would like to do the movie , but you know how it is with agents . |
| 5 | I 'm ever so sorry , but you know how it is . " |
| 6 | But you know how it is , answerphones and stuff . |
| 7 | But you know how it is , with one thing and another . |
| 8 | But you know how it is . |
| 9 | I always intended to visit him after the war , but you know how it is : things were difficult , I was confoundedly busy at the University , I did n't particularly want to see Viola again though you 've got to swallow the pill with the jam , have n't you , and there was no particular reason why I should n't see her again . |
| 10 | But you know how it is . ’ |
| 11 | But you know how it is , it 's family ties and kids growing up and then they grow up and have families of their own , then you get tied to the ch grandchildren or what have you . |
| 12 | you see and like eighty six , now this year , I shall be eighty seven but you see when it comes to the end of the year , the turn of the year , I 'll still be eighty seven |
| 13 | Leave my handbag alone but you see when it was in the window Jane I thought it looked a bit too light , but I think what makes it look like that is they 've got the light shining |
| 14 | Put it on at seven o'clock er Emmerdale Farm , but you see when it goes on you feel as though you 're tongue tied all be completely anonymous these are all same , but they 're different |
| 15 | I do n't want to break any rules , but you see how it is . ’ |
| 16 | Schools of beginners spend lots of time in the water at first , but who cares when it 's warm ? |
| 17 | Making the best use of space is important in any room , but we show how it can make all the difference in kitchens and bathrooms |
| 18 | ‘ I know that , darling , but one wonders how it happens with such unfailing regularity . ’ |
| 19 | He could n't see the suitcase but he knew where it was , in the cavity between the walls and the roof . |
| 20 | Lorton had n't been to confession for 25 years , but he remembered how it felt . |