Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But nothing is signed and sealed yet . ’ |
| 2 | She had fully expected to be dismissed the next morning , but nothing was said and she did n't ask . |
| 3 | ‘ If we have to go ten times a day , we will go , but everyone is saying that the things should be knocked down . |
| 4 | But I am troubled that he mentions the deaths of British servicemen without any references to the closing of the gates of Mandatory Palestine to the desperate refugees who tried to leave Nazi Germany but found the rest of Europe and the Jewish homeland closed to them . |
| 5 | I have never been able to understand why anyone would want to wake up at the dead of night ( 5 a.m. ) to go and paddle a canoe , but I am assured that the challenge is worth it . |
| 6 | But I am managing and am still pleased to be living in my own home . |
| 7 | True , this is on one of those detested and expensive 0898 numbers but I am assures that Directus keep the message as succinct as possible and that is rare for a call to last more than a minute . |
| 8 | I am not arguing that there are no uses for a conceptual demarcation of classes quite distinct from the demarcations present within popular ideology — on the contrary , I have used such a demarcation in previous chapters — but I am arguing that the latter demarcations have a real importance and should not be dismissed as merely ‘ subjective ’ . |
| 9 | But I am resolved that if it must be so I will obtain permission from the Brownings to have my husband journey to England at the end of the holiday and bring his son back with him . |
| 10 | Actually the instrument is a lovely one with a characteristically lucid tone , but I am bothered that anyone should think this was the sort of instrument Liszt had in mind ( or played ) at the time of writing works such as the Rigoletto Paraphrase and First Mephisto Waltz , both of which are delivered with considerable panache by Orolowetsky . |
| 11 | But I am saying that the phrase ‘ there occur mental processes ’ does not mean the same sort of thing as ‘ there occur physical processes ’ , and , therefore , that it makes no sense to conjoin or disjoin the two . |
| 12 | We can pick over whether the peak age is 15 or 18 , but I am saying that crime has doubled . |
| 13 | Old friends from many years ago they probably would n't call me a friend but I am saying that er very er |
| 14 | I did not hear them say this , but I am told that they do , and if you think what that would mean , I guess , whether you agree about the deer or not , that this is not a sensible suggestion . |
| 15 | But I am wondering if they are tasks that have no appeal to you because they 're completely lacking in glamour . ’ |
| 16 | But I was thinking if we you know , if I knew sort of what the sort of philosophy was behind it I might be able to incorporate that into , the office meetings and say we were having team briefings . |
| 17 | Whatever yous want , it 's up to yous , if yous want your shoes today I 'll get them but I was thinking if we 'd 've went down the town today |
| 18 | Must get one a microwave if Debbie comes home I think , I 'll see , I 've been saying that but I was thinking if , I 'll have to wait and see Debbie |
| 19 | She told me she made a point of taking a walk each day to get out of the way of all the old people , but I was reassured when I saw that she was well-known at the café and seemed to have several friends among its patrons . |
| 20 | When I had the bairn , they wanted us back to the prison the day after , but I was haemorrhaging and the doctor says , ‘ There 's no way she can go back now . |
| 21 | His breathing became more and more laboured , but I was assured that he was feeling no discomfort . |
| 22 | I did n't write that sentence but I was asked if , er , that was a reasonable , er if it was reasonable for that statement to be made , and I agreed it was |
| 23 | I was upset , naturally , but I was damned if I was going to let it show . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , but I was damned if I was going to tell him it had been OK 'd . |
| 25 | I hardly remember what Mrs Girdlestone looked like , other than that she was plump and elderly , and gave an impression of being prepared for battle ; but I was touched when I saw the tea that had been laid out ready for me , imagining the two ladies conferring about the slices of bought ham , the thin bread-and-butter , and the bought cake . |
| 26 | Well I do n't I was suggesting we were becoming one but I was suggesting that the Prime Minister thought this is desirable . |
| 27 | As it was close by I decided to pay Frank Dick a visit at the Board 's offices , so I ran to Francis House , but I was told that he was n't there . |
| 28 | But I was told that unless I could produce a current driving licence or passport — neither of which I possess — they were not prepared to give me an account . |
| 29 | At the time , I wrote to Knitmaster ( as was ) , explaining what I wanter to do , but I was told that it could n't be done . |
| 30 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |