Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [adv] [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew the attraction was very serious , but I also thought you were experienced . |
| 2 | ‘ I know you 're not a jewel thief , Mandy , but I also know you sometimes act impulsively , thinking it 's OK to do something that 's wrong if you have the right motive . ’ |
| 3 | , I just want you to know that I shall never change , but I also want you to allow me to come home now and again for a few days . |
| 4 | LOOK , I CAN NEVER EXCUSE MY BEHAVIOUR WITH MISS MURTAGH , LAURA — BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT , AT NO POINT , DID I STOP LOVING YOU … |
| 5 | No , but I just want you to tell me . |
| 6 | It 's not my business , but I strongly advise you to have nothing to do with the whole thing ; divorce can be very messy . ’ |
| 7 | Correct me if I 'm wrong , but I distinctly heard you say that some of my designs were n't quite suitable . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I am not saying she has been subject to a temptation to exaggerate , but I merely remind you of those matters which can exist in relation to a woman 's evidence . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I rather hope I may get those concerned to invite me to do you in the Authors and their Work series — though I have n't done anything about it — I might then like to quote a bit or two out of a letter ( e.g. about Ivy ) , but I devoutly hope you will be able to censor the thing for yourself ’ — for there was still hope , or I was allowed to think so . |
| 10 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 11 | But I definitely think you should come and meet Kathleen tomorrow . |
| 12 | I was asleep , but I almost caught you . |
| 13 | ‘ I hate to sound melodramatic , but I really think you should sit down before we have this discussion . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I really think you 're wasting your time coming to talk to me . |
| 15 | ‘ But I really think you should leave now . |
| 16 | I hope all these very pretty sentiments about not being strong enough to stand watching other people doing things in the war are just part of a passing phase ; or maybe it 's these ‘ books of a higher nature ’ … but I never credited you with being able to talk such utter balls . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm called Breeze , but I never told you that . |
| 18 | Losing that memory felt like losing part of myself , but I never hated you . |
| 19 | ‘ But I never suspected you relied on it . |
| 20 | ‘ But I still wish you had accepted my invitation to stay here for the wedding , instead of at a hotel . ’ |
| 21 | And I 'm still under doc but I still hurt you know . |
| 22 | Then one day she came on her own and said right out , ‘ You know something , you can be whatever you are but I still like you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 's taken me four years to get to the point where I can admit this , but I still want you , Jessamy . |
| 24 | But I still suspect you have Irish blood in you . ’ |
| 25 | But I still see you by the bed that time . |
| 26 | well I do feel that a car is looked at from a performance point of view , I mean I agree that a lot of bad drivers , but I still think you could help a lot by getting the design of the car right , because sometimes accidents do happen , even though nobody is really at fault and er I feel strongly that were looking at it from the wrong way round . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , of course , ’ Harry said , ‘ but I still think you should have someone to take care of you . |
| 28 | But I still think you 're wasting your time . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Obviously you 're not — this time — but I still think you 've been involved with Garry in the past . |
| 30 | But I still think you should try allowing some credibility on my side too . ’ |