Example sentences of "but i [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They drive me to distraction : at first I refuse to fight back , on the grounds that life is sacred and it is not their fault that they are mosquitos , but I eventually join in the swatting that punctuates the quiet every so often . |
| 2 | For a little while I was afraid I was going to land in the middle of a town , but I mercifully drifted to the edge of this . |
| 3 | He expected me to ask questions but I carefully refrained from showing interest . |
| 4 | But I also began by raising the question of Milton 's sense of dedication because I want to talk a little bit about the egoism of creation . |
| 5 | But I also have in mind the massive destruction of delicate , irreplaceable ecosystems ( the rain forests of the world are the most obvious example ) , the massive pollution of the waters of the earth , the massive loss of top soil , the massive contribution to the greenhouse effect , and — lest we forget — the massive assault on human health that can be attributed directly and indirectly to the massive production and consumption of so-called ‘ food ’ animals that characterise our times . |
| 6 | But I also agree with Randy here , and with Fred and Hal , that I 'm not so sure about the UK side of the plan . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I might be a Christian , guv' , but I also believe in ghosts . ’ |
| 8 | I care for Emma more than I can say , but I also care for you and I 'm really sorry if you were hurt . |
| 9 | I care for Emma more than I can say but I also care for you and I 'm really sorry if you were hurt . |
| 10 | He made as if to say something , but I just beamed at him and he had to let it go . |
| 11 | Well I can have one every sort of , but I just get into the bath just after the water is slipping out . |
| 12 | Well in our district , why I suppose other folk had different ways but I just speak about our lot , aha . |
| 13 | When the man came from I would n't know , but I just felt as a op coopted parish councillor that I should make my voice heard on behalf of all the people that complain to me . |
| 14 | But she was saying this that and the other but I just felt like saying oh , listen I know more than you anyway ! |
| 15 | But I just say to my honourable friend I do n't think er compulsion er is the route with that we should follow . |
| 16 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 17 | Well , having had to avail ourselves of the help of the officer who got rid of our gigantic wasp nest , I should like to say what a superb job they do , but I just wondered in view of the tremendous number , whether there is some kind of way of preventions . |
| 18 | But I just arrive in La Paz and I think , whew , here I am . ’ |
| 19 | I did those , I did those , but I just want to oh , yes sir . |
| 20 | But in latter days they came with a tank and they put it out and put it in a trailer you see but I just worked with bags when it was the first of it . |
| 21 | near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know |
| 22 | Outside there were several neighbours obviously listening to what was going on in our house , but I just pushed through them . |
| 23 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
| 24 | ‘ But I just tried to be patient , and one day everything just started to be okay again . |
| 25 | Most of them were small , gnarled , dark-furred exters , but I scarcely glanced at them . |
| 26 | I 'm a governor at present er working in prison service headquarters in Edinburgh , but I previously worked in Pentonville , erm I think it depends on what you mean by do by prisons do a good job , I think that 's a terribly vague and wide ranging question |
| 27 | But I soon recovered from the chloroform and really appreciated the company of the other Mums . |
| 28 | It briefly attracted my attention , but I soon returned to the more intellectual business of marking exam scripts . |
| 29 | I picked up my knife and attempted to copy the old lady but I soon got into difficulty . |
| 30 | But I soon got into it . |