Example sentences of "but i [vb past] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With distant astonishment at her own efficiency , she heard her voice saying very clearly and reasonably : ‘ I do beg your pardon , but I came to you as the nearest house . |
| 2 | But I came to my senses and declared my honourable intentions at the top of Mount Pocol . ’ |
| 3 | Now of course that 's er er the story but I went to them afterwards you see . |
| 4 | I could n't see how he could be alive , but I went to him . |
| 5 | No it 's down there , and in it er I wrote it last night actually when I was feeling pretty fucked off so it 's probably a bit out of order but I wrote to him and said erm tt Josh has been round this evening asking questions about what 's happened with his money erm and I think you 're really out of order . |
| 6 | Not that it mattered very much because he was living in my flat and was n't going to starve , but I said to him , there is only one way that you can make quick , ready money and that is going out in cabaret . |
| 7 | But I said to him look Josh is n't exactly well off at the moment , he needs the money or what he bought so |
| 8 | Yes , that 's right , I see , but I said to him we 'll try Alder 's and the Army & Navy But I |
| 9 | but I said to him , I said to him there 's loads of bushes in the back as well |
| 10 | But I said to him , I do n't care otherwise ooh can Cheryl ca n't make it , would you like it ? |
| 11 | and hopefully But I said to him about Duttons Road and I said to him what I 'll do is , I 've got ta go to town tomorrow I 'll er get some tapes and start taping |
| 12 | tongued and grooved or , or something pine for the kitchen wall , do it , pay it , forget it right , so , I mean I do n't know what wood I mean we 'd have , we 'd have to see it , but I said to him look I said something 's got ta be done , so I said to him shall we get Gary or somebody similar to do some Artexing in here and he said well with the coal fire and all that he said it 'll , it 'll get dirty |
| 13 | but I said to him , I 'll go and buy vinyl and we can come back into the same position , and he ai n't no good at sticking vinyl up , I always go round with a bloody |
| 14 | But I er but I said to myself , God I 'm even ruined with this . |
| 15 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 16 | But I said to them , take that cheque . |
| 17 | Anyhow I said well I should n't say this I know and I know times have altered , but I said it was n't er I said I 'm not saying it because Martine and Nicola were in it , but I said to me it was n't the same as when they were in it . |
| 18 | But I said to her she never gets higher than a commended cos , she knows it 's cos of her weight . |
| 19 | Erm I 'd seen one this morning but she is n't in the core lecture so she 's no good to you , but I said to her could you give me a lift at all ? |
| 20 | but I said to her oh I do n't think I 'd have it done |
| 21 | Yes , said to me dad and all , but I said to me dad I love you , I 've always loved you you know and I 'll be here when you come out I said you 'll be out do n't worry , crying when he went in |
| 22 | But I said to I said well you might get a free month but I said or you in March and then Ap supposedly April starts again . |
| 23 | So we 've been down there a few times but I said to you did n't I ? |
| 24 | They were chattering like a lot of parrots but I listened to what was said . |
| 25 | He died in a car accident the year I left school , but I listened to his pop records all the time . |
| 26 | The Minister for the Environment and Countryside is no longer here — I make no criticism of him for that — but I listened to his opening remarks , and I know that he will speak to colleagues in Brussels . |
| 27 | But I thought to myself , I 'll take two when she is n't looking , which I did . |
| 28 | But I thought to myself , one day somebody is going to say to the child , ‘ Come and whisper in my ear … . ’ ’ |
| 29 | But I thought to myself oh you do you do look suspicious . |
| 30 | but I thought to myself , thirty youngest being concerned in one big go , every , one of them would have at least four |