Example sentences of "but i [vb mod] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Later in the campaign his media advisers tried desperately to ‘ create ’ a new Dukakis by injecting comments such as ‘ I am a liberal , I am against capital punishment but I would feel like killing the person who harmed my wife and children . ’ |
2 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |
3 | But I would suggest to you that we need to press Rentakil and say , you know you the conditions of the guarantee we feel we 'd comply with , and wait until we get anything back from the solicitors , before we do anything else . |
4 | I have reservations myself about the access at Shilton dip , but I would suggest to the County Surveyor that if Shilton dip is dangerous for a potential site of gipsies , then it 's just as dangerous for the people who live in Shilton right now . |
5 | Skimmia females need male pollinators to produce berries but I would settle for Skimmia reevesiana " Rubella " ( male ) for its attractive red flower spikes — it makes a compact shrub . |
6 | I know there have been a number of accidents in that area but I would hope with all these other traffic calming measures we could have kept that speed up to forty miles an hour . |
7 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
8 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
9 | I do n't know her , but I would like to . ’ |
10 | It will not be possible in the space available to detail these changes but I would like to briefly mention some . |
11 | I have never flown in a tail dragger before but I would like to in the near future . |
12 | ‘ My — my English is not too good , you understand , but I would like to be able to talk to you for a while . ’ |
13 | But I would like to be more ambitious : we will harness all the BBC 's skills across radio and TV , the regions and World Service to mount such major specials . |
14 | And the hall is available to us this evening , but I would like to con I think well I hope you will concur that I would like to conclude on H two today . |
15 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
16 | But I would say to you that such a fundamental change of strategy , would normally have its proper place in a replacement plan , rather than an alteration . |
17 | But I would say to you Well the point is this is spending on hope . |
18 | But I would say to you , ‘ Be bold , and take the risks . ’ |
19 | But I would say to each of your listeners I sure you know people who find a tranquility , a centredness , a source of strength and confidence in their religious faith , they are the representatives of what religion can do , not the Ayatollahs , and not the fanatics , and not the people on television , but the people who spend their lives trying to be good and helpful , and one day they 'll look around and realise that happiness has snuck in the back door when they were n't even looking for it . |
20 | Certainly erm I do n't know what Norman says , but I would say on the phone to you , Let's make it absolutely clear that this is er in the main a telesales operation . |
21 | You have to train people to become doctors or engineers or professors , and at the same time to train them in questioning all that — not only in a critical way , but I would say in a deconstructive way . |
22 | A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book , but I would agree with those commentators who argue that its persistence tells us a great deal more about the present than the past . |
23 | But I would agree with Mr , that it does add a further pressure , it means we have to have a real review of erm , how we pay allowances in order to stay within our budget limit , which I think is two hundred and two thousand for the current year , and erm , a little bit more for next year , according to the previous paper . |
24 | But I would opt for a self-catering package which enable you to take full advantage of the excellent weekly markets . |
25 | er , yes , yes but I would need to , to loose a little weight |
26 | The deadline is Monday 3rd of May , but I would need to be sure the article will arrive ( sooner if you can do it ) . |
27 | He 's a fool but I would die for him . ’ |
28 | I found that raising the volume helped to improve the realism but I would have like more presence and crisper definition . |
29 | ‘ But I would look after you , ’ said Endill . |
30 | There 's a small one before that but I would concentrate on fifteen percent . |