Example sentences of "but [conj] i said " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although I said I was reasonably Spartan , this bare Nissen hut and my little windy bivouac pall a bit at times . |
| 2 | If I said ‘ No ’ as a sergeant , the constable would n't get a drink ; but if I said ‘ No ’ as a constable , the sergeant would have it . |
| 3 | If I gave an interview I was the greatest guy in the world but if I said ‘ no , I want some time to myself ’ , they would n't give me the time of day . |
| 4 | But if I said |
| 5 | But if I said nothing , turned tail and ran from Gyggle , what hope was there for an ordinary life for Ian Wharton ? |
| 6 | ‘ It all depends on our fitness problems , but if I said it was unlikely Ferguson would get the call it could end up sounding like famous last words , ’ said Roxburgh . |
| 7 | ‘ But like I said , I did n't think you 'd want me along . ’ |
| 8 | But like I said before , they Glynns never had much luck . |
| 9 | Oh she knew the bloke , she 'd be she 'd been out with him a few times before right , he 's , he 's not a bad bloke but like I said like I said erm but he 's respect for her I said to her |
| 10 | No but like I said to my mum it 'll be alright because your do , your brother 'll be in all evening wo n't he Helena ? |
| 11 | That 's why she 's asked me to do it , but like I said to mum you know , I 'm not gon na say to her , oh yeah I 'll do it whenever you want , I 'll say like they 're gon na do this extra course on Wednesday nights and she said , like unless she could get a baby-sitter she could n't go which is the reason I 'm doing it . |
| 12 | but I mean , but like I said , I said , I mean , I went , I went to the like I changed then , I mean to be quite honest I did n't like it , I did n't like it |
| 13 | But like I said , it it 's just , it 's gon na get moved like , no cost to you like , you know what I mean ? |
| 14 | But like I said if it if you , if you do that then it 's for them and for yourself but them being up your arse is irritating if you just fucking carry on as if nothing had happened , but you 're aware of the th them doing that then I think it 's a fucking I 've that 's a psychological edge over them anyway it 's just the personalities obviously , but er |
| 15 | but like I said nine times out of ten if I 've got pissed off with an album I change all of them . |
| 16 | But like I said Mark , er the mil , NATO never used to think that they can hold the Russian 's for very long in , in conventional warfare 's |
| 17 | But like I said , I think kids an that are taking it so |
| 18 | But since I said Geoff 's coming all the others are taking their husbands now . |
| 19 | But when I said I was doing it in Scotland , people just shivered . |
| 20 | But when I said as much to Mala , as a joke to ease the tension that still showed in her eyes , she merely called me an unrepeatable name and stalked away to her cabin again . |
| 21 | I can assure you , I hold no brief for these wretched people , but as I said , I have had some experience — ’ |
| 22 | But as I said , I 've decided that human beings adjust themselves to any environment to which there is no alternative , and human life in here is the same as in the world outside , for which also there is no alternative . |
| 23 | I am sure being a headmaster did affect his ideas on child-rearing , but as I said , we were very happy . |
| 24 | But as I said , I hardly knew him . ’ |
| 25 | But as I said , my body has n't adjusted to the time-lag yet . |
| 26 | There does not seem to be this intense aggression in my aquarium , obviously the size of the tank does give quite a lot of room for manoeuvre , but as I said earlier , as I add more Emperors , a close watch will have to be kept on them . |
| 27 | The balance of this site we 'll be doing , as I say , twenty five shared ownership properties and that 's subject to a bid er , in for the next financial year er which again is obviously subject to , to your support , but as I said , it will be our first priority . |
| 28 | But as I said before the game is not a purely mathematical one ; it is a mixture of physics and mathematics , a combination of intuition and technique . |
| 29 | The aim of the course is to provide advice and information but as I said at the beginning to get you talking about it . |
| 30 | I told you I was learning the language — she 's really very sweet and not a stitch on but as I said no need to worry , angel , riddled with diseases I 'm sure , apart from anything else , I mean . |