Example sentences of "but i [be] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am at least honest in this . |
| 2 | I 've met her twice on formal occasions , but I am at work all day , so I do n't often see my neighbours . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , it 's true that one is n't always sure that life can continue under its present auspices , but I am at the moment , ’ he said , ‘ and especially today . |
| 4 | But I am at a loss to resolve whether to take away the things he has given me or no . |
| 5 | I mean , for example , I mean I 'm not saying this is an association but you might find in your dream , if you look to say I 'm back at school , then your association would be but I am at school now , the London School of Economics , do you see what I mean ? |
| 6 | The German countess then began to speak , but I was at this point , for some reason I do not recollect , obliged to leave the drawing room for an extended period . |
| 7 | I 'm sure they 're the nicest guys in the world , but I was at the MTV awards in America when they were trying to do a soundcheck , and they could n't do a song because their tapes were n't working . |
| 8 | I was a student in London but I was at home on this occasion when I met someone in the park . |
| 9 | But I was at home and close to my drugs , and I was most deeply grateful for my escape . |
| 10 | But I was at university in the early '60s , and I could see that even my sister 's generation , 10 years later , was much bolder about this eternal exhausting , juggling compromise of home and work . ’ |
| 11 | But I was at Strathclyde for physiotherapy the last time . |
| 12 | I curled up and kicked out wildly at their shins , but I was at their mercy now . |
| 13 | Oh , I only pay dutiful visits now , ’ Rose went on , ‘ but I was at one time very frequently here . |
| 14 | Leeds ' disallowed first half goal , just after the canaries ' one , looked good to me but I was at the other end of the pitch peering through the floodlit rainstorm . |
| 15 | But er but I was at my late forties and er er there are still times that you you feel that that urge to be involved in the er meeting up with your mates every day or your colleagues and having a good chat about business . |
| 16 | Well not cos I felt like it but I was at the lights in Bromley this bloke , this , was stand- , sort of kept staring at my front passenger side wheel . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't got many wits , but I 'm at the end of them . |
| 18 | But I 'm at home in it . |
| 19 | ‘ No , ’ said Brian , ‘ we 're not having a party , but I 'm at one , I 'm at your sister 's . ’ |
| 20 | But I 'm at work and I 'm thinking ‘ I 've got to get back ’ . |