Example sentences of "but i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | My master refused but I cheerfully accepted . |
| 32 | Cos that really got up , up my back when the , I mean tho ai n't a ba , bad bunch of old boys but I normally go down but they they clear and once we 've done our work before dinner break they all clear off and I go down to the and then I sort of walk back more or less behind them you know , to the break like and as I go past the club , I go and wash my hands , they go straight in , I go and wash my hands and I walk past the and er we should go to dinner at quarter to twelve and I go past , it 's one minute past quarter to twelve so cos when we go in there you see quarter past twelve due to go back I always give them two or three minutes and I say that 's it , that 's , ah we was late coming in , I said no you were n't ! |
| 33 | I did n't realize until this night that the Americans took the Weltklasse so seriously , but I immediately understood why . |
| 34 | A friend gave me a mini for scrap , but I immediately saw it as a hippo , so that 's what it became . |
| 35 | ‘ At the end of the game I had words with the referee but I immediately afterwards apologised afterwards . |
| 36 | He turned and came after me waving his revolver , but I easily lost him in the crowd . |
| 37 | Er but I unbeknownst to myself and near the end it was a sales manager that had a team of men under me and you know and things like that . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | I fell sick , when it was Thy will ; so did other men , but I willingly . |
| 40 | It may well be the case that we should have had more staff but I willingly accept that the tenfold increase in the number arriving has overwhelmed our resources . |
| 41 | But I no longer believe that myself . |
| 42 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 43 | We got the Gilbey bar but I no the answer to that question would be if any company or org organisation was prepared or wished to talk about funding the theatre in any way and I think were 'd be more than welcome to sit down with and talk them and say well how would you perceive that which way would you like to go about it how can we assist that and I think we 're be open to suggestions from them how they see it I mean you know it could be seats it could be programmes it could be any any arrange of things that we 'd certainly welcome who approach us from companies but we I think we are pro-active in sense that we do n't wait for that to happen we actually go out but was said early I think given the recession it has been difficult lately to actually go out to companies and say I mean sure companies like the Harlow Council find it extremely finance the finances extremely difficult on them and with the recession it 's really difficult for them to actually find funding and I know lot 's of companies who actually cutting back on it certain areas I think funding of oth outside organisations will be one of the areas they 'll be cutting back on . |
| 44 | Secretly he invited me to stay and help him in Blefuscu , but I no longer believed in the promises of kings or their officials , so I politely refused . |
| 45 | The citation to Patricio Kenny has gone astray among family papers , but I carefully treasure the most attractive decoration with rosette and ribbons . |
| 46 | He expected me to ask questions but I carefully refrained from showing interest . |
| 47 | He added : ‘ Of course I 'll support Labour policy and the leadership , but I also believe constructive criticism has a role to play . ’ |
| 48 | We must have sport , drama and music to enrich the children , but I also have an objective to make the children aware of city life and the wider world outside the community of small agricultural villages . |
| 49 | Having been told I was special from a very young age , you believe everything is possible , but I also knew that you got nothing unless you worked hard . |
| 50 | ‘ The sharp blade gave me a close shave in one go , but I also cut myself twice . |
| 51 | ground , but I also carry that sense of responsibility . |
| 52 | But I also realized that I would be exceedingly lucky to keep my existing road and rail budgets , let alone add massive new expenditure . |
| 53 | I invited the pensions establishment but I also brought in some of those who wanted change . |
| 54 | I still found the argument extraordinary , but I also had to take into account the fact that if Nigel retained this stance then the committee meeting would have to be postponed and the whole exercise would get off to a terrible start . |
| 55 | 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 . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ But I also hope that people will understand what it 's like standing outside your own house , knowing that your son is a prisoner in there and not being able to get in . |
| 57 | But I also remembered that André Gide 's letters to me had shown this tendency very clearly . |
| 58 | But I also knew I could not ; it would have been the death of me . |
| 59 | But I also hope I 've done something else . |
| 60 | I hope I never find myself agreeing that the old songs are the best songs , but I also hope I never forget how wonderful some of the old songs are . |