Example sentences of "but i have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 've only had sex with one person , ’ you say . |
| 2 | ‘ Twenty , but I 've lived more than you 'll ever live . ’ |
| 3 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 4 | ‘ But I 've heard the stories ! |
| 5 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 6 | ‘ But I 've nowhere else to go . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ There 've been good things and bad things , but I 've survived . |
| 8 | But I 've talked , as you know , to so many women , and sex seems to be a wholly other experience . |
| 9 | ‘ But I 've kept my bra off , ’ said Lucy . |
| 10 | And I 'm Sagittarius but I 've never played tennis in my life . ’ |
| 11 | Some might like a push stick for safety but I 've never bothered . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm a pretty tough sort of bloke — you have to be to run a pub , ’ John said , ‘ but I 've had tears in my eyes today . ’ |
| 13 | Hills cut him from 10-1 to 6-1 , prompting their representative , Don Payne , to comment : ‘ You expect big market moves before races like this , but I 've never seen anything on this scale . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been involved in a few of these things but I 've never seen anyone bring it up to the level he did — he turned it up a few notches . ’ |
| 15 | — Brenda Binge of Burnley calling for a ban on acid house parties ‘ I went to Oxford University , but I 've never let it hold me back . ’ |
| 16 | But I 've never been the world 's best listener . |
| 17 | It 's a bit stiff still but I 've had the stitches out and still no pain . ’ |
| 18 | I 've had some packed lunches which were perfect , but I 've also been sold some horrors . |
| 19 | I would , he said , but I 've got this thing called Slik just going . |
| 20 | ‘ And you just got up in front of Henry and those pipsqueaks in your department and said , ‘ Sorry and all that , old chaps , but I 've been wrong all my life and led you into error and wickedness ’ ? ’ |
| 21 | But I 've come to the conclusion that these are sometimes a bit astrological , particularly if you 're in a competitive situation . |
| 22 | My ethos was I 've got a lot of money , but I 've got to look after the people as far as I can who have helped to produce it and I am going to make it grow bigger for our successors . |
| 23 | I think I can say that during my career most of the things I 've decided ought to be done , I 've got done , but I 've done them in very different ways to other people and sometimes I 've been criticised for not going out and grabbing the headlines . |
| 24 | ‘ Of course , that uncle of yours did n't have the manners to write , never mind the decency to come ; but I 've long learned never to expect anything from an ass but a kick . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The coroner wants to resume now , but I 've told him we 've nothing to go on . |
| 26 | ‘ But I 've got five kids ! ’ |
| 27 | I try and remember what the letter was about , but I 've forgot . |
| 28 | I wish I could remember the words , but I 've forgot them so I just hum along with the tune . |
| 29 | But I 've been thinking about next week . |
| 30 | So I 've looked after myself but I 've worked hard as well because I like a certain lifestyle and it costs a fair amount to sustain . |