Example sentences of "[noun] but we [verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
| 2 | ‘ We intended to sponsor the match ball but we found we could afford the whole match . ’ |
| 3 | We 're not sure about burglars but we think it might have a deterrent effect . ’ |
| 4 | The contour lines on the map were remarkably close together for the final descent but we decided it could n't be as bad as it looked . |
| 5 | ‘ We are not expecting miracles but we think we can do well . |
| 6 | We have met many A&R men but we felt we could not talk to most of them on any sensible basis , ’ says Gedge . |
| 7 | A spokesman said : ‘ The advice from Boeing is that the pins should be checked for wear after 3,000 cycles but we decided we will replace them as a matter of routine when they reach that figure . ’ |
| 8 | We hate to burst their bubble but we hear it will be buying far more of Solaris-on-Intel . |
| 9 | ‘ We could do the quickstep and the waltz but we thought we 'd join to learn the more complicated dances like the tango and the slow foxtrot , ’ Anne told Joe . |