Example sentences of "but [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's like a divert , but diverts I 'd like to think of as separate from call forwarding , I 'll explain why in a second . |
| 2 | er is not a possibility of having more open days so that general public can come in to see what 's happening and not only advertise in Harlow but advertise I live in Bishop 's Stortford now in the surrounding districts erm time gets although you said you get fifty per cent of people coming from outside of Harlow it does n't matter where the people come from as long as they come so more open days free erm to get people to come in and er particularly er outside people also I would suggest that the er chairman 's of the local district council 's who are not contributing be invited to the open day to see what er the playhouse is doing for the people who live in there er council area 's to see whether we can get some more supports er as a Stortford resident I 'd be quite happy to add a bit on my community charge to go to the playhouse . . |
| 3 | I remember a go , a go with some of them that I thought I could do , but realised I ca n't do , do you know what I mean ? |
| 4 | wonder why you — But mibbe I should thank ma |
| 5 | I put my chin up and tried to stiffen my upper lip , but found I did n't seem to have any muscles in it . |
| 6 | I started relationships with women my own age , but found I could n't take to them because I could n't forget the woman I had married . |
| 7 | We also talked about the new settlement being self-contained and integrated , but came I think to a consensus around the table that the level of employment provision in the new settlement should be related to the level of employment supply in the new settlement as opposed to a level of employment which would satisfy employment needs |
| 8 | But wait I hear you cry in 1900 £1 was worth a lot more than it is today ! |
| 9 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 10 | ‘ As it happens , ’ says John , ‘ I have more respect for men like Galbraith who are at least prepared to speak their minds , than for those who smiled in my presence but protested I was ‘ not a local man ’ . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ For the moment , farewell , but remember I will ask you to give an account of your stewardship here . ’ |
| 12 | But remember I 'm a writer , and there 's a lot of difference between what I did in the '70s and what so many of them did . ’ |
| 13 | I may not have liked some of the things I saw and heard , but remember I was present from choice . |
| 14 | But remember I said illusion and belief . |
| 15 | ‘ I have , ’ he answered slowly , ‘ but remember I am only a poor country vicar , and ca n't offer you a job with a high salary , so you may not wish to accept it . |
| 16 | But remember I depend upon you fitly to provide for her … |
| 17 | But remember I am not Andy . |
| 18 | Erm , you do have choice of funds , but remember I said , however in practice , you really should only choose the managed . |
| 19 | But resist I will . |
| 20 | I turn to face the cop , but find I 'm looking at a black guy I ai n't seen before . |
| 21 | But suppose I was in the bathroom , and wanted to go to the kitchen . |
| 22 | ‘ You know that and so do I. But suppose I 've done something similar ? |
| 23 | ‘ But suppose I 'm on it , and the driver becomes ill , then I expect I 'll have to take over . |
| 24 | But suppose I am wrong in my basic presupposition that there can not be particularity . |
| 25 | But suppose I look at a clock on the ground floor — through binoculars , say . |
| 26 | But suppose I insisted that he was uttering a falsehood . |
| 27 | But suppose I am trying to use the machine , and I try coin after coin unsuccessfully , and I utter ( 23 ) ; I might then very well communicate : ( 24 ) Some , and perhaps all , ten cent pieces are rejected by this vending machine and indeed I could say this without contradiction . |
| 28 | But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given , that for anything I knew , the watch might have always been there . |
| 29 | I fooled around with a lamb chop for a while , but decided I was n't really very hungry after all . |
| 30 | but decided I did n't want children . |