Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have to bite back my angry words — that better men than he had driven the jeep but that I knew he would share their fate . |
| 2 | I listened for some sound of other prisoners in the building but although I thought I heard the locking and unlocking of other doors the only voices were those of the guards . |
| 3 | I du n no if it 's because it 's melted a bit but when I tried it before |
| 4 | We had n't actually heard anything about this library experience but when I asked him he would n't say anything . |
| 5 | I had all these thoughts in my head but when I spoke it was just noise , just high-pitched noises came out . |
| 6 | I mean some people were quite willing to answer it and they were quite willing to say what stereotypes they usually employ and others j er just clam up and said , oh I never judge people , and I thought yeah liar doing all the time ? biggest gossips in the office and she 's never got a good word to say about anyone , she 's always digging the dirt but when I presented her with it , I never try to judge people . |
| 7 | I had never asked my guide but if I had I am sure he would have answered , ‘ Machu Picchu — mi madre . ’ |
| 8 | The vehicle was originally a petrol but before I bought it the engine was replaced with a Gold Seal factory rebuilt diesel unit . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 10 | I went there one Sunday , I thought we 'll have a meal but when I looked I said no chance ! |