Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I dare not leave my sheep ’ , cried the shepherd . |
| 2 | You 'll have to forgive me , Father , but I ca n't repress my curiosity . |
| 3 | I wrote to Tim & Polly yesterday but I ca n't lay my hands on The Barbarton exploration Base address . |
| 4 | I think it could be bitten through , but I ca n't get my teeth to it . " |
| 5 | But I felt such a twit , cos I said to this man I , I do n't know about you , but I ca n't get my money . |
| 6 | ‘ But I ca n't remember my old job . |
| 7 | But I would sooner have my journal and fight against Tig than die , frozen , wolfmeat , without anything to remind me of the pure pleasure I 've had during my life . |
| 8 | It was absurd , but I would not let my bluff be called . |
| 9 | We arranged that I 'd go for the weekend , but I would n't leave my sister . |
| 10 | I know I 've made a lot of mistakes and there are probably a lot of things I should be sorry about but I would n't change my life , I would make the same mistakes because they 've taught me so much . |
| 11 | He 's a good head lad , Tremayne trusts him , but I would n't stake my life on his loyalty . |
| 12 | But I would n't have my photograph taken at that time at all . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm a fashion type , ’ he reflects , ‘ but I would never raise my kid wearing any brand names . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm a fashion type , but I would never raise my kid wearing any brand names . |
| 15 | As executor , I 'll ask for it back formally , but I wo n't hold my breath . |
| 16 | You can stand there all night if you want , but I wo n't open my door to you ! ’ |
| 17 | Maybe I 'm an owl , watching the other owls screech down on helpless little mice , but I wo n't forsake my vegetarian principles . |
| 18 | But I could n't tell my mother or father because I should have been in bed by that time . |
| 19 | I told my boyfriend but I could n't tell my mum . |
| 20 | But I have a week er but I could n't open my week 's . |
| 21 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 22 | I wandered through Biomorph Land , moving through an endless landscape of strange creatures and things , but I could n't find my insects . |
| 23 | I tried to tell Philippa to hurry but I could n't get my words together . |
| 24 | But I could n't get my camera to work — I hardly ever used the thing — so I went to Derek 's house one day to ask his advice on how to operate it . |
| 25 | But I could n't cut my hair tha , myself like that . |
| 26 | But I could n't let my mother be here , and then it was more for my brother because he had a wife and he it was more for him to be working than er for me really , cos I come to pension age then you see . |
| 27 | I was ill too but I could n't consider my own feelings . |
| 28 | I do , I like , do you think I could have a copy of anything you 've got to date because lying in my desk this morning is something I have to prepare a briefing note for my chairman and I was thinking about that recent one , but I could n't put my hand on it Robert , absolutely updated on exactly where we are . |
| 29 | As I looked at his stern face , I knew I could go anywhere in the world with him as a colleague , but I could never lose my freedom by marrying him . |
| 30 | But I can not hide my presence from her either , Mrs Adeane . |