Example sentences of "but i [verb] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I meant only to gain your consent — if I could . |
| 2 | But I meant how did you get word down to Blair Gowrie ? |
| 3 | There 's no doubt that both marriages were a mistake , but I try not to blame anyone and I certainly do n't feel resentful towards my ex-wives . |
| 4 | It asks for open vindication , he wrote , but I ask only to do my task . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't hang about long , but I saw enough to convince me that all that rubbish about Melanie 's frigidity was pure invention on your part . ’ |
| 6 | But I come here to address you , in all humility , because I am very interested in the subject of your conference ; and with the vanity of an old man I would like to take part , not as an outsider addressing budding scientists — a bit of ‘ general studies ’ thrown in for relaxation between the serious business — but as a fellow enquirer into the workings of the brain . |
| 7 | I laugh , but I du n no what to say so I just shrug . |
| 8 | I know what you said but I du n no what a ginnel is . |
| 9 | And that 's and a , and a paratha but I du n no what they are , we have n't had those I must admit . |
| 10 | But I du n no whatever 's whatever 's this bloody world coming to ? |
| 11 | There must be a teapot , but I 've not discovered it as yet . |
| 12 | Well I know , but I 've not seen it . |
| 13 | Mark S. sent them summat , but I 've not seen us there yet . |
| 14 | Kevin 's been done but I 've not given him anything back in writing yet , which I 've go to do . |
| 15 | But I 've not heard anything of him since I last left food and some clothes for him , and that was three days ago . ’ |
| 16 | But I 've not done it yet . |
| 17 | ‘ You know , it 's strange , Wayne , but I 've completely forgotten what she looks like . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I think I 'm demanding and chauvinistic , but I 've finally got someone with a good enough sense of humour to be able to cope with that very well , ’ he said . |
| 19 | The skirt pattern I 've designed for you is for Japanese machines , but I 've also made one for Passap/Pfaff . |
| 20 | ( But I 've also heard her telling people what a baddie I was , too ) . |
| 21 | I 've given you something to try and take the swelling off your chest , and that should ease a bit of the pain but I 've also given you er stuff to stop all this bursting |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll always care , but I 've also turned my back on it . ’ |
| 23 | Since I repotted it this spring into a generous-sized pot , it has not only burgeoned but I 've also found it much easier to keep the compost just nicely moist . |
| 24 | Please excuse me — I 'm off for a refill ’ , ‘ I 'm enjoying our chat , but I 've just seen someone whom I need to speak to urgently . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And Mrs Wright , I 'm very sorry but I 've just remembered I did n't lock the door . |
| 26 | There may be better ways of spending a holiday in France — but I 've yet to find one . |
| 27 | " But I 've already asked him . |
| 28 | But I 've already worn it lots of times since and I 'll always wear it . |
| 29 | ‘ But I 've already told you you 're wasting your time . |
| 30 | but I 've really cracked it and it 's bloody awful ! |