Example sentences of "but i [verb] [prep] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm all for sharp manoeuvres , Gareth , but I like to be on the inside of them . ’ |
| 3 | Twice I rose and tried to help her , but I seemed to be in a different dream . |
| 4 | I did not understand what the man was doing , but I wanted to be near the fire . |
| 5 | I 've been bald from a very early age , but I happen to be in the hairdressing industry and I travel all over the world teaching . |
| 6 | ‘ Mike — Michael O'Brien — will help , but I need to be on the spot . ’ |