Example sentences of "but i [verb] [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I 've been reinstated to twenty three pounds |
| 2 | But I 've been asked by the PM to co-operate with a special operative of the CIA . |
| 3 | But I 've been thinking about next week . |
| 4 | " But I 've been thinking about it , Nenna , and praying . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd guessed Donna had a twin sister — somewhere — and I — oh , I know this sounds silly , but I 've been thinking about it , ever since the transplant was mentioned , before Juliet made me realise who she ws . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not sure what good it can do but I 've been thinking over what you said about Barney Willard . |
| 7 | But I 've been taught to mind my own business , so I wo n't need an answer to that . ’ |
| 8 | You 'd be on the line for a certain amount of publicity , but I 've been looking at today 's papers and it seems you 've already had a taste of what the Press can be like … ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 10 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 11 | and they can put that on the recorder but I 've been told for the last two and a half years by this government that I am not unemployed . |
| 12 | In a couple of days she 'll be up and about again , but I 've been told by the doctor to keep her off school for a while longer . |
| 13 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
| 14 | I can do it , but I 've been driving for two and a half years |
| 15 | But I mean is gon na struggle cos he ai n't had many people for very long , has he ? |
| 16 | I loved maths when I was at school , but I had been taught in a very formal way . |
| 17 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
| 18 | I did n't know what to say , but I 'd been reading about mating in a book only a few days before , so I kept a perfectly straight face and replied . |
| 19 | I knew that from when I 'd gone to watch them play in the past , but I 'd been cured of insomnia for some time now . |
| 20 | ‘ No , I am American , from the East Coast , but I have been living in England for some time . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But I have been thinking about taking a course , ’ she said . |
| 22 | but I have been led in my experience to believe that they possess a natural intelligence and character which if properly guided and consistently handled should lead them to play a useful part in the synthesis of tribal life in Kenya … as a factor for stability in political development … |
| 23 | But I have been working on some things especially for Pierantozzi , and hopefully I will get a chance to try them out . ’ |