Example sentences of "but i [be] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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1 | But I am not saying that Dr. Briant should necessarily be stopped from making his scientific searches , for his ability to do so is as God-given as that warning . |
2 | I 'm talking about saving human life governments over the last twenty years , troops over the last twenty years , policemen over the last twenty years , laws over the last twenty years , and politicians , including myself , have all failed in all the efforts that we 've made including condemnation of violence , everything , but I am now saying that this dialogue is the best hope I 've seen or , surely I 'm entitled to say to the Prime Minister , alright given that I have said that why do n't you put me to the test ? |
3 | I suppose I should have noticed that the sand was all trampled but I was n't to know that the sandpit was the personal stamping ground of a large bull reindeer . |
4 | I kept talking to his mother and the girl at the cash-register , but I was so distracted that I did n't know what I was saying . |
5 | But I was certainly hoping that they [ the widows ] might get a better response . |
6 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |
7 | This column has been set aside for the punchcard machines , but I 'm not forgetting that some of you have manual machines and I hope in future issues in to include something for you from time to time . |
8 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
9 | Even if but I 'm not saying that it 's er the proper type of training that we would like to s |
10 | ‘ But I 'm just content that things have been going pretty well on the field so far . |