Example sentences of "but i [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Say a prayer for us ’ I asked , ‘ I really would like to be married , but I would also like HMS Western to put up a decent show . ’ |
| 2 | I , I 've got my views , I 'm sure you 've got yours , and I shall listen later in the morning to the debate , but I would finally say delegates , that I hope you enjoy your stay in Portsmouth , in particular Southsea where most of you are staying if you have a chance go to the rose gardens , have a walk along the sea front there , there it 's magnificent this time of year and a tribute to our staff in our direct works organization for their hard work . |
| 3 | Erm , so that , that 's the line that er , from a personal point of view I would erm , I would take , but I would obviously want members ' views on that one . |
| 4 | ‘ But I would never criticise Carl . |
| 5 | ‘ But I might just feign insanity some day and come back for another cup of that damned fine coffee . ’ |
| 6 | But I 'll still fight closures , ’ he said . |
| 7 | The Guv'nor told me to ride Ile de Bourbon in the big race telling me that I knew what he could do and that win was the biggest of my career so far but I 'll always remember Lester who had finished nearly last padding disconsolately into the weighing room and asking me ‘ Did you know your horse had improved so much ’ . |
| 8 | The application of evolutionary ideas to the study of knowledge has recently been urged by a number of people , but I shall only discuss Campbell 's evolutionary epistemology ( Campbell 1974 ) . |
| 9 | I shall not necessarily take the hon. Gentleman 's figures on the disabled as being correct , but I shall certainly make inquiries of British Coal to find out what the position is , and I shall write to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 10 | There was a figure on either side of him but I could only see Charlie Vaughan . |
| 11 | But I will always appreciate Faith 's kindness . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ In the ‘ eat of a battle , it 's ‘ ard to remember every detail , sir , but I will never forget Prescott overtakin' me . ’ |
| 13 | But I will never allow subtitles on the film itself . |
| 14 | However , my contract with the club is up next May and then I will have more time on my hands , but I will still need help with the Irish job . |
| 15 | I 'm basically a very private person , but I 'd probably tell Pete things that I would n't tell anyone else . |
| 16 | My mum kept telling me she thought I was spending too much , but I 'd always tell lies about the price of things . |