Example sentences of "[pron] but [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er he he was having a conference in , course with dropping out of the Labour Party , the Labour Party finished with him and did n't bother and anyw he he someone I do n't know who it was , it was n't him himself but someone told me that he was looking for somebody to organize this conference in , so I said , Well I I 'll do it . |
| 2 | I remember Glyn and the kids were very young I think some of the were born in Blaenau erm and they were dismantling an old quarry at there his brother W R from Harlech had bought it usa like a machinery merchant and Glyn then borrowed a lot of tools off me for dismantling it then we started we we 'd done a lot off and on together we 'd been in er I enjoyed working with him , he was the type of man very hard worker himself but he wanted his pound of flesh . |
| 3 | Nobody but himself knew what it had cost him to start riding with Nutty as a teacher , and to get to his present standard on the crazy little mare when he had been terrified out of his wits at the things she did . |
| 4 | She , she would , meals-on-wheels did n't sh , were n't she but we stopped them cos she were |
| 5 | I do n't know how it would appeal to you but we thought it was funny . |
| 6 | He was ever so sorry not to see you but he wished you a merry Christmas . ’ |
| 7 | Well I said I 'll go with you but he did he eventually go ? |
| 8 | I should of put the kettle on for you but I thought you were busy with old father time here so I did n't er |
| 9 | He wanted to speak to you but I said you had a string of interviews , so he coughed up to me , nae bother . |
| 10 | But , but I said but , but that thing Trem , Trem like when she said to me do n't tell you but I told you because it concerned us |
| 11 | Some people did n't like me but everybody liked her , ’ says Italo , his hands alternately jabbing and caressing the air as he speaks . |
| 12 | I had desperately wanted to rush outside and leave the whole wretched affair behind me but something told me I had to stay and face the music . |
| 13 | Not just that he 's home with me but we had our courting days and you and Sarah missed even those . |
| 14 | This was a side of her nature that she 'd kept hidden from me but it made me realise my feelings were justified . |
| 15 | I said that 's none of my business , nothing to do with me but I said I should think it 's a tragic waste for you and I say , it wastes your money but that 's entirely down to you . |
| 16 | He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham . |
| 17 | ‘ Everyone was watching me but I knew I did n't need to go fast . |
| 18 | I was standing in the kitchen , he did n't see me but I saw him . |
| 19 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 20 | I dare say it 's silly of me but I thought we 'd wait till the coast was clear , so to speak , ’ she ended , smiling at her own accidental pun . |
| 21 | On my first day of school my mum kept trying to wake me but I pretended I was asleep because I was so nervous , eventually mum knew that I was playing a trick . |
| 22 | Maria came to help me but he sent her out . |
| 23 | Well she did n't persuade me but she said she thought it was a very good idea because it was on all the new sets and while I was buying a new set I might as well |
| 24 | ‘ She said she did n't want to disturb me but she needed my advice . |
| 25 | ‘ I offered to coach them for nothing but they said they did n't want me , ’ he added . |
| 26 | Well she did n't pinch them but she ate them . |
| 27 | She said she was gon na get hold of them but she said she 's got ta |
| 28 | Er so I 'm gon na have them but she showed me the small room , what they call the small room , well that was huge well it will be perfect for what we want . |
| 29 | A furlong separated them but he knew her at once . |
| 30 | They might n't have a pound between them but he knew it would be paid . |