Example sentences of "[noun sg] but i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Best said : ‘ I can see the thinking but I think it 's stupid . |
| 2 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
| 3 | The ideal should be a circular seat but I felt it would take a considerable amount of timber with a lot of waster so I opted for an hexagonal shape . |
| 4 | er well there 's one there that 's a continual er it is American , well it 's an American style programme but I mean they advertise all kinds of things from all |
| 5 | Er , it 's not my cup of tea but I think it 's looking alright . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm pretty fit and I do like cycling but I expect I 'll be shattered by the time I get to the end . |
| 7 | Well , I was bailed on a charge of fraud but I feel they 've got something else up their sleeve . |
| 8 | ‘ This death is a tragedy but I hope it may be a turning point on the estate , ’ he said . |
| 9 | A sort of well it looked like black wool but I mean it obviously was a brushed cotton I would say . |
| 10 | Well , erm , it 's difficult to make forecasts , particularly with the S E C breathing down one 's neck but I think one can say that the industry conditions , if you were to read the reports of other companies and for us , is pretty much erm , status quo , in other words the domestic excuse me , domestic industry 's doing quite well , the rig , the rig count 's up , the Canadian rig count 's up , international markets remain rather soggy but some of them are qui you know on a , on a selective basis some are quite good . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm feeling like an ancient monument but I think there is a lot left , ’ said the 48-year-old pop veteran who had a string of hits in the Seventies including Leader Of The Gang and Do You Wan na Touch . |
| 12 | I gather this is normal practice but I find it a little unreasonable . |
| 13 | And what happens in actual human situations which are what get me , and I 'm going to give you three and I guarantee their genuineness you will doubt them all I have not the least fear but I guarantee you their genuineness , they come from the records of Age Concern Scotland of which I am the president . |
| 14 | Oh ’ — he jerked his big head to the side — ‘ I never open me mouth but I say something . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I had considered going to California over the winter but I realised it was n't necessary . |
| 16 | Erm , I took her at her word , I still looked for work , I did n't stop looking for work but I took it that she was happy enough me being on the dole if it meant that we could stay around Bay or Anglesey . |
| 17 | I said ‘ I know that , you have your work but I have my work too . |
| 18 | Now , I know it is sometimes bad to be very narrow in your outlook but I think it was a good idea to focus on , we consider as a pretty high priority and make as much progress as we can , without forgetting other things and try and teach ourselves to do something within a fairly short space of time . |
| 19 | It may well be a social skill but I think it 's |
| 20 | Well th the bloke but I mean he 's not attached . |
| 21 | He 's a big bloke but I think I could handle him . |
| 22 | Marius jerked his head at them in disapproval but I liked their Romany appeal . |
| 23 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 24 | I never did like drag shows and I did n't want to spend the evening in the pub but I did it just to be with gay people . |
| 25 | I 've seen her laugh but I think she 's taking the piss . |
| 26 | Not only did we double-glaze and fitted-Tintawn the whole place from top to bottom but I got my Dream Kitchen ! |
| 27 | Yeah well I me and Margaret should be in the hall but I think they 've assumed that there will be less |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a great personal honour but I regard it as an honour for the club and the city of Leeds as well . ’ |
| 29 | Yes a tricky issue but I think we 've got to get to grips with it |
| 30 | I think this is an extremely complicated er issue but I think it 's on that needs to be looked at consistently across North Yorkshire . |