Example sentences of "[vb base] but i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jerry and I joust but I think she 's great , she 's got a lovely Texas accent and she 's a smart girl . ’ |
| 2 | Ah just a couple of people that 's all two people and er they 'll just have to get round it somehow but we do n't yeah well you speak to him right yeah well they can have they can have what they want but I mean it might be just a short term thing . |
| 3 | You should not find yourself saying , ‘ I do n't know what I want but I think I 'll recognize it when I see it ’ . |
| 4 | A brain tumour they cause but I mean he said last week he spent every penny he had to get her through it and this |
| 5 | I mean but I mean I suppose it 's true with with Sonia and with Honey cos I mean like Honey 's a nice person , but there 's three things about her which are very bad , and that is like she takes the piss erm she 's lazy . |
| 6 | Now I ca n't identify what these numbers mean but I think it relates |
| 7 | Yeah I know but I mean what a way to look . |
| 8 | Yeah I know but I mean they , they wo n't get it . |
| 9 | Yes I think you know I mean democracy if I use that word is supposed to be er by the people for the people is n't it you know but I mean I 'm always amazed . |
| 10 | I know but I mean I , I only , I only wind him up , I only wind you up , I do n't really do anything . |
| 11 | Yeah I know but I mean it 's sort of like small areas so , it will do fine wo n't they ? |
| 12 | Yeah , that 's right , yeah I know but I mean it run |
| 13 | No I know but I thought they 'd , you know ? |
| 14 | Yes I know but I thought you had to wait till you get this quote from from a regular |
| 15 | It 's jumping about I know but I wish we could hear from Robin . |
| 16 | ‘ I know but I feel it is becoming more and more appropriate to my response to everything and that it must come soon . ’ |
| 17 | Was n't interested in sc Well I mean interest I suppose But I think what it was to start with I I missed the first term , you know after passing for the county , I missed the first term . |
| 18 | I do n't like not having enough money and I do n't like not having enough sex and I detest the way the children dress and I detest going to your mother 's every week and I loathe the way you clench your teeth and I loathe the way you never help and I hate the way you never ask but I love you |
| 19 | You may believe what you choose but I ask you to accept that you are wrong on that point . |
| 20 | Er , I du n no what you think but I mean it does state there , it 's quite interesting if one reads it out |
| 21 | It it 's not a hereditary title I think but I think he can become a sir if he wants to . |
| 22 | you know , and they 're always , she said well get on , yeah I know we do but I said I just do n't want you know |
| 23 | I know they do but I mean I |
| 24 | It was only a one-sided lock , which is completely and totally different to an ordinary lock er working both sides , you see what I mean and er I er I 'd got to er make a key , number thirty-nine just like that , see but I had it and I could find out what thirty-nine was and I could make them one and send it and knowing it would fit see and er when they had different people working there , you know staff , things like that , not a lot of orders but er somebody else come . |
| 25 | Well it 's either three or six months but er it 's , it 's similar to what we have but I know she took her own little policy out . |
| 26 | I know they all have but I mean I 'd rather have the ordinary names and then |
| 27 | I have n't got anything to prac I have n't got anything to I have n't got anything to practice at the moment Well I have but I mean I du n no . |