Example sentences of "[to-vb] but i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't vital to come but I thought I ought to . |
| 2 | A further acknowledgement on the video box is difficult for us to provide but I hope you will accept the two credits as specified as being sufficient . |
| 3 | I am too young to remember but I think he began his career as a supervisor in the turquoise mines of the Northern Desert , towards the end of the reign of Nebmare Amenophis . |
| 4 | Well you 've got to get them to participate but I suppose you would do if you question them |
| 5 | ‘ This is much harder to handle but I know what is required because I have been here before . ’ |
| 6 | I left home at 15 to become a footballer , she was really proud of me ; she encouraged me to go but I know she wanted me at home . |
| 7 | I did n't want to go but I thought she deserved a better life than I could offer . |
| 8 | ‘ I was saddened that it was felt I had to go but I suppose it was unsurprising , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I stepped closer and the young woman rose and made to flee but I seized her by the wrist . |
| 10 | There 's no need to put your name and address if you er choose not to do but I think we will actually value your your views on that questionnaire and certainly use those views in the coming months . |
| 11 | I know it 's hard to believe but I think it is actually possible . |
| 12 | Her writing was n't all that easy to read but I think it 's correct . ’ |
| 13 | I think that there 's a lot for your Lordship to read but I think it might be beneficial in the long run , it was certainly , our experience has been that it certainly would take time in the long run but to deal with it this way . |
| 14 | I 've got too much respect for you to argue but I hope you 'll remember that you 're tying up men and equipment down there . ’ |
| 15 | and I 've got three phone numbers to ring but I thought I 'd wait till the end of the week until I 'm about eleven and a half |
| 16 | He asked me to dance but I said I could n't . |
| 17 | Well I do n't like to say but I left them outside and the dog pissed over them ! |
| 18 | Quite how their relationship will continue after the book ends is hard to tell but I think they will both just remain good friends . |
| 19 | Colm Toibin 's piece will be a hard act to follow but I suspect you are up to it . |