Example sentences of "but [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that I 'd done before . |
| 2 | I admitted he visited me but that I 'd had a history of violence with him , and anyway I 'd got an injunction . |
| 3 | I replied that it was not the first time , but that I had borne the previous occasions with courage and would do so now . |
| 4 | I am not saying that my trusting God was ‘ all up to me ’ , but that I had to see that all of me was involved in trusting God . |
| 5 | But that I had deceived . |
| 6 | Erm you know I like Georgian and I like a lot of other architecture but that I think has got tremendous character . |
| 7 | Before I call the Home Secretary , I should say that I understand that a notice of appeal has now been lodged but that I propose to exercise my discretion in respect of the sub judice rule to allow questions covering the Home Secretary 's statement . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't say I wanted to go to bed with you , but that I wanted to make love to you ; a subtle difference , ’ he chided , ‘ and I do n't know why you should look so disbelieving — you have a lovely supple body … |
| 9 | ‘ You have to motivate horses like these , but once I 've got Ghofar 's blood up , we should be cruising . |
| 10 | The dress is very nice but once I 've got it on I realize I 'm just not in the mood for it . |
| 11 | Yeah , that 's right well we 've got ta put them round anyway but once I 've got that on I can take the st steps in then no , I shall leave those there I 'll just go and have a look at the other frame . |
| 12 | But once I have passed my test , I am not allowed out on the road without insurance . |
| 13 | Those Marshalls sure sound great , ’ but although I 'd done the work on them it did n't really help me a lot . |
| 14 | We 'd been trying to see someone there for months , but although I 'd delivered petitions , I 'd never managed to get through the front door . |
| 15 | She paused and added thoughtfully , ‘ It 's strange , but although I 've stayed down here a lot I 've never met him , but perhaps that 's because his wife was an invalid and he devoted all his time to her . |
| 16 | But if I had to decide I would say my favourite would be ( favourite country ) would be Canada because I have lived there the longest out of all places and so I know it better than any other country . |
| 17 | I felt so sad but if I had gone there and seen her , how would I have felt ? |
| 18 | But if I had said this to you three months ago would you have thought it worth the extra outlay ? |
| 19 | But if I had called out you would then have heard me across the stones . |
| 20 | But if I had to choose a hunter for work in a particular type of country I should have a pretty good idea which would be the best animal to pick , though I might not be able to tell you how I went about it . ’ |
| 21 | Someone recently said to me ‘ I 'm gradually getting over the death of my husband , but if I had realized all the extra work I would have I 'm not sure I could have coped . |
| 22 | I had been at Bourn for two years and had seen many people come and go , but if I had had a choice I would not have chosen to go to Group Headquarters . |
| 23 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
| 24 | Yeah but if I had to eat I 'd take them out , then I 'd put them back on |
| 25 | ‘ But if I chose to do so , what then , Miss Ruth Appleby ? ’ |
| 26 | Q My problem is that I 've got very bad split ends but if I keep having my hair cut it wo n't grow . |
| 27 | Erm it 's not working quite how I wanted it to but if I keep putting stuff on then |
| 28 | ‘ She always goes back to the attraction , but if I keep saying ‘ no ’ she will eventually learn not to do it . ’ |
| 29 | and then the first day I stop , I 've usually got flu , I 'm exhausted , I ca n't get out of bed , I feel rotten , but if I keep going for like , three weeks to a month , just on six hours , that 's fine , but the first day I stop I 'm like , in bed for a week ill usually . |
| 30 | But if I wish to enjoy myself dabbling in cooking or in playing the stock exchange then I should try and form my own judgment . |