Example sentences of "but [conj] i [verb] [vb pp] " 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 | But that I had deceived . |
| 5 | ‘ You have to motivate horses like these , but once I 've got Ghofar 's blood up , we should be cruising . |
| 6 | The dress is very nice but once I 've got it on I realize I 'm just not in the mood for it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But once I have passed my test , I am not allowed out on the road without insurance . |
| 9 | Those Marshalls sure sound great , ’ but although I 'd done the work on them it did n't really help me a lot . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I felt so sad but if I had gone there and seen her , how would I have felt ? |
| 13 | But if I had said this to you three months ago would you have thought it worth the extra outlay ? |
| 14 | But if I had called out you would then have heard me across the stones . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
| 18 | Mick added : ‘ I was pretty proud , but if I 'd cooked it , I 'd have been eating pumpkin pie all year . ’ |
| 19 | No , but if I 'd said that |
| 20 | But if I 'd defected I 'd have got even more — $500 . |
| 21 | He 'd say , " Leave it , it does n't matter , " but if I 'd left it the place would be a pigsty . |
| 22 | Admittedly I 'd have suffered the penalty for mutual defection , but if I 'd cooperated I 'd have got the Sucker 's payoff which is even worse . |
| 23 | I wish you 'd told me before , Edward , I mean , it 's entirely your own affair of course but if I 'd known forewarned would have been forearmed and we could have avoided this sort of thing . ’ |
| 24 | But if I 'd had eight months of thinking , I do n't think I could have taken it . |
| 25 | There is a closing sequence now the reason that you were able to close in the manner that you did with that bloke is a natural ability , but if I 've said to you to teach somebody else it you would say I can not do it , but I ca n't teach somebody else , because you 're not actually aware of the sequence that you 're working , can you see what I 'm saying to you ? |
| 26 | Er , Mr Deputy Speaker I do n't have time to deal with the other points but if I 've missed anything in particular I will write to honourable members concerned . |
| 27 | But if I 've got to tell him , I suppose I 've got to tell him . ’ |
| 28 | If I need to create a fancy-looking letter , I use Word , but if I 've got a lot of writing to do , then it 's into DOS-based Q&A . |
| 29 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 30 | I did n't put Debbie 's in because , we do n't ring New Zealand as much as ring Hong Kong , but but I 've thought of it being a dangerous number but I 'm , there it is ! |