Example sentences of "but [conj] i do [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Well I , he lived at Stowmarket for years but then I heard not so long ago that they had moved to Ipswich but where I do n't know but they must be , whether he 's than I have now I do n't know either . |
2 | To say I did n't have time would not be true , but that I did n't really want to make time . |
3 | As to liking , I always had the feeling — I ca n't quite express it — the feeling that in his eyes I was all right — useful in fact , but that I did n't matter in myself . |
4 | I said that did I share his belief I should not contemplate what I do , but that I did not share it . |
5 | I said that , did I share his belief , I should not contemplate what I do , but that I did not share it . |
6 | And I know it 's difficult to get people motivated when they 've been hit down and hit down so often , er but and I do n't think that you could do er any great erm as as we said when we went into the flats , we did n't go in with any big , world shattering ideas of of causing a revolution or you know , of doing er putting on a big project or anything , it was actually to be with the people in their situation and gradually to help improve somehow , if we could . |
7 | Perhaps they wish to share their grief , but if I did not know Uncle Ted , then it becomes less easy to sympathise . |
8 | ‘ But if I did n't say it , well … |
9 | But if I did n't know where I was , what did I mean by the word ? |
10 | But if I did n't know I could count on you , I suppose you would n't be here . " |
11 | But if I did n't work , what would I do ? |
12 | But if I did n't , and father did … |
13 | I will try to contact you by telephone , but if I do not manage it , I would be grateful if you could try to ring me on the above number , extension 4425 . |
14 | If I get the result I wanted there is consolidation rather than extension of my committee skills , but if I do not get the result I wanted then I have learned something and I form a new hypothesis about my next interjection strengthened by this new learning . |
15 | But if I do not go to him , he will never come to me , said her mind . |
16 | But if I do n't that 's when I risk slipping into a coma . ’ |
17 | ‘ But if I do n't achieve it , I wo n't think I 've had a life unfulfilled . |
18 | But if I do n't have a reason to go , no I wo n't go . ’ |
19 | I said I needed some air , but if I do n't go back soon … |
20 | But if I do n't think ‘ Oh God , that 's dirty ! ’ well , then , it 's alright . |
21 | " But if I do n't have that name you 'll walk the streets too — and you know how difficult it will be to find another position without references . " |
22 | " Now , I do n't expect an answer just now , but if I do n't know by dinner tonight , I am dismissing the entire staff without reference . |
23 | He had said the day before that if he won the Canadian Open , ‘ Great , but if I do n't , no big deal . |
24 | I hope to see most of you personally over the next few weeks but if I do n't then can I say ‘ Thanks ’ and ‘ All the Best for a healthy and prosperous future . ’ |
25 | ‘ But if I do n't sit in my seat , I 'll be leaving my wife and my wife 's mother on their own . ’ |
26 | But if I do n't help , things will only be even worse . |
27 | But if I do n't hear the same sort of thing I do n't want any more problems put in our way to make that decision |
28 | , but if I do n't do it at half term it would be left to the end . |
29 | Probably I do n't know how successful it 'll work but if I do n't record conversations |
30 | But if I do n't record it record when the television is on I 'm not going to get very much at all . |