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 .
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