Example sentences of "but [subord] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have to motivate horses like these , but once I 've got Ghofar 's blood up , we should be cruising . |
| 2 | The dress is very nice but once I 've got it on I realize I 'm just not in the mood for it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But once I have passed my test , I am not allowed out on the road without insurance . |
| 5 | Those Marshalls sure sound great , ’ but although I 'd done the work on them it did n't really help me a lot . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I felt so sad but if I had gone there and seen her , how would I have felt ? |
| 10 | But if I had said this to you three months ago would you have thought it worth the extra outlay ? |
| 11 | But if I had called out you would then have heard me across the stones . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
| 16 | Yeah but if I had to eat I 'd take them out , then I 'd put them back on |
| 17 | ‘ But if I chose to do so , what then , Miss Ruth Appleby ? ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Erm it 's not working quite how I wanted it to but if I keep putting stuff on then |
| 20 | ‘ She always goes back to the attraction , but if I keep saying ‘ no ’ she will eventually learn not to do it . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Mick added : ‘ I was pretty proud , but if I 'd cooked it , I 'd have been eating pumpkin pie all year . ’ |
| 24 | No , but if I 'd said that |
| 25 | But if I 'd defected I 'd have got even more — $500 . |
| 26 | He 'd say , " Leave it , it does n't matter , " but if I 'd left it the place would be a pigsty . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | But if I 'd had eight months of thinking , I do n't think I could have taken it . |
| 30 | 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 ? |