Example sentences of "but i [verb] [adv] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I knew where her father lived . |
| 2 | I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her . |
| 3 | I du n no if I got lOp , but I pull out my change anyhow . |
| 4 | but I 've not our costs |
| 5 | Now in those days you never got an album deal from a record company unless you had a hit single , but I made up my mind that the sort of stuff he had would make a very good album , so I went to Decca with that view in mind , trying to get an album deal , and did get a deal for him . |
| 6 | It was a great disappointment but I made up my mind there and then that it would be different next term . |
| 7 | But I made up my mind not to move until the battle was over . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ You miss it coming up to the time , but I made up my mind some time ago to call it quits . |
| 9 | I pulled the life-jacket inflation toggle and was very thankful to hear it and feel it inflating — but I realised immediately my suit zip was n't fully up , freezing water was seeping into it ’ . |
| 10 | But I said well your best thing to do Pam I said is forget it . |
| 11 | But I know where his friends live . |
| 12 | The door was locked but I got out my key and let myself in . |
| 13 | The voyage will certainly be a very expensive one but I doubt not my work will have a great sale in consequence and if so amply repay me for my exertions . |
| 14 | I did tell Mrs. Jervis for my heart was almost broken , but I opened not my mouth to any other . |
| 15 | My mother looked dissatisfied , but I switched off my bedroom light and we were moving downstairs towards Robert and the tray of martinis . |
| 16 | ‘ I know you to be right , ’ said Lydia in her reflective pedantic way , ‘ but I have not your courage . |
| 17 | But I wonder where his daughter is ? |
| 18 | But I found out his real secret a long time ago . |