Example sentences of "but [conj] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where I go I do n't need them . |
| 2 | So , but where I know it is a bit difficult with clothes because a market stall erm you do n't , you do n't normally get a chance to try the clothes on erm and you 're never absolutely sure are these clothes , is this garment going to fit or not ? |
| 3 | That , that 's open to the general public but where I stand you have to have a membership card to go in there now , and er you pay two pound before the season started and er local traders give you a discount and things erm it 's just one way of er segregating the supporters if you like , but there does n't seem to be so much trouble since they 've done this , but at the same time there does n't seem to be as much atmosphere |
| 4 | I would have to bite back my angry words — that better men than he had driven the jeep but that I knew he would share their fate . |
| 5 | But that I raised it knowing you hate it . |
| 6 | Perhaps it was n't that loneliness chose me , but that I chose it , proudly wrapping myself in it , like a cloak against the pollution of the world . |
| 7 | But that I think they were |
| 8 | But once I have you , by God , that will be the end of it ! ’ |
| 9 | But once I think we were , we were going in a mad rush er , each saw his responsibilities for that word , and that 'll do , and then we 'd say yes , and stuck it here . |
| 10 | But although I said I was reasonably Spartan , this bare Nissen hut and my little windy bivouac pall a bit at times . |
| 11 | But although I asked myself the question , I knew the answer . |
| 12 | But although I chose it virtually at random , this does not make it ‘ typical ’ , any more than the horrific Bihar gaol described by Sinha ( 1978 ) in which 143 people had died within three years . |
| 13 | I listened for some sound of other prisoners in the building but although I thought I heard the locking and unlocking of other doors the only voices were those of the guards . |
| 14 | But although I found it impossible not to be moved by the vibes and hype of enthusiastic publicity people and charming sales teams , there is no getting away from the fact that it is going to be a very tough year , with too many major titles to be able to do justice to them all ; and I do n't see any real evidence of anyone pruning their lists . |
| 15 | Mr Bill Dixon Smith ( Tory ) used to be a near neighbour until recently , but although I understand he is still in the area I have no idea if he still takes an active part in the council elections . |
| 16 | This is n't too bad actually but and I hope you know |
| 17 | But if I spot anything that 's wrong I will point it out . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 19 | The above example is hypothetical , ie because I do n't have his address I ca n't write to him ; but if I had it I would then be in a position to write to him . |
| 20 | I had never asked my guide but if I had I am sure he would have answered , ‘ Machu Picchu — mi madre . ’ |
| 21 | If I snatch your hat from your head with intent to steal it , that is conversion as well as trespass , but if I throw it at another person , that is trespass only , for I am not questioning your title to it . |
| 22 | But if I worship thee for thyself alone , |
| 23 | not quite right , but if I go it 'll break back off . |
| 24 | Eva could be snobby , that was obvious , but if I saw something , or heard a piece of music , or visited a place , I would n't be content until Eva had made me see it in a certain way . |
| 25 | you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that . |
| 26 | But if I put it another way , you could meet your anticipated contribution to the Greater York figure as spelt out in the structure plan ? |
| 27 | But if I tell her the truth and insist upon it , I shall be disobeying my husband and causing his mother unnecessary worry , she reflected , and was forced to accept that having made a cross for her back , she would have to bear it . |
| 28 | ‘ But if I tell you , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said , as though she were talking to an idiot , ‘ I 'm putting Liam 's life in worse danger . |
| 29 | ‘ Sydel , ’ he said , ‘ there is something , but if I tell you about it , it might not happen . ’ |
| 30 | But if I pull it off it 'll tear . |