Example sentences of "but [conj] i [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if I insist on forcing the spontaneous towards an end which I already deem rational , I remain imprisoned within a circle of old concepts , reason goes on doing the same kind of sums , there can be no novelty except the discovery of unnoticed implications of the familiar . |
| 2 | Possibly before then but if I work on that then I can advise you |
| 3 | But when I put on Love of Colours I could n't lie still . |
| 4 | Erm yes erm well at the ti at first I could only move my head , but when I went on that holiday , St Giles had been working on me with nerve machines and muscle machines |
| 5 | I hit the ball great on the range but when I get on the course it all goes wrong . |
| 6 | ‘ The guides claimed to have taken us to the edge of the Sahara but when I looked on a map it was the Atlas mountains , the bastards . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ That 's just what I said to myself when I woke up this morning , but when I looked on the floor , there was the veil , torn in two halves ! ’ |
| 8 | But when I concentrated on the postage-stamp-sized photographs bearing his name that had started to appear , I could no longer be certain that he and The Fat Controller were one and the same . |
| 9 | But as I discovered on a one-day introductory course , enjoyment is also a priority . |
| 10 | She did n't shake hands — it would have been difficult for her , anyway , sitting in the car — but as I pondered on the word ‘ princess ’ and bowed slightly , she said , ‘ So you are Doctor Masters ? |
| 11 | It 's purely a matter of personal preference , but as I sat on my bed that day , stroking Dawn , I knew that she was the one . |