Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not arguing that there are no uses for a conceptual demarcation of classes quite distinct from the demarcations present within popular ideology — on the contrary , I have used such a demarcation in previous chapters — but I am arguing that the latter demarcations have a real importance and should not be dismissed as merely ‘ subjective ’ . |
| 2 | But I am saying that the phrase ‘ there occur mental processes ’ does not mean the same sort of thing as ‘ there occur physical processes ’ , and , therefore , that it makes no sense to conjoin or disjoin the two . |
| 3 | We can pick over whether the peak age is 15 or 18 , but I am saying that crime has doubled . |
| 4 | Old friends from many years ago they probably would n't call me a friend but I am saying that er very er |
| 5 | Well I do n't I was suggesting we were becoming one but I was suggesting that the Prime Minister thought this is desirable . |
| 6 | But I 'm hoping that I get the highest |
| 7 | These figures have always traditionally been very unreliable , but I 'm hoping that it also might indicate that across the country and also in Oxfordshire we are developing what we call out-reach services and the idea is for people to get in contact with drug users who probably do n't want a lot of the time to stop using drugs . |
| 8 | Sarah that where that little desk she used as a dressing table , as I said , the desk in our will fit in there nicely , she says but I 'm leaving that till we |
| 9 | But I 'm discovering that it 's the other way round ; it 's the job that alters the spirit . |
| 10 | Er , so there was a cost to the County Council , but I 'm assuming that members would support stepping in , in these circumstances . |
| 11 | No I 'm not , but I 'm saying that some people probably have a natural , a natural teaching ability . |
| 12 | No , no , but I know that , but I 'm saying that that 's what I meant , that 's what I meant . |
| 13 | Vulgar song , but I 'm demonstrating that I 've seen the light at last . |
| 14 | Only it may feel like such a disaster that , that they feel they ca n't do anything about it , er but you 're saying that that is n't , is n't necessarily the case ? |
| 15 | ‘ But you are thinking that it would be a dreadful irony if Fergus had given his soul into the captivity of the Prison of Hostages , only to have his quest abandoned ? ’ |
| 16 | But you are saying that hospitals must pay more attention to the justification of , for performing an X-ray ? |
| 17 | One of the girls , today , she wasn' say she was n't sure , but she was saying that she heard that perhaps the exam structure you have to incorporate all three phases of the |
| 18 | ‘ Everyone says we 're jazz-rap , because of Matt 's avant-garde jazz background and my rapping , but we 're expecting that , ’ says D-Zine . |
| 19 | No no no but we 're saying that the chiller should have been put on wh |
| 20 | But we 're forgetting that Unesco has a definite purpose . |
| 21 | Ah , but we 're finding that this , in fact , happening several times . |
| 22 | But they 're warning that nineteen ninety three could be different — with new EC regulations allowing in a flood of dangerous fireworks from Europe . |
| 23 | It is all very well for us to sit here and tell teachers to go on extra courses , but they 're finding that there are n't any left , so the next thing that they can turn to the next person they can turn to is the educational psychologist . |
| 24 | But he is betting that the Department of Health will not prosecute him this time . |
| 25 | But , but he is saying that there is this process under way , this revolutionary process of overthrowing the system as it stands . |
| 26 | Jesus is not suggesting there are some who are righteous and some who are sinners , because we 're all sinners , all have sinned but he 's suggesting that those who do n't realize and acknowledge they 're sinners , he says , I have n't come to call you . |
| 27 | Little systematic evidence on Asian girls is available at present , but it is emerging that their educational achievements are continually improving and it is clear that the common image of the docile Asian girl uninterested in education and ‘ torn ’ between western and Asian cultures is a gross stereotype ( Brah and Minhas , 1986 ) . |
| 28 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 29 | You may have a , a compliance issue outstanding , or whatever , or there 's been a complaint against you , it will show up in here , it 's very rare , but it 's indicating that there 's something that needs to be looked at . |
| 30 | He rather doubted Caroline 's story , but it was flattering that any woman should think she 'd had him . |