Example sentences of "but i [verb] [indef pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says , ‘ All right , 125 ’ ; and then after ten minutes he says , ‘ On your way , ’ so I got dressed and went out and thought , ‘ Now I 'm for it , ’ but I heard nothing more . |
| 2 | British Rail tell us that the Banbury to Paddington train , which was due to arrive at Oxford at three minutes past seven , has been cancelled this evening , but I 've nothing disadvantageous to report to you from the buses . |
| 3 | I did n't even know if they had been responsible but I had nothing more to offer . |
| 4 | But I detect something sinister behind the showbiz front , the big cigar . ’ |
| 5 | so but I wanted something bright in there you know . |
| 6 | But I have something wonderful to tell you . |
| 7 | ‘ But I have nothing more to say . |
| 8 | But I find nothing improper in this threat . |
| 9 | ‘ I know full well that , frankly speaking , prostitutes are bad , but I feel something human in them which prevents me from feeling the slightest scruple about associating with them … . |