Example sentences of "but i [vb base] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This wo n't be obvious yet , but I hope to persuade you of it . |
| 2 | ‘ But I prefer to see you safely to your flat . |
| 3 | It may be poached in water or stock , but I prefer to cook it in the microwave , then coat it with the black butter . |
| 4 | I wish I could forget two London concerts he gave shortly before he died , but I prefer to remember him through performances as brilliant , powerful and exciting as we have on this set . ( ) |
| 5 | Such a given behaviour ( innate is the conventional term , but I prefer to avoid it if possible , for it carries along with it a load of redundant ideological baggage ) ensures that appropriate responses are made to particular stimuli without the need for trial-and-error learning , but at the expense of limits to both the range and the flexibility of the response . |
| 6 | I could have given my information to any of your officers but I prefer to tell you because I must be guaranteed that the source of the information is kept secret . |
| 7 | But I keep telling her you ca n't take it with you . |
| 8 | I am sorry that Labour Members do not like to hear what they themselves said , but I intend to repeat it . |
| 9 | Of course , I can not stop someone from writing my life independently , as long as it is not libelous , but I try to put them off by saying I 'm considering writing my autobiography . |
| 10 | He said , I know my English is n't correct , but I try to make it correct . |
| 11 | ‘ Your appeal against the above offer of permanent accommodation made available to you on 12-9-91 has been considered carefully but I regret to inform you that the appeal has not been allowed and you should sign for the tenancy at the local housing office by 2-12-91 . |
| 12 | Now I 'm married I 've grown a little away from them , but I miss having them to talk to . |
| 13 | Several times he 's tried to speak , but I 've shut him up . |
| 14 | ‘ You do n't have to worry about those sheep , Seb , they 're as snug as bugs in a rug out there , but I 've given them some more hay , just in case . |
| 15 | But I 've accepted it as fate that people are building me up to knock me down . |
| 16 | He misses it the first time , but I 've written it exactly like he played it , because it does n't really sound too bad ! |
| 17 | This is Albert 's entry to the solo ; I seem to recall Emmy playing this in E♭ , but I 've written it in the key of D so that you wo n't have to ‘ capo-up ’ at the first fret . |
| 18 | But I 've written it in such an open-ended way |
| 19 | But I 've noticed they , they 're go they 're , a lot of their things have gone up tremendously in there . |
| 20 | But I 've heard they are n't particularly efficient . |
| 21 | But I 've heard him quoted as saying that one of the reasons he did n't come was because they did n't have a venue large enough , because people would want to come from all over Europe . |
| 22 | No , but I 've heard yours does . |
| 23 | Never in my time but I 've heard it spoken about here . |
| 24 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 25 | But I 've lost it forever . |
| 26 | I know but I 've turned it off , so my electric bill will be sky high . |
| 27 | You may have succeeded with my brother , but I 've warned you before you 're wasting your time with me ! ’ |
| 28 | I do hope you wo n't mind fearfully , but I 've said I can not continue to serve under the G any longer . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , but I 've said I 'll experiment for a while before making a decision . |
| 30 | It 's the first time I 've said that word since Gerry died , but I 've said it now . |