Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered for a moment if he was dead drunk ; but I fancy not . " |
| 2 | I belong to the species that believes in replicated nuclear power stations , but I remain obstinately unconvinced by the pressurised water reactor option . |
| 3 | but I hope however that he will be willing to go a few steps further . |
| 4 | This may be more fashionable than sound ( but I hope not ) . |
| 5 | Maybe I 'll regret it , but I hope not , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ But I hope not for two weeks — and then with any luck not on a Friday , or I may have to ask Doctor Masters to deputise for me . ’ |
| 7 | but I hope not . |
| 8 | Could be , but I hope not . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't think how , but I hope so . |
| 10 | I 'm sorry you had to worry about me because I would n't let you know what was going on in my mind , but I hope now you 'll realise why I kept silent for so long . |
| 11 | I must now replace it with a more complex , but I hope still arresting , account designed to bring out the main difference between pragmatism and law as integrity . |
| 12 | There is a large number of further possible conceptions , but I hope enough has been said to indicate that a question such as ‘ Do you believe in God ? ’ may not be easy for the respondent to answer , and that , without further information , the answer is likely to be difficult for the researcher to interpret . |
| 13 | I respect my hon. Friend 's strong personal feelings , but I point out to him that Parliament has expressed its view very strongly . |
| 14 | ‘ When I see the Giotto frescoes at Padua I do not trouble to recognise which scene in the life of Christ I have before me , but I perceive instantly the sentiment which radiates from it and which is instinct in the composition in every line and color . |
| 15 | I suppose I was on my way to call for Millie , but I walk on past the house instead , obscurely ashamed to have caught her father unawares . |
| 16 | But I walk in yeah and he goes he goes hold on , now you 're Alistair , and I go yeah , and he goes I think I 've just given your three weekly to Jimmy . |
| 17 | Mummy I walk home but I walk home really |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I prefer not to chat while someone 's singing . |
| 19 | No doubt my readers will have bigger and better examples of the persistence of facies which so fascinates me in this chapter , but I write as far as possible from my own experience . |
| 20 | The treadmill is the hardest , but I keep on . |
| 21 | But I keep up the woods . |
| 22 | It looks even thinner than the main line but I set off anyway . |
| 23 | I du n no if I got lOp , but I pull out my change anyhow . |
| 24 | … So … it may be a very unusual and surprising decision that I have reached , but I intend here , appreciating the seriousness of the position , the ramifications that could follow , I propose to direct that these proceedings are stayed . |
| 25 | I devoted my twenties to my family but I intend now to achieve the career that I never had before . |
| 26 | There 's no doubt that both marriages were a mistake , but I try not to blame anyone and I certainly do n't feel resentful towards my ex-wives . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , but I try not to think of those days . |
| 28 | I like different kinds of people but I try very hard to be ‘ nice ’ to everybody . |
| 29 | It asks for open vindication , he wrote , but I ask only to do my task . |
| 30 | But I remember when people lived here . |