Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was talking , cos I walked along , I walked down towards Twickenham , but I walked to way you go to when I went straight down to Twickenham . |
| 2 | But I came to terms with all that because the house has so much going for it in other ways . |
| 3 | With distant astonishment at her own efficiency , she heard her voice saying very clearly and reasonably : ‘ I do beg your pardon , but I came to you as the nearest house . |
| 4 | But I came to my senses and declared my honourable intentions at the top of Mount Pocol . ’ |
| 5 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |
| 6 | ‘ But I went to school with them . |
| 7 | Most slopes are outside but I went to the 30 metre slope at Calshot Activities Centre at Calshot Spit in the Solent . |
| 8 | I did n't advertise for a partner but I went to the single 's and divorcee club and met my second husband and its magic the second time around . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 10 | Now of course that 's er er the story but I went to them afterwards you see . |
| 11 | I do n't know whether I was a good soldier or not , but I went to Egypt and the Sudan . |
| 12 | I do n't very often go to National Hunt racing , but I went to Ascot one Friday , and had a most enjoyable afternoon . |
| 13 | Yes and er I er they got me on that and I 'd er seen a bit on it before hand one way or another , but I went to a place and , and asked them if I could er see and er they showed me and explained it , the er the way to er . |
| 14 | But I went to a pipe bag championships in Beeston and I myself completely . |
| 15 | I could n't see how he could be alive , but I went to him . |
| 16 | But I went to a private school after that , I went to one run by a Mr , Mr E M . |
| 17 | We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night . |
| 18 | she was no good , but I went to bed with her ! |
| 19 | No , but I went to Park Hospital to see her . |
| 20 | You were in Canterbury , but I went to Brompton Barracks . |
| 21 | but I went to Lake |
| 22 | But I went to the doctor . |
| 23 | about ten past one , well I had indigestion all night and I could feel it , and we 'd had our tea and I thought oh I do n't know , but I went to bed feeling alright and suddenly I woke up I thought oh my god I 'm gon na be sick , I come running down stairs , but you know I was , I was sick but I know I had n't finished and I 'd sat down and I was sick three times . |
| 24 | No it 's down there , and in it er I wrote it last night actually when I was feeling pretty fucked off so it 's probably a bit out of order but I wrote to him and said erm tt Josh has been round this evening asking questions about what 's happened with his money erm and I think you 're really out of order . |
| 25 | But I looked to a philosophical point of view more comprehensive even than that of the early Collingwood , and I thought I had found the germ of it in the lectures he delivered in my last year on ‘ Nature and Mind ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |
| 27 | But I had to be back before dark still , and in the fairly late afternoon I had to change buses at Hyde Park Corner . |
| 28 | I tricked him , but I had to , I remember once seeing a mosaic , a Roman mosaic . |
| 29 | But I had to be content with a phone call . ’ |
| 30 | But I had to be careful I did n't knock her weight down too much , because her fitness could deteriorate . |