Example sentences of "but [adv] i do " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an absolute brute but eventually I did manage to dig it all out . |
| 2 | Praise Him for ever ! ’ until she stopped suddenly and murmured , ‘ But perhaps I do n't quite know the Lord yet . ’ |
| 3 | But perhaps I did n't make myself clear . |
| 4 | But personally I do n't believe that . |
| 5 | I mean , we were exactly where we said we were gon na be , but suddenly I did n't realise that he was boss . |
| 6 | But anyway I did have to do some of them . |
| 7 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |
| 8 | Erm but nevertheless I do think that is a a super portrait . |
| 9 | But nevertheless I do want to er , bring home to you the underlying strength of our businesses there 's no question , we 're very wel very well faced for , for an upturn . |
| 10 | That is not to say that I have n't met some canny little folk , but generally I do n't speak their language because I have never been used to them . |
| 11 | He 's a nice boy , ’ she said tolerantly , and a shade absurdly in view of the fact that she was perhaps two years his senior , ‘ but somehow I do n't see him making it to the top . |
| 12 | You 've produced a good advert for your team , but somehow I do n't think the Kop or the Gwladys Street hordes will be moving en bloc to Haig Avenue . |
| 13 | But like I do n't know , I do n't think there 's anything wrong with it , I mean |
| 14 | I know but when I 'm with her a lot I really to talk about like is about other people so like I do it as well but like I do n't |
| 15 | I think if you go back a hundred years the problems in British culture were much worse , but nonetheless I do think there 's a tremendous arrogance around in modern so-called civilized Britain , and particularly when they talk about the ancient civilization of Israel , I just think that they were a far more humane nation than we are . |
| 16 | I know I should n't be doing this , but still I do it . |
| 17 | I do n't know what they say maybe behind your back or that but honestly I do n't think , no |
| 18 | But also I do get bored when I 'm not working . |
| 19 | What I 'm looking for is feedback from the clients which say , yeah , these reports are alright as far as they go but really I do n't want all that information or I want this information . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she apologised a little stiffly , ‘ but really I do n't expect to be treated with kid gloves . |
| 21 | But really I do n't like that cos it 's funny ends . |
| 22 | But really I do n't think so , although I did speak to the Reading manager Ian Porterfield a few minutes ago and he does seem relaxed and so do his players , so you know I am a little worried now , now we 're getting nearer kick-off I 'm beginning to get a little more worried . |
| 23 | ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here . |
| 24 | But now I do n't want to go nowhere . |
| 25 | ‘ I used to get really angry , but now I do n't give a shit . |
| 26 | ‘ I used to mess about in the third and fourth forms , but now I do n't … |
| 27 | He still listened , but now I do n't think he was hearing me , not believing that I meant what I said . |
| 28 | But now I do . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose that 's when we should have called a halt , but now I do n't know how either of us could bear it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ But now I do feel bitter about what happened — I really believe I lost the chance to breastfeed my baby because I was left to cope on my own . ’ |