Example sentences of "but i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt a lot on that job . |
| 2 | My knowledge of programming is limited to BBC Basic — I am a phonetician by training , but I learnt the basics of programming on a staff development course and then taught myself , using the Manual and advice from staff in the IT centre . |
| 3 | But I figured the jeans would n't last long . |
| 4 | Sadly , Kossof is n't there but I knew every guitarist in the world would enjoy playing All Right Now . ’ |
| 5 | But I knew the tune before its television debut , having learnt it from William C. Honeyman 's Strathspey , Reel and Hornpipe Tutor . |
| 6 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 7 | But I knew the answer . |
| 8 | I went ahead and asked all the usual questions but I knew the answers already . |
| 9 | But I knew the answer to that . |
| 10 | The house is fairly modest as stately homes go but I knew the gardens were outstanding as soon as I glimpsed them . |
| 11 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 12 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 13 | My first impression of Charlotte was that she was pleasant enough , but I sensed a very private person under the rather theatrical facade . |
| 14 | Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , I am now a German citizen but I remain a Russian , all ups and downs . |
| 16 | I do n't recall precisely with whom , but I raised the concerns towards the end of nineteen eighty six or at , or at the beginning , beginning of nineteen eighty seven |
| 17 | But I use a lot meself . |
| 18 | But I use a paint scraper . |
| 19 | The intertidal zone is sometimes referred to as the littoral zone , but I use the term eulittoral . |
| 20 | There are fairy rings of eight-inch-diameter horse-mushrooms and of shaggy parasols ( no good for eating raw , but I pick a bagful for later . ) |
| 21 | The phrase ‘ the holism of the mental ’ is used in a number of ways ; but I hope the reader now understands what I intend by it . |
| 22 | I am grateful to them , but I hope the subject can now be dropped . |
| 23 | I think printing Hartley Peavey 's letter in the same issue as mine was maybe a bit of a gaffe — but I hope the local amp repairer does n't have a slip of the brain when he fixes your amp , or your local mechanic does n't connect up your battery in the car properly . |
| 24 | it sounds like a Trivial Pursuits question , but I hope the analogy ends there ! |
| 25 | But I hope the articles in this issue of the magazine will say to you , as they do to me : you can fool some people some of the time , but you ca n't fool most people for ever . |
| 26 | It is all good vote-winning stuff , but I hope the electorate will not be fooled by it ’ |
| 27 | The plane 's registration number was so faded as to be illegible , but I recognised the machine anyway . |
| 28 | ‘ I came back for pre-season perfectly all right and fit , but I twisted the ankle in the first minute of our first workout game against Brentford at the training ground . |
| 29 | ‘ But I walk a fine line of ambiguity because I 'm also reaching a straight audience who need the education much more than the gay audience . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ I knew my club would hit the rock but I popped the ball up to 20ft and two-putted . |