Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know , dear — there is a farm next door to us back on the dear old homestead and Daddy does usually describe himself as a farmer — but I meant that we capitalist parasites would be taking the place of the oxen , not the horny-handed salt-of-the-earth types cracking the whip over them . ’ |
| 2 | You must of course deal with the odd letters of criticism , but I trust that these can be viewed in proportion to those ( probably thousands ) of satisfied members , who are nevertheless unlikely to write in every month to say so . |
| 3 | I hoped that we could do that today , but I trust that we shall certainly have an opportunity tomorrow . |
| 4 | I 'm very sorry that as soon as I have finished this welcome this morning that I have got to leave you , and I am very sorry that I shall not be able to return this evening for your dinner which I would originally look forward very much to but I trust that you will enjoy the company of the Chairman of our Environmental Services Committee , Councillor Robin Draga , who is attending on my behalf . |
| 5 | And I know she knows , but I worry that maybe I have n't said the right words the right way . |
| 6 | When I was younger I was often upset by criticism and innuendo but I learnt that if you become involved with this kind of thing it will end up by gnawing you away . |
| 7 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 8 | During the time that I was at MainMan , David had become more and more removed from us , but I figured that that was because he was so busy and that was the way it was when you had become a big star . |
| 9 | I did n't have the faintest idea how this girl could help me but I knew that she was going to try . |
| 10 | But I knew that absurder things had happened in America and Britain — and in Spain . |
| 11 | But I knew that it was time to leave , and we said goodbye to them on New Year 's Eve . |
| 12 | After a year , I had only the boots , but I knew that if somebody of importance would approve the idea then the rest would follow . |
| 13 | I put my head in my hands and prayed until I felt right , but I knew that feelings would not buy God . |
| 14 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
| 15 | The adrenalin was pumping but I knew that I could control it , knew that it was necessary to a good performance . |
| 16 | I felt uneasy about telling the other girls but I knew that ‘ A ’ would take it very differently from them . |
| 17 | But I knew that nothing would ever discourage him ; he 'd never give up wanting to be a director , and he 'd never be any good . |
| 18 | ‘ He was a prisoner in his own body , ’ Wyn said , ‘ but I knew that there was a man in there trying to battle his way out , ’ said Wyn . |
| 19 | But I knew that it was no massive dental operation in progress but that the sluice itself was blocked by leaves , that the water going into the pipe which fed the turbine was at a minimum and that if I did n't get up and deal with the problem the turbine would shut down and the melin would be pretty cold in the morning . |
| 20 | Yes , I was leaving alone , but I knew that this was only for the journey . |
| 21 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
| 22 | But I knew that it would be difficult to persuade Jimbo that he had to work at the exercises : yet if the treatment were to succeed , it had to be him — Jimbo himself — who , in the end , would reopen the pathway of nerves between brain and muscle . |
| 23 | It 's been a lot of hard work but I knew that it would be when I first came on to the Tour . |
| 24 | I left the hospital with Drew 's warning eating away at my subconscious , but I knew that I must keep faith with Toby and talk to Froggy 's sister . |
| 25 | Mind you , he did n't force me , but I knew that even successful businessmen asked his advice , so perhaps I might find out what this study of how to work was all about . |
| 26 | Her kindness touched me , but I knew that soon she would hear the lies about me , and then she would hate me ! |
| 27 | But I knew that the sounds I had heard could have nothing to do with a servant 's dream . |
| 28 | But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America . |
| 29 | But I knew that he would n't use the knife until the ship was safely on the beach . |
| 30 | But I knew that that was where God wanted me to be because it was such a miracle . |