Example sentences of "but last [noun sg] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is very embarrassing but last night I got into a bit of a state about not hearing from you for so long and I 'm afraid I sent you a completely mad letter which I … |
| 2 | But last night I had a strange dream , a terrible dream ! |
| 3 | ‘ I would have thought so too , but last night I spent a whole dinner sitting between two girls who talked about nothing but horses . |
| 4 | Last week I was gutted at the sale of Batts , but last night I was so happy that the scum failed . |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe this is an old-fashioned viewpoint , but last night I thought something fairly important went on between the two of us … ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been writing short stories and poems for years but last year I decided to try and get something published . |
| 7 | You what s normally happens is that the following year when you make profit you say ah but last year I made er you know I made a loss of ten thousand pound set that off against the profit of ten thousand pound I made this year so that tax pay losses can be carried forward there are other more complex ways of doing it too but that 's the standard sort of way , I think . |
| 8 | I usually remember to swap then over , but last week I forgot . |
| 9 | They 're usually purchased over the counter with no instructions , but last week I bought one in a plastic sleeve , on which the following instructions were printed : ‘ This voltage indicator is suitable for testing AC voltage from 100 volts up to a maximum of 500 volts against earth The metal part on top of the indicator must be touched to operate it , and the earthing position of the user largely determines whether it lights up or not . |
| 10 | I usually let him out of the pram but last week I lost him for five minutes in Tesco , ’ she said . |
| 11 | But last time I climbed it I started at Wall End Farm and headed up the ravine of Redacre Gill . |
| 12 | But last time I did them I did n't put enough salt in them |