Example sentences of "but i [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am , by nature , one of the latter , but I yearn to be one of the former , and many years of travelling has led me to a kind of uneasy compromise . |
| 2 | The doctors say ‘ Forget it , ask a relative ’ but I speak to them . ’ |
| 3 | But I object to the killing . ’ |
| 4 | " I do n't mind investigating poisonings on the farms but I object to being poisoned myself in my own home ! " |
| 5 | I do not believe that Scotland can or should avoid its international obligations , but I object to the fact that we are apparently being singled out as the one country that will be the nuclear laundry for everyone else . |
| 6 | I would like to hope that these are teething troubles , but I remain to be convinced . |
| 7 | I have not done this as yet , but I hope to … |
| 8 | This may be my last utterance in the House before the next general election , but I hope to be back — although that is not a matter for me . |
| 9 | But I return to the point I make here , Mr , we 're not saying that these sites should be allocated for development now , unless the Inspector . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But I came to terms with all that because the house has so much going for it in other ways . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But I came to my senses and declared my honourable intentions at the top of Mount Pocol . ’ |
| 14 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |
| 15 | ‘ But I went to school with them . |
| 16 | Most slopes are outside but I went to the 30 metre slope at Calshot Activities Centre at Calshot Spit in the Solent . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 19 | Now of course that 's er er the story but I went to them afterwards you see . |
| 20 | I do n't know whether I was a good soldier or not , but I went to Egypt and the Sudan . |
| 21 | I do n't very often go to National Hunt racing , but I went to Ascot one Friday , and had a most enjoyable afternoon . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | But I went to a pipe bag championships in Beeston and I myself completely . |
| 24 | I could n't see how he could be alive , but I went to him . |
| 25 | But I went to a private school after that , I went to one run by a Mr , Mr E M . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | she was no good , but I went to bed with her ! |
| 28 | No , but I went to Park Hospital to see her . |
| 29 | You were in Canterbury , but I went to Brompton Barracks . |
| 30 | but I went to Lake |