Example sentences of "but i 'm [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've tried to convert him , but I 'm wasting my time . |
| 2 | ‘ But I 'm learning how to say ‘ No ’ now . |
| 3 | ‘ But I 'm learning about it all the time , ’ said Angalo . |
| 4 | I may be rather naïve for the big city , but I 'm learning fast . |
| 5 | But I 'm correcting you , yeah , yeah no he did n't condemn it he did not condemn it . |
| 6 | But I 'm sticking my neck out : one squeak from the FBI that I 'm breaching the UKUSA agreement and my own Service will swing the big axe … |
| 7 | But I 'm sticking with the analysis . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I remember seeing pictures of a fish like that at school , but I 'm damned if I can remember what it was , ’ said Yanto , thoughtfully . |
| 9 | But I 'm damned if I 'll bow to anyone . |
| 10 | So the subtext of my behaviour could be interpreted as , ‘ I feel weak and tired , but I 'm damned if I 'm going to admit it , because that would only prove you right . ’ |
| 11 | It would n't be so bad if he 'd gone off with a beauty , but I 'm damned if I 'll form part of a collection which includes someone bandy . ’ |
| 12 | But I 'm damned if I 'm going to fart around like a pansy floor-walker watching that no poor sod nicks the Y-fronts , even if I am dignified with the name security officer . |
| 13 | But I 'm damned if I know where it 's coming from . " |
| 14 | I mean , I know he 's the star and all that , but I 'm damned if-I 'm going to be upstaged , even by him … ’ |
| 15 | Devastated I may be , but I 'm damned if I 'll give her the satisfaction of hearing me beg for mercy . |
| 16 | Well I 'm not wearing a swimsuit but I 'm wearing the other things . |
| 17 | But I 'm beginning to enjoy it now and I positively like my regular spot on Going Live because I have to interview people which I love doing . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm beginning tae , I think . ’ |
| 19 | But I 'm beginning to tell — all these off-the-wall blues licks finding their way into my regular playing . |
| 20 | " I 'd like it to be quiet a swell , but I 'm beginning to feel nervous . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm really trying hard , but I 'm beginning to feel this is hopeless . ’ |
| 22 | Auntie kindly offers me tea as well , but I 'm beginning to feel iffy myself , so excuse myself , go outside , and quietly get on with the clearing up . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've no idea but I 'm beginning to wonder if the cops do n't have another idea . |
| 24 | But I 'm beginning to see that there is n't much point in trying to hold on to something that does n't belong to me . |
| 25 | It could have been Adam on your mind , I suppose , but I 'm beginning to think that there 's a little more to it than that . ’ |
| 26 | But I 'm beginning to wonder whether it 's a good idea . ’ |
| 27 | But I 'm beginning to suspect you 're a little in love with Dr Kent yourself . ’ |
| 28 | You know , I was prepared to dislike the woman , but I 'm beginning to feel sorry for her . |
| 29 | I know the argument that it is necessary to look as if you are filling the political vacuum — if only with hot air — but I 'm beginning to wonder if it is worthwhile . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll forgive you this time but I 'm warnin' yow , my gel , if I catch yow with that stuff agen I 'll cut all your hair off an' leave yer bald , and I 'll put this strap–across yer back ! ’ |