Example sentences of "but i knew [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mostly I hate chimneys , but I knew they 'd rest my finger tendons and Sue Grimley needed a partner from Milenecka . |
| 2 | ‘ Yeah , but I knew we 'd win . |
| 3 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
| 4 | They all seemed pleased , as if I belonged ; but I knew I would leave them again before summer , would walk out of the brightly lit play , and go back to the shadows and solitude of fiction . |
| 5 | I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut . |
| 6 | But I knew I must try to feed if I was to survive . |
| 7 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
| 8 | We also had Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in the cast , but I knew I 'd have no problems with them . |
| 9 | But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling . |
| 10 | But I knew I could trust you , and that at least you would believe me . |
| 11 | But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling . |
| 12 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |