Example sentences of "but i [adv] knew " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having been told I was special from a very young age , you believe everything is possible , but I also knew that you got nothing unless you worked hard . |
| 2 | But I also knew I could not ; it would have been the death of me . |
| 3 | I knew that it was quite possible to help Carol remember everything that had happened , but I also knew that it would be quite distressing for her — as indeed the trial itself would be . |
| 4 | He looked sad and I knew he did n't want her to leave but I also knew that he hated the constant uproar of quarrelling , so what was he to do ? |
| 5 | But I also knew that she was far from pleased with the arrangements . |
| 6 | This meant that they would n't be back before the pubs closed , but I also knew that if they knew who I was going out with they would have locked me in . |
| 7 | In many ways , I knew his uncompromising attitude was the right one , but I also knew that if Frontenac owned the rights to the novel as librettist , Jean-Claude 's version would be stillborn . |
| 8 | I could see that Estella was still proud , and I knew that it was she who made me feel ashamed of home , and Joe , but I also knew that I could never stop loving her . |
| 9 | In the struggle and confusion that was going on in my heart I knew that he loved me and I loved him , but I also knew that I must leave him ! |
| 10 | I could n't send her away thinking I could be so heartless and horrible , but I also knew that I was n't going to go home that weekend ; I 'd find an excuse . |
| 11 | I had n't asked but I just knew she was his only offspring , and I 'd lay odds there was n't a Mrs McInnes any more . |
| 12 | ‘ This was my first professional association with Chapman , but I already knew him . |
| 13 | But I always knew where he was . |
| 14 | ‘ This has been an extraordinarily long ordeal , but I always knew I would be vindicated , ’ Mr Greenway , MP for Ealing North , London , said yesterday . |
| 15 | It feels good , but I always knew I would get them behind me — it was just a matter of going out there and proving myself . ’ |
| 16 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The advertisements and Briggs spoke of a Jane Eyre , but I only knew a Jane Elliott , ’ said St John . |
| 18 | I 've been looking for you for years , but I only knew the name that she used to call you — Prince Charming . |
| 19 | But I never knew what all the other stars meant , just that one constellation . |
| 20 | I knew that we could get an immunity , normally by going to the doctor and having a vaccination or inoculation , but I never knew that right inside every one of us there was a built-in fire brigade , a whole troupe of Red Adair troubleshooters just waiting to be called upon to do their stuff . |
| 21 | I think it is fair to say that hard words were spoken , but I never knew exactly what was said . |
| 22 | But I never knew from one week to the next if there would be any money . |
| 23 | He liked to flatter himself that he was in love with me ; but I never knew a less impatient love . |
| 24 | There was one I used to pick in another field years ago , a purple flower with pretty leaves which sometimes turned all colours , but I never knew its name . |
| 25 | But I never knew I had it , so how could I wipe it off. ? |
| 26 | ‘ I recognised him , yes , but I never knew him . |
| 27 | ‘ I always knew God was on our side , ’ Rogers mumbled , ‘ but I never knew He was so bloody ugly . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ My father was a white-collar dental worker , we lived in a council house sure , but I never knew hunger or deprivation ever ! |
| 29 | I knew you came from North but I never knew exactly where from . |
| 30 | I 'll cook curry or lasagne but I never knew , I never knew the recipes I just sort of stuff and think that goes together well |