Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I knew at the time that I felt I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 2 | But I knew in the end you would n't let us down — and I was right , was n't I ? ’ |
| 3 | But I knew from the outset that the demands Schoenberg makes in these Variations are abnormal ones which are difficult to realize properly even in acoustically suitable concert-halls . |
| 4 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |
| 5 | But I went for the downstairs one because of the bath . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But I went to the doctor . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 9 | I 'm Mrs and er the point I wan na make is that I understood when Jimmy Jones came here had two lovely full houses but I heard through the building through the grapevine that the members of the trust or council objected to him because he was racist his jokes and sexist . |
| 10 | But I saw in the newspaper that , in three weeks , the new young King , Rudolf the Fifth , would have his coronation . |
| 11 | ‘ I was going to , but I saw in the newspaper the next morning that he had died . ’ |
| 12 | They gave me 26 quid this week but I rummaged through the shed and found a couple of things to stick in as prizes . |
| 13 | ‘ I started bowling a bit of medium pace but I stuck with the leg spin as well and I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 14 | But I lay in the bath and thought . |
| 15 | I was a bit nervous , because I thought she might go for me , but I crawled into the cage and put a slip lead on her . |
| 16 | But I listened at the bedroom door when you found my terminal . |
| 17 | But I lied about the afternoon and I was worried when you wanted to keep the betting slips because you probably know that one of the horses won and I would have won quite a lot of money if I 'd stayed in the betting shop . |
| 18 | But I adapted to the work . |
| 19 | I realize now that I should have fired him right then but I thought at the time that when we got him on the set he would be OK . |
| 20 | But I thought of the snow , the speed of the train , and the rifle , and decided that I still had no intention of trying to escape . |
| 21 | Yeah but I thought in the case of like Petula Clark and Lulu it was because they won it that got them into the scene sort of thing . |
| 22 | ‘ But I thought from the title that it might have something special to say to you . |
| 23 | He started being sickeningly ingratiating , but I felt from the start he was gliding towards insult . |
| 24 | But I learned about the problem that has dogged him from race one , and he confirmed to me : ‘ At the end of the season I 'll be having an operation . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ When Blackburn came in for me , they were well down the old Second Division , but I jumped at the chance . |
| 26 | Erm cos I 'd always said ooh I would n't ever have a sunbed and all that , but I did in the end , cos we were n't gon na go anywhere so |
| 27 | But I reckoned without the Parent Teacher Association or American public holidays — today it is Yom Kippur and Columbus Day . |
| 28 | But I reckoned without the storm … |
| 29 | I had high hopes after Saturday , but I reckoned without the team destined to be the most unpopular in the Premier League — West Ham . |
| 30 | MacPhail said : ‘ I twisted my knee early in the second half but I stayed on the field . |