Example sentences of "but i [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the next session is rather hard work for you cos it 's very much sort of listening and absorbing a hell of a lot of facts , but I trust you will bear with me . |
| 2 | Mostly I hate chimneys , but I knew they 'd rest my finger tendons and Sue Grimley needed a partner from Milenecka . |
| 3 | ‘ Yeah , but I knew we 'd win . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut . |
| 7 | But I knew I must try to feed if I was to survive . |
| 8 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
| 9 | We also had Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in the cast , but I knew I 'd have no problems with them . |
| 10 | But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling . |
| 11 | But I knew I could trust you , and that at least you would believe me . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 14 | But I knew there 'd have to come a time when I broke the news to him that the education system and I had split up . |
| 15 | Unfortunately I am tied up for the next month or so with filming commitments , but I hope we can arrange some time in July . |
| 16 | ‘ The delay is part of the normal process , but I hope we can move things along , ’ said Souness . |
| 17 | If a virus had begun to affect people who put crosses against Conservative candidates in general elections , I would presumably be arguing that this proved how immoral it was to vote Tory , but I hope nobody would believe me . |
| 18 | Lawrence added : ‘ I know it has been an expensive season for fans , but I hope they will dig deep to back the team in their final home game . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I hope they will allow independent investigators access to the inquiry . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But I hope she can get back to full sessions this week to be ready for Edinburgh . ’ |
| 21 | It is probably pointless to suggest that Mr Brittlebank now seek ( not seeks ) the guidance on English usage so clearly denied him hitherto , but I hope he will think twice before presuming upon your columns on this particular subject in future . |
| 22 | ‘ Knowing does n't make it any easier for me , but I hope he can give her a reason for living . |
| 23 | But I hope I shall have a shop one day . |
| 24 | But I hope you 'll forgive me and decide to stay on . |
| 25 | I 've got too much respect for you to argue but I hope you 'll remember that you 're tying up men and equipment down there . ’ |
| 26 | That 's it for now , but I hope you 'll join me later for tonight 's Central Lobby when we 'll be taking a look at the history of Oxford Prison . |
| 27 | But I hope you will visit us less formally before then . |
| 28 | ‘ You 've been treated very badly , my dear Mrs Morey , but I hope you will remember that you have a true friend here in Chertsey , should you ever need one . |
| 29 | A further acknowledgement on the video box is difficult for us to provide but I hope you will accept the two credits as specified as being sufficient . |
| 30 | But I hope you will join me tonight in saluting ALL the correspondents and crews — from the BBC , ITN , BSkyB and other broadcasters here and abroad as well as those from newspapers and agencies like Visnews — join me in saluting those who risk their lives in appalling circumstances to tell the world the truth about what was Yugoslavia . |