Example sentences of "but i [vb past] [pron] was the " in BNC.

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1 He did not recognize me but I knew he was the gentleman I had met on the stairs when visiting Miss Havisham .
2 But I knew it was the toad .
3 I said well I apologize for sending all that sir , I said , but I said it was the only way to get somebody 's attention of what was going on !
4 Yes but I thought his was the what 's name there .
5 I had been there nine times previously , but I supposed it was the same as your time as a baby — you could not remember a thing about it .
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