Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [pron] did [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Everyone was watching me but I knew I did n't need to go fast . |
| 2 | And they suggested me , but I said I did n't think it was a good idea because I had n't finished |
| 3 | , but I said I did n't want er Narcite |
| 4 | They spoke in Arabic , but I thought they did n't understand each other very well . |
| 5 | ‘ But I thought we did n't have a lot of cash left over for publicity ? ’ |
| 6 | I should n't have left her , but I thought she did n't want … ’ |
| 7 | But I told you did n't I ? |
| 8 | Yes but I decided I did n't like it so I did n't put in any . |
| 9 | Yes but I decided I did n't like it so I did n't put in any . |
| 10 | ‘ But you said you did n't want to stay with him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But you said you did n't like running away , ’ said Masklin . |
| 12 | Mrs Hirst , who is the chairman of a local disabled charity group , believed these steps were important , but she thought they did not go far enough . |
| 13 | Kim was caring and sensitive but she admitted she did n't know her daughter could drink so much . |
| 14 | We warned her not to sit on the chair , but she said she did n't mind . |
| 15 | She said he said er I could n't believe it but she said he did n't mind cos it was all frozen . |
| 16 | But she noticed he did n't put the map away until he 'd located himself precisely . |
| 17 | But she knew she did n't want to … |
| 18 | But she claimed she did not know her cargo was heroin . |
| 19 | Ace took her on to a small but discreet restaurant where the food was delicious , but she found she did n't have much appetite . |
| 20 | But we enjoyed ourselves did n't we ? |
| 21 | But whoever killed him did n't need to be especially fit with a weapon like that in their hand . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I offered to coach them for nothing but they said they did n't want me , ’ he added . |
| 23 | But they flaunted it did n't she ? |
| 24 | No but he said I did quite well |
| 25 | The Home Secretary stressed last night that the Government had not yet decided whether to bring forward legislation , but he said he did not believe the Hetherington report could just be interred . |
| 26 | But he said he did n't mind as long as he was helping the war effort , and anyway it would all be over in six months and he could go back to selling firewood . |
| 27 | I should have liked to be able to look forward to seeing him , but he said he did n't know how the evening would turn out . ’ |
| 28 | but he said he did n't think er that was it . |
| 29 | " But it seemed he did n't want any responsibility for any military action , even while out of the country , " said Habib Olahi later . |
| 30 | He might be lord of all he surveyed , but it seemed he did n't in the least mind getting his own hands dirty , even if it was to assist his arch enemy . |