Example sentences of "but i [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt to control my baser urges a long time ago . |
| 2 | But I learnt to respect other religions . " |
| 3 | My stomach went all queer inside but I managed to push the message between her icy fingers and kiss her forehead before I pulled my hand away . |
| 4 | The sheep were very curious and made a bee-line for me but I managed to push my way through to the birds . |
| 5 | My leg had gone completely to sleep and I could n't feel it at all , but I managed to hobble to the door , collecting fourpence out of my wallet , and down the stairs to the first landing where the telephone was . |
| 6 | I 'd never driven a van in my life but I managed to drive it from the East End to the West End , which I found a feat , and then I finally drove it up to Cumberland in the snow which was even more of a feat . |
| 7 | I felt terrified but I managed to control myself . |
| 8 | Anyway it ended up in a fight and he started pushing me around and went to punch me in the stomach but I managed to stop him . |
| 9 | I was actually quite low on the activists and higher on these three but I managed to wonder sometimes where I worked ever so hard on a session I ca n't really ca n't understand you know why it 's not going very well and I thought well when I then watched other people do something that had a lot of action I thought well why did they like that more and I never I did n't know but I 've actually learnt that you have to put activities in , cos you , you know you do get people with a very strong activist preference . |
| 10 | Alison was n't keen to take hers , but I managed to persuade her , pointing out that since I had n't been asked for any more money these were almost certainly aspirins . |
| 11 | ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’ |
| 12 | The doc told me I could go but I would n't come back , but I managed to persuade her . |
| 13 | But I managed to give out some positive body language , and at least came through with a win . ’ |
| 14 | But I managed to talk my way out of them , with luck and with help from Fritz and Sapt . |
| 15 | As I was n't very clear about it myself , it was naturally difficult to think what to tell her ; but I managed to falter something unconvincing about borrowing something . |
| 16 | This platform was also fast filling up , but I managed to edge my way along the wall-walk to the shade of a chattri at the south-east corner . |
| 17 | The coronation seemed to last for hours , but I managed to say and do all the right things . |
| 18 | I was about to say , If Eva and Dad get married you 'll be my brother and we 'll have committed incest , but I managed to shut my trap . |
| 19 | The wang bars on the Elite series were pretty bad , but I managed to find one without a wang bar and it 's actually a good guitar . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Well , he wanted it tonight but I managed to convince him I could n't possibly get that much money together before tomorrow night . ’ |
| 21 | A trip to the local agent found they had not got one in stock , but I managed to get one for a P6 car . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's off today , sir , but I managed to get her at her flat . |
| 23 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
| 24 | It took me about a day each to write , seal , stamp and post this letter of mine , but I managed to get the thing off in the end . |
| 25 | ‘ This produced a pretty farcical scene really with us both stopped on the track , but I managed to get away and hang on for second . |
| 26 | ‘ But I managed to get a shilling for the horsehair chair , with the bed thrown in . ’ |
| 27 | I had a nice dinner last night , I did n't have my chips but I managed to get |
| 28 | The path to the abbey ruins was under water , but I managed to keep dry by sidling along the edge , holding on to a fence . |
| 29 | I enjoyed the congratulations and little bit of adulation , but I managed to keep some words of my father 's in my mind . |
| 30 | But I totally disagree with what she said in that erm yesterday I sat glued to the television most of the day , really to keep myself up to date on what was going on , erm I also have a baby but I managed to keep him occupied as well as take him out for a walk and give him his lunch and what have you . |