Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | I felt uneasy about telling the other girls but I knew that ‘ A ’ would take it very differently from them . |
| 32 | But I knew that nothing would ever discourage him ; he 'd never give up wanting to be a director , and he 'd never be any good . |
| 33 | ‘ He was a prisoner in his own body , ’ Wyn said , ‘ but I knew that there was a man in there trying to battle his way out , ’ said Wyn . |
| 34 | But I knew that it was no massive dental operation in progress but that the sluice itself was blocked by leaves , that the water going into the pipe which fed the turbine was at a minimum and that if I did n't get up and deal with the problem the turbine would shut down and the melin would be pretty cold in the morning . |
| 35 | Yes , I was leaving alone , but I knew that this was only for the journey . |
| 36 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
| 37 | But I knew that it would be difficult to persuade Jimbo that he had to work at the exercises : yet if the treatment were to succeed , it had to be him — Jimbo himself — who , in the end , would reopen the pathway of nerves between brain and muscle . |
| 38 | It 's been a lot of hard work but I knew that it would be when I first came on to the Tour . |
| 39 | I left the hospital with Drew 's warning eating away at my subconscious , but I knew that I must keep faith with Toby and talk to Froggy 's sister . |
| 40 | Mind you , he did n't force me , but I knew that even successful businessmen asked his advice , so perhaps I might find out what this study of how to work was all about . |
| 41 | Her kindness touched me , but I knew that soon she would hear the lies about me , and then she would hate me ! |
| 42 | But I knew that the sounds I had heard could have nothing to do with a servant 's dream . |
| 43 | But I knew that my island was somewhere off the coast of South America . |
| 44 | But I knew that he would n't use the knife until the ship was safely on the beach . |
| 45 | But I knew that that was where God wanted me to be because it was such a miracle . |
| 46 | And I knew what it was like to be tired and weary , but I knew that if I trusted in God and spent time with him then he would renew my strength and I could carry on . |
| 47 | I could not remember what she was saying , nor even if I had understood her , but I knew that what she was saying must be , in some sense , significant . |
| 48 | But I knew that Cynthia liked weddings and parties and dances . |
| 49 | But I knew that reason was powerless to undo these matters and ate some Yorkshire pudding in silence . |
| 50 | But I knew that you wanted me to talk to you whether you wanted me to or not ! |
| 51 | But I knew that there must really be some mystery about the previous year , some deliberate and inexplicable suppression on Mitford 's part . |
| 52 | But I knew that there were half a dozen eyes watching down their machine-guns . |
| 53 | He never said anything , but I knew that he knew , because he was nicer to me than he had ever been before . |
| 54 | A general wander up and down on a previous occasion had produced some interesting items , but I knew that the site had not seen past habitation . |
| 55 | We seldom discussed politics but I knew that even though they belonged officially to a Fascist organization their sentiments were more inclined to the local brand of Communism . |
| 56 | But I knew that Posi was quite capable of droning on forever with useless stuff about gross domestic product and tertiary natural resources . |
| 57 | But I knew that Mala would allow me no peace until I joined in her speculations . |
| 58 | But I knew that almost from the very start , ’ he said grimly . |
| 59 | But I knew that the monster would not visit us until our wedding night . |
| 60 | To have asked him to be a godfather had crossed my mind ; but I knew that he already held this office in plurality . |