Example sentences of "but i [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I was thinking if we you know , if I knew sort of what the sort of philosophy was behind it I might be able to incorporate that into , the office meetings and say we were having team briefings . |
| 32 | ‘ I have n't worked it out in detail , ’ Melissa admitted , ‘ but I was thinking about it while you were putting her through your puff-and-blow routine … ’ |
| 33 | ‘ If you want one , I 'd love it , but I was thinking of more immediate practical considerations . ’ |
| 34 | I asked to keep her talking , but I was thinking of the scribble on the photocopies I 'd found . |
| 35 | But I was thinking about you only today , as it happened , because … well , for no very good reason . ’ |
| 36 | Yeah , but I was thinking of |
| 37 | Yeah I know but I was thinking it 's alright but where you gon na put it ? |
| 38 | And I said well I was told she was ill so I said I wo n't ring her up then but I was thinking of ringing you up but will you be alright hopefully for next Friday ? |
| 39 | Whatever yous want , it 's up to yous , if yous want your shoes today I 'll get them but I was thinking if we 'd 've went down the town today |
| 40 | With him , well for some reason he does n't like us , well , you say I was thinking , I 've been thinking as you know this is the sort of thing that I , gets on to my mind , but I was thinking to myself well really and truly we are so honest people ourselves , we do n't go round you know and screw sort of fiddling things , I suppose it comes to hard to us when we discover other people have |
| 41 | No , no , I understand that , but I was thinking you , to me it sound as though you sort of given her warning and . |
| 42 | Must get one a microwave if Debbie comes home I think , I 'll see , I 've been saying that but I was thinking if , I 'll have to wait and see Debbie |
| 43 | I know but I was thinking |
| 44 | ‘ But I was born in England was n't I ? ’ |
| 45 | ‘ But I was born to the sword . ’ |
| 46 | But I was born in New York . ’ |
| 47 | It was just a very low part , there was a little shopping area just round there at the time er , a butcher 's shop and a greengrocer 's shop and a Post Office , Street was the Post Office on the corner , and then Street and Road which lead down into , Lane and just round oh just round there you see , but I was born at the last house in the Street almost at the bottom of Street . |
| 48 | But I was dealing with characters who were gliding along the surface of Tuscany , a beguiling countryside which they thought of as an extension of England . |
| 49 | But I was awoken from my daydreaming by her calling me over to the large chest which stood beneath the window . |
| 50 | I 've imagined myself in situations like this , made up speeches in my head , speeches about truth and freedom and protection of sources , speeches I imagined delivering from the witness box just before the judge sentenced me to ninety days or six months or whatever for contempt of court , but I was kidding myself . |
| 51 | Of the film 's religious imagery , he says : ‘ We talked about the Fifty-First psalm ( which is sung by one of the kitchen boys ) ; it does n't give you many clues , but I was reading it again this morning and it started making more sense . |
| 52 | ‘ But I was tucked up in bed early — not difficult in Dresden you know , they do n't have West German television down there — oh ! |
| 53 | But I was learning to reason more profoundly . |
| 54 | I had no such skill , but I was learning , and it was an infinite satisfaction to keep Joanna moving , and going where I wanted her to go , with the sweep . |
| 55 | I know it sounds stupid , but I was trying to do all my sessions at the same speed I was used to at home . |
| 56 | I think I was a bit afraid , but I was trying to sound calm . |
| 57 | But I was trying to work out how , how , how the composer should kill them , whether he |
| 58 | ‘ I thought that was okay but I was tricked . |
| 59 | ‘ I was no angel , but I was sent off just twice in over 20 years in the game and on both occasions it was for having a go at referees . |
| 60 | But I was sent back home anyway . |