Example sentences of "but i never " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I never expected the reaction it got coming from me . |
| 2 | I was interested in drawing but I never saw it as part of a potential career . |
| 3 | They were like Little And Large in a way , but I never did work out which one was the straight man . |
| 4 | People keep telling me hundreds and thousands of them do n't want to work , but I never meet any of them . |
| 5 | By definition , if there are hundreds and thousands of them , I must meet one or two of them as I go around , but I never do . |
| 6 | Many wives complain to their husbands about petty things which happen during the day , but I never did . |
| 7 | Surtees was a good choice , but I never got to know him the way I did Graham Hill , Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodriguez . |
| 8 | But I never forgot the name McCloy and when Charlie got so cocky in the pub I thought I 'd needle him a bit . |
| 9 | I suppose he 's from Ibrahim 's country , but I never asked . |
| 10 | But I never have been able to bring myself to watch the video . |
| 11 | ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it . |
| 12 | I always found this kind of slick psychoanalytic one-upmanship irritating , but I never attempted to defend myself , because I am bored by argument and discussion of any kind . |
| 13 | I was seriously considering going to India to become a monk but I never got round to it ! ’ |
| 14 | Then I have a bath , stick some stuff in from ‘ Nectar ’ ( we have n't got a Body Shop around here , but I never use things that are tested on animals , and even my hairspray is ozone-friendly ) , and lie back and indulge myself . |
| 15 | They did pressure me quite a lot about how I looked , but I never gave in to their attempts to convert me to pink ; I wanted to look different , and in the main I was quite happy with my image . |
| 16 | There is no reason to be sitting in bed , but I never thought I 'd be on the go so quickly . |
| 17 | They had always been friends of mine , but I never wanted to defend their work . |
| 18 | ‘ I have no particular objection to the name John but I never use it and it is not how I like to be known . |
| 19 | ‘ I knew we was onto a good 'un when we comes to Sinkport , but I never guessed as the old scallywag 'imself 'ud be 'ere . |
| 20 | ‘ The offers of more ads started to pour in , but I never gave up stills . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But I never imagined I 'd meet anyone like Alison . ’ |
| 22 | But I never heard that at any time . ’ |
| 23 | But I never knew what all the other stars meant , just that one constellation . |
| 24 | But I never will … |
| 25 | I hope all these very pretty sentiments about not being strong enough to stand watching other people doing things in the war are just part of a passing phase ; or maybe it 's these ‘ books of a higher nature ’ … but I never credited you with being able to talk such utter balls . |
| 26 | But I never went . |
| 27 | But I never went there . |
| 28 | ‘ But I never can . |
| 29 | I knew that we could get an immunity , normally by going to the doctor and having a vaccination or inoculation , but I never knew that right inside every one of us there was a built-in fire brigade , a whole troupe of Red Adair troubleshooters just waiting to be called upon to do their stuff . |
| 30 | ‘ But I never felt remorse about them the same way I did about him . |