Example sentences of "but i know " in BNC.
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1 | I did n't have the faintest idea how this girl could help me but I knew that she was going to try . |
2 | But I knew it was the toad . |
3 | In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut . |
4 | But I knew humans are capable of evil and it did n't change my view of humanity . ’ |
5 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
6 | But I knew that absurder things had happened in America and Britain — and in Spain . |
7 | But I knew that it was time to leave , and we said goodbye to them on New Year 's Eve . |
8 | But I knew nothing at all about Tohoku University , or about the city of Sendai . |
9 | It was of the kind that one is warned against sleeping upon , but I knew she did sleep upon it . |
10 | She had also said she would not be lonely and dull , but I knew she was ; far from shops and with no companionship but mine . |
11 | Visiting her had become part of my life but I knew it would not always be so ; twice I had been summoned to the hospital when she had seemed to be failing . |
12 | But I knew better than to broadcast those ideas around school . |
13 | I had n't let myself stop and think about it , but I knew there was something very wrong with me , and although I was n't depressed exactly , I was going through hell . |
14 | But I knew from the outset that the demands Schoenberg makes in these Variations are abnormal ones which are difficult to realize properly even in acoustically suitable concert-halls . |
15 | They all seemed pleased , as if I belonged ; but I knew I would leave them again before summer , would walk out of the brightly lit play , and go back to the shadows and solitude of fiction . |
16 | But I knew the tune before its television debut , having learnt it from William C. Honeyman 's Strathspey , Reel and Hornpipe Tutor . |
17 | ‘ He is not the most robust horse but I knew he was in good shape . |
18 | ‘ I was champing at the bit , but I knew I needed a break , ’ he says . |
19 | I did not really have the heart for such things , but I knew I should be interrogated on my return , and I was aware that she was merely trying hard to push me into normal post-war life . |
20 | He was a bit suspicious I must admit when I bought him those Janet Reger nighties but I knew he 'd never get the chance to wear them . |
21 | But I knew Elsie would start at the top and not go very far down . |
22 | When they left , however , and I made the decision to stay , I knew it might be hard for me but I knew also that I was doing the right thing . |
23 | But I knew I would be leaving Hawaii in January . |
24 | After a year , I had only the boots , but I knew that if somebody of importance would approve the idea then the rest would follow . |
25 | I put my head in my hands and prayed until I felt right , but I knew that feelings would not buy God . |
26 | If I wrote , his answer might well be on a postcard , but I knew he understood and cared . ’ |
27 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
28 | A slight exaggeration but I knew what he meant . |
29 | I toyed with the idea of committing suicide , but I knew in my heart and soul I would never take my own life . |
30 | It 's a difficult decision but I knew if I married out there , well , there is a certain loneliness , yet going back to English life is unsatisfactory . |