Example sentences of "but i am sure [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know little of military operations , but I am sure they have similar operational problems and that the crews have the same worries . |
| 2 | Most of the public do n't often think about the Fire Service until they actually need it but I am sure they will welcome fire fighters , not only improved our confidence in the service but theirs as well . |
| 3 | ‘ But I am sure nobody will want to shoot the defendants in this case . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Uncle Philip is a bit old-fashioned but I am sure we shall all settle down very ’ — she intensified this — ‘ very soon . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps we could have won in the end but I am sure we can finish the job this week . ’ |
| 6 | But I am sure we will win our survival fight . |
| 7 | It was a tremendous morale-booster for Michael to do something of the sort again , but I am sure none of the delegates at the conference knew of the pain he was in , nor how much discomfort he concealed behind his ready laugh . |
| 8 | He is going through a dry patch at the moment as he has won only on match in the five tournaments he has played so far this year but I am sure he will work his way back again , he has got it in him . |
| 9 | She hurried on , in case Mrs Whitfield felt obliged actually to answer the question , " But I am sure he 'll say yes . " |
| 10 | He would n't admit it , but I am sure he did . |
| 11 | I told him , although it was not true , that the local carabinieri had said he would not remain locked up there for long , but I am sure he did not believe me . |
| 12 | He will be younger than the other undergraduates , but I am sure he will get on with them . |
| 13 | But I am sure he is not . ’ |
| 14 | I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause , but I am sure you will understand the need to protect the place from fire or desecration . |
| 15 | But I am sure you are aware that plans must be made . ’ |
| 16 | I am not qualified to write in detail about such substances as LSD , cocaine and heroin but I am sure you will agree that there is no way that they can be part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle . |
| 17 | But I am sure you will find the time — 10 minutes ! — so do them daily because you will miss them if you do n't . |
| 18 | As for the walks — did not Miss Cress tell you — but I am sure she did — that you should take your mother out occasionally ? |
| 19 | It was , I know , in Hertfordshire , but I am sure she thought I was lying and that she might have to deliver the child . |
| 20 | I think she must have thought that Miss Moberley and Miss Jourdain , temporarily living in the year 1789 , had not been impeded by walls built after that date ; but I am sure she must have misread her map . |
| 21 | ( Elizabeth said that she was not quite sure whether she ought to be pleased when I told her this ; but I am sure she was pleased . ) |
| 22 | The strange child has chosen to sleep in Edward 's room tonight ; but I am sure she will want to see you and perhaps you can give Miss Fitch a hand . ’ |
| 23 | I hope I do not sound unkind , but I am sure it is not right for you to have her . |
| 24 | The masts may seem unsightly to those unused to them , but I am sure it is simply a matter of getting accustomed . |
| 25 | As a whole , in spite of the splendour of much of the singing , this ca n't quite replace present recommendations , particularly those in the historic field , but I am sure it thrilled the audience in the Suntory Hall a year ago and I shall return to it from time to time for its visceral force and its sense of a tension well sustained . |
| 26 | ‘ United 's pitch is a bit of a paddy field , but I am sure it will be another great match . ’ |
| 27 | But if knowledge is to have any substantial meaning , what I must never say is , ‘ I know ’ , and then add , ‘ but I am sure I am wrong . |
| 28 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 29 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 30 | But I am sure your own good sense will tell you that it is hardly practical nor proper for a girl as young as you still are to run a house alone without a companion of any sort . |