Example sentences of "but [conj] i had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I replied that it was not the first time , but that I had borne the previous occasions with courage and would do so now . |
| 2 | I am not saying that my trusting God was ‘ all up to me ’ , but that I had to see that all of me was involved in trusting God . |
| 3 | But that I had deceived . |
| 4 | But if I had to decide I would say my favourite would be ( favourite country ) would be Canada because I have lived there the longest out of all places and so I know it better than any other country . |
| 5 | I felt so sad but if I had gone there and seen her , how would I have felt ? |
| 6 | But if I had said this to you three months ago would you have thought it worth the extra outlay ? |
| 7 | But if I had called out you would then have heard me across the stones . |
| 8 | But if I had to choose a hunter for work in a particular type of country I should have a pretty good idea which would be the best animal to pick , though I might not be able to tell you how I went about it . ’ |
| 9 | Someone recently said to me ‘ I 'm gradually getting over the death of my husband , but if I had realized all the extra work I would have I 'm not sure I could have coped . |
| 10 | I had been at Bourn for two years and had seen many people come and go , but if I had had a choice I would not have chosen to go to Group Headquarters . |
| 11 | But if I had expected anything , I should have expected something a little more … |
| 12 | Yeah but if I had to eat I 'd take them out , then I 'd put them back on |
| 13 | But before I had finished this wearisome task , the cheque arrived out of the blue . |
| 14 | But after I had waited in vain for six months , I lost hope , and felt low indeed . |
| 15 | I believed at the time that I more or less grasped the metaphorical implications of this , but after I had put the phone down I found I was not as clear as I should have hoped to be about exactly what was required of me in concrete practical terms . |
| 16 | It obviously took a while to find my feet with the group but when I had done I really started to enjoy myself . |
| 17 | But when I had recognized his weakness — his desire to join a club called Genius — I knew I had him . |
| 18 | ‘ For nearly two years I did nothing , but as I had worked very hard very young , I had no feeling of guilt that I had to do something , because I had already proved that when I wanted to work , I could do it . ’ |
| 19 | I did not dawdle , but as I had to pass our post pigeonholes , from force of habit I looked in mine in case the second post had been sorted early . |