Example sentences of "but i [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is no good the person who gave the order later complaining ‘ But I meant you to do so-and-so ’ . |
| 2 | What about that , but I meant she got ta think about , she 'll want children of own and then she 'll have chi |
| 3 | There are , however , some hostile tribes far in the interior , but I trust he has sufficient prudence not to venture within their district . |
| 4 | But I knew they came from my convict , and I felt that having criminal friends made me more common than ever . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah , but I knew we had a first-class lifeguard on board . ’ |
| 6 | If I wrote , his answer might well be on a postcard , but I knew he understood and cared . ’ |
| 7 | However , I did not find the professional ambience all that conducive , but I knew I had to do something with my voice . |
| 8 | As a concession to the New Wave I wore a black shirt , black jeans , white socks and black suede shoes , but I knew I had uninteresting hair . |
| 9 | But I knew I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 10 | But I knew I had to look , so slowly I peeped round the door . |
| 11 | ‘ I had no previous experience of minefields , but I knew I had to do something , ’ Dennis said at RAF Stafford . |
| 12 | But I knew I had become involved in something too uniquely bizarre to miss , or to spoil , through lack of patience or humour . |
| 13 | ‘ The bone was sticking out of my arm but I knew I had to carry on . |
| 14 | ’ But I knew I had to get rid of that Jackson' . |
| 15 | ‘ It was tough at the start but I knew I had to hang on to my serve at all costs , ’ she said afterwards . |
| 16 | ‘ But I knew I wanted to do more cakes and could do much more interesting things . |
| 17 | ‘ I was champing at the bit , but I knew I needed a break , ’ he says . |
| 18 | In my last year with Rangers I 'd looked after the S form signings — players like Ian Durrant and Derek Ferguson — but I knew I needed to see what life was like away from Ibrox . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Everyone was watching me but I knew I did n't need to go fast . |
| 20 | Unknown then , of course , but I knew she had talent . |
| 21 | She said no more about it , but I knew she worried when these unexplained absences occurred . |
| 22 | It was of the kind that one is warned against sleeping upon , but I knew she did sleep upon it . |
| 23 | I could see she was feeling she should n't have told me , but I knew she trusted me better than anyone else . |
| 24 | Darius now wants chips , but I tell him to make do with a biscuit sandwich . |
| 25 | Tony is the one who will definitely jump up and fucking , but I tell him to fuck off ! |
| 26 | No , no I was gon na say some you know , just sort of just some ideas are good but I tell you have n't they got some beautiful erm candle holders around this year some really unusual ones . |
| 27 | ‘ I know we have to beat them but I hope we win and get promotion and they still stay up . ’ |
| 28 | Manager Billy Cruddas said : ‘ We have two cup finals now , but I hope we do n't conceded goals like those the other night . ’ |
| 29 | Although , I sa , but I hope they 've got the right day ! |
| 30 | I know she 's my own flesh and blood , but I hope she got whatever was coming to her . |