Example sentences of "but i [vb past] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ah , but I knew we had a first-class lifeguard on board . ’ |
| 2 | However , I did not find the professional ambience all that conducive , but I knew I had to do something with my voice . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But I knew I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 5 | But I knew I had to look , so slowly I peeped round the door . |
| 6 | ‘ I had no previous experience of minefields , but I knew I had to do something , ’ Dennis said at RAF Stafford . |
| 7 | But I knew I had become involved in something too uniquely bizarre to miss , or to spoil , through lack of patience or humour . |
| 8 | ‘ The bone was sticking out of my arm but I knew I had to carry on . |
| 9 | ’ But I knew I had to get rid of that Jackson' . |
| 10 | ‘ It was tough at the start but I knew I had to hang on to my serve at all costs , ’ she said afterwards . |
| 11 | Unknown then , of course , but I knew she had talent . |
| 12 | I laughed sometimes when he chased intruders from the garden , but I wished he had n't been aware of the little cat , although I think he only wanted to frighten it away , not kill it . |
| 13 | Thessy asked me what McIllvanney had wanted , but I said it had been nothing very much for I was too disgusted with the man to tell Thessy the truth . |
| 14 | He really wanted me to leave the Order earlier , but I said I had to go on helping . |
| 15 | He wanted to speak to you but I said you had a string of interviews , so he coughed up to me , nae bother . |
| 16 | I tried to smile at him through my tears , but I realized it had n't turned out very well , so I squeezed his hand which I was holding . |
| 17 | ‘ But I understood she had left you and her children and had gone abroad . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me arriving without an appointment like this but I understood you had an Open Door policy . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I thought we had until Fridays , ’ Jinny said , puzzled . |
| 20 | I slipped my reins to the end of the buckle but I thought we had gone . |
| 21 | ‘ But I thought we had all day to get to the school , ’ remarked Endill . |
| 22 | Yes I know but I thought you had to wait till you get this quote from from a regular |
| 23 | Yeah , but I thought you had one in your mind . |
| 24 | ‘ Some people think I am crazy but I thought I had better do it now while I have the chance . ’ |
| 25 | But I thought she had a son living with her ? |
| 26 | I am not usually a forward sort of person as you know Elsie but I thought there had been enough talk about death enough of wanting bad bad things so I said why kill it it is not a fish for the pot . |
| 27 | Sir Alfred was in love with the Cosworth idea of making engines for other people , but I felt we had to restore our position in F1 first . |
| 28 | Shreeves said : ‘ Gary could be as bright as a button on Monday , but I felt we had to let Graham Taylor know . ’ |
| 29 | I knew absolutely nothing about the Alexander Technique and viewed it with a certain amount of scepticism , but I felt I had nothing to lose . |
| 30 | ‘ I guess it was a big gamble to turn my back on Neighbours but I felt I had already been in the show too long , ’ says Kristian , who will still be seen in the soap in Britain for another 12 months . |