Example sentences of "but [vb past] [that] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to turn in behind him but found that I was going to overshoot and pulled away to starboard . |
| 2 | I began by squeezing colour into a small ceramic well palette but found that I did not have enough colour for what I wanted to do . |
| 3 | I pointed out that people liked to have something to sit on but promised that I 'd leave him plenty of scope for pacing , which was the way he did his thinking . |
| 4 | One particularly cold winter I gave in but stipulated that I must n't be around when it happened . |
| 5 | When he asked me if I played I admitted that I had done so but insisted that I really was very bad . |
| 6 | ‘ I was n't intending to play singles league tennis that season but suggested that I might be able to help out the youngsters and we won most of our matches 5–0 or 4–1 , ’ said Minnis . |