Example sentences of "but i know it " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I knew it was the toad . |
| 2 | Visiting her had become part of my life but I knew it would not always be so ; twice I had been summoned to the hospital when she had seemed to be failing . |
| 3 | But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling . |
| 4 | It did n't feel like much at the time , but I knew it was him . |
| 5 | ‘ We sat on the sofa clinging on to one another until we stopped sobbing but I knew it was not over for her . ’ |
| 6 | Both babies would smile stickily when they saw me over the edge of the cot , which was gratifying in a way , but I knew it was only because they were programmed that way , like public relations men . |
| 7 | But I knew it was useless to try to make up for all his losses . |
| 8 | It is of little use to remember the answer to an examination question as you leave the room , or to say later with head in hands , " But I knew it so well " , surprised at your ability to remember it now but your inability to recall it at the time when you most needed it . |
| 9 | Later you will grunt in exasperated tones : " But I knew it so well ! " |
| 10 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 11 | But I knew it was ultrasonics that made me afraid . |
| 12 | But it was not Maria ; a whiteness , a flowing whiteness , a long coat or a dressing-gown — I had only a second 's sight , but I knew it was a woman and I knew it was not an old woman . |
| 13 | She was still wearing her slinky felinoid disguise , with mask , but I knew it was her . |
| 14 | But I knew it would n't last . |
| 15 | Do n't ask me how — but I knew it without a shadow of a doubt . |
| 16 | I did n't enjoy deceiving Eric , but I knew it was necessary ; I could n't tell him I 'd done it because he would n't have understood why I 'd done it . |
| 17 | But before she could say anything , he was continuing , ‘ You said it was Arnie , but I knew it was n't . |
| 18 | I tried to tell myself it was purely physical and you were just an object of desire , but I knew it was more than that . ’ |
| 19 | But I knew it was more serious . |
| 20 | But I knew it before it was The Sun you see . |
| 21 | Well this is an exception but I knew it would be higher because we 've had the heating on so often . |
| 22 | I have n't , I have n't got a clue but I knew it the minute the second you said it I knew it . |
| 23 | It 's dark , but I know it 's Marie cos she 's got her jangly boots on and I can hear them . |
| 24 | It 's still like nighttime , but I know it ai n't cos there 's too many people about . |
| 25 | Father Christmas much , but I know it is , cos it 's got a red suit and a white beard . |
| 26 | But I know it 's important to look good on stage so all my stage clothes are custom-made for me by a man called Franco Carretti . |
| 27 | Although the trees are still leafless , I do not get a glimpse of the hall until it is within a stone 's throw , so hidden is it by a dense screen of boughs and underwood ; but I know it is near at hand , for an ancient archway spans the path leading to the farmyard , and just beyond the Tudor gateway bearing several clear-cut coats of arms . |
| 28 | I do n't know what happened at this particular gig , but I know it was his home town — it was the most important gig to David because it was in front of a home crowd . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't really want to imagine what they were like but I know it 's not an intense thing for him to do like Platoon was . |
| 30 | ‘ But I know it is . ’ |