Example sentences of "but i had [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had been caught , well and truly , and had paid the price , time and time again . |
| 2 | Not only have I never been mobbed at Sainsbury 's but I had been assured that the likes of Sheridan Morley and Julia Mackenzie would be giving their all . |
| 3 | But I had been sufficiently intrigued by the stories I had heard of William to want to find out . |
| 4 | But I had been visited that morning by what was usually at this state of the term a rare inspiration , and was writing a poem of my own . |
| 5 | I loved maths when I was at school , but I had been taught in a very formal way . |
| 6 | I thanked him , he saluted , and the two of them walked on My guard said that I was crazy ; I could have run into terrible trouble , but I had been lucky and now I had only to choose a beautiful new bicycle . |
| 7 | But I had been er made a mon I think I told you this before , a monitor and I used to dodge all these sort of things and erm I used to go after I 'd been putting the books out for the next lesson , I could go to the library and I used to sit down and read . |
| 8 | He 'd tried to ring me with the good news but I had been out . |
| 9 | The Factory had n't been specific ( it rarely is ) , but I had the feeling that whatever it was warning me about was important , and I also suspected it would be bad , but I had been wise enough to take the hint and check my Poles , and now I knew my aim was still good ; things were still with me . |