Example sentences of "but i knew [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I knew that it was time to leave , and we said goodbye to them on New Year 's Eve . |
| 2 | But I knew that it was no massive dental operation in progress but that the sluice itself was blocked by leaves , that the water going into the pipe which fed the turbine was at a minimum and that if I did n't get up and deal with the problem the turbine would shut down and the melin would be pretty cold in the morning . |
| 3 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
| 4 | But I knew that it would be difficult to persuade Jimbo that he had to work at the exercises : yet if the treatment were to succeed , it had to be him — Jimbo himself — who , in the end , would reopen the pathway of nerves between brain and muscle . |
| 5 | It 's been a lot of hard work but I knew that it would be when I first came on to the Tour . |
| 6 | I was very tired but I knew that I must look out for a trap . |
| 7 | The adrenalin was pumping but I knew that I could control it , knew that it was necessary to a good performance . |
| 8 | I left the hospital with Drew 's warning eating away at my subconscious , but I knew that I must keep faith with Toby and talk to Froggy 's sister . |
| 9 | But I knew that he would n't use the knife until the ship was safely on the beach . |
| 10 | He never said anything , but I knew that he knew , because he was nicer to me than he had ever been before . |
| 11 | To have asked him to be a godfather had crossed my mind ; but I knew that he already held this office in plurality . |
| 12 | But I knew that you wanted me to talk to you whether you wanted me to or not ! |
| 13 | I did n't have the faintest idea how this girl could help me but I knew that she was going to try . |
| 14 | It 's a difficult decision but I knew if I married out there , well , there is a certain loneliness , yet going back to English life is unsatisfactory . |
| 15 | I was told I could n't , but I knew if I did n't obey the order I would be put on report and would see the governor anyway . |