Example sentences of "but i [verb] i 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’ |
| 2 | We also had Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in the cast , but I knew I 'd have no problems with them . |
| 3 | He might try you again , but I said I 'd pass the message along . |
| 4 | Although I I do n't exactly belong to it any more , but I said I 'd go down . |
| 5 | ‘ They wanted to call an ambulance , but I said I 'd take you to hospital in a cab . |
| 6 | They assumed I 'd go to Chislehurst with them , but I said I 'd turn up later on my bike ; I 'd make my own arrangements . |
| 7 | I 'll list it separately , of course , because it was n't found actually on the body , but I thought I 'd send it with the others in the chap 's pockets . " |
| 8 | I woke earlier on , but I thought I 'd disturb you if I got up so I had another nap . ’ |
| 9 | I mean that 's the rules of debate , but I thought I 'd make that particular point because it has a little bit of poetic licence er in that . |
| 10 | I wanted to go , go to the library but I thought I 'd start in my room so |
| 11 | I said , actually , I 'd ordered his first I said , but I thought I 'd treat you . |
| 12 | ‘ I knew I was n't going great but I thought I 'd score 8,200-8,300 . |
| 13 | ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’ |
| 14 | But I thought I 'd come round first , to help you open up and get things straight . ’ |
| 15 | But I thought I 'd have one from Beverly Hills Hotel actually . |
| 16 | Well I have n't at the moment , but I thought I 'd like to air the view first with you . |
| 17 | By the way , Brian asked me to London again , but I thought I 'd wait till the weather 's better . ’ |
| 18 | and I 've got three phone numbers to ring but I thought I 'd wait till the end of the week until I 'm about eleven and a half |
| 19 | I will probably upset those nice Rocktron people here but I thought I 'd experiment by using a different preamp in the system , just to see what happened . |
| 20 | But I felt I 'd let him down . |
| 21 | I 'm inclined to ring in half an hour to see you 've got there safely , but I suppose I 'd have your brother hopping out of bed . ’ |
| 22 | My next-door neighbour agreed to take her , but I promised I 'd do my best to get back in time so that I could take her myself . ’ |
| 23 | Some might be tempted to say in touch with reality , but I think I 'd prefer on this occasion to say in touch with another dimension of reality . |
| 24 | But I think I 'd like a cigarette . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It is n't very high on my list of priorities but I guess I 'd change my mind soon enough if I were to meet the right person . ’ |