Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone loved him , but no-one realised he was special . |
| 2 | Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’ |
| 3 | When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting . |
| 4 | ‘ He went very quiet but I knew he was upset . |
| 5 | There was a little silence , but I knew he was pent up . |
| 6 | The police said he killed himself , but I knew he was afraid to die , so I did n't think that was true . ’ |
| 7 | ’ My friend looked at me and said , ‘ Do n't be so bloody stupid ’ , but I knew I was right . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But I knew it was useless to try to make up for all his losses . |
| 10 | I pulled the knife out slightly but I knew she was dead . ’ |
| 11 | I could n't see her face but I knew she was older than I was . |
| 12 | His slides were good and his descriptions fairly accurate , but I sensed we were all glad to get back to the comfort of the hotel and I to my electric fire . |
| 13 | Never saw him , but I heard he was terrible . |
| 14 | Said one : ‘ I lied about my birth but I realised I was different and always coming top of the class did not help . ’ |
| 15 | But I said it was better for him if he did n't go back . ’ |
| 16 | But I said it was impossible . |
| 17 | But I said it was simple , not easy . |
| 18 | But I realized I was different from the Brazilians , and that was when I started to rediscover my own identity . ’ |
| 19 | I was writing the same songs with the same approach but I thought they were all shit so I never brought them to J or I never tried to play them . |
| 20 | But I thought they were good . |
| 21 | As a member of the Forum , the Ceredigion Branch is in touch with the issues , but I thought it was important to ensure all Cardigan Bay branches were well informed . |
| 22 | He received a lot of criticism , but I thought it was unfair as he was completely new to the team , so I took my share of the blame . |
| 23 | But I thought it were good ! |
| 24 | But I thought he was kind , and easy . |
| 25 | But I thought you were political … |
| 26 | ‘ But I thought you were more than happy to help clear up the unfortunate Billy 's death . |
| 27 | I should of put the kettle on for you but I thought you were busy with old father time here so I did n't er |
| 28 | On my first day of school my mum kept trying to wake me but I pretended I was asleep because I was so nervous , eventually mum knew that I was playing a trick . |
| 29 | I knew Silvia was n't doing the hours we 'd agreed on , but I decided it was possible that you 'd come to some other arrangement — ’ |
| 30 | The girls that were using it reckoned that they were contacting ‘ the spirit world ’ but I reckoned it was all a big con trick . |