Example sentences of "but we did [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , even in it took us some , some time to get the situation under control but we did eventually get it under control but , as I say , not without a lot of misgivings and very very strong complaints from the public at large . |
| 2 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 3 | Two-goal Lancaster said : ‘ We thought there might be eight goals tonight — but we did n't think we would get four of them ! . ’ |
| 4 | We all knew that Steven was regarded as an eligible bachelor , but we did n't think that marriage was what he was eligible for . |
| 5 | Erm that may be fine in America but we did n't think it was particularly relevant to this country although there 's nothing to stop anyone patrolling if they want to but we do n't particularly advise it . |
| 6 | But we did n't think about it because it was so Well I was so excited . |
| 7 | She put it down , all the same , on the counter , but we did n't talk much longer as the revellers from the rear began coming through to go to the bedrooms . |
| 8 | ‘ But we did n't forget about him . ’ |
| 9 | We discussed the whole thing last night in my room , but we did n't reach a final conclusion , and today we have to . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I know , but we did n't want to come here . ’ |
| 11 | But we did n't want to cause embarrassment — after all , they had just been awarded a ‘ Proddy ’ award for services to dogs ! |
| 12 | ‘ But we did n't want to go in with a heavy commitment at first ; we took a PC and wrote our own very simple software to deal with incoming orders . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But we did n't want to cause a plane crash . ’ |
| 14 | We we wanted somewhere round the area , or Valley , but we did n't want to come to the flats , no way . |
| 15 | , I mean it 's a lot easier to think of these things than it is for the other one , er , you would say , that was actually lazy bastard , but we did n't want to offend anybody , er , useless git , |
| 16 | well that 's what I said to you , but we did n't want to er visit again this weekend did we ? , with last weekend |
| 17 | On our first day we headed for that beautiful beach … but we did n't make it the temptation was too great to lounge by probably the largest and most stunning freshwater pool in the Canaries . |
| 18 | See just , she you said something about going in and ask her , and you said they put it down with that money that went missing and so they did n't put it down until paid it , but we did n't pay it . |
| 19 | But we did n't watch it we just saw a couple of bits . |
| 20 | But we did n't finish up with twice we |
| 21 | We just did one TV show in the States , but we did n't do any gigs over there . ’ |
| 22 | I was frantically doing this and I showed up at rehearsal thinking they were going to do all the songs , but we did n't do anything until two or three days later ! |
| 23 | If you stop him , you stop half the team but we did n't do that today . ’ |
| 24 | With a dado rail you would hang all of one type first , but we did n't do this as we needed both pieces wet so we could cut right through the overlap point with a sharp knife and remove both pieces of waste to leave a perfect butt joint . |
| 25 | Well th the thing is those of you who did it last year with me , it 'll follow much the same sort of format , so Erm but we did n't do a little talk before . |
| 26 | I was in the Drama Club when I was when I stayed at home , but we did n't do pantomimes , we we did plays , one act plays , and three act plays , we did three act plays . |
| 27 | I was keen to exercise my German , but we did n't speak . |
| 28 | We did six tracks with Chris , but we did n't gel with him at all , we needed someone who could offer more inspiration . |
| 29 | The laundered clothes had fallen every which way and my cases were in a jumbled heap in the back , but we did n't stop . |
| 30 | Now corals grow under the sea but we did n't collect this particular specimen there . |