Example sentences of "but [verb] i [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 I put my chin up and tried to stiffen my upper lip , but found I did n't seem to have any muscles in it .
2 But remember I said illusion and belief .
3 Erm , you do have choice of funds , but remember I said , however in practice , you really should only choose the managed .
4 But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given , that for anything I knew , the watch might have always been there .
5 But suppose I insisted that he was uttering a falsehood .
6 but decided I did n't want children .
7 Then I did not understand it but wished I did .
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