Example sentences of "but i thought the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I thought the recent Act of Parliament had stopped all that , ’ Catherine said . |
| 2 | I could never have said it to him face to face , but over the telephone I hesitated and said , ‘ But I thought the newspaper business was booming ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But … but I thought the NME could handle this , ’ I stuttered in reply . |
| 4 | I know it must sound like an ego trip , but I thought the publicity might help the company with more export orders … ’ |
| 5 | But I thought the main concern would be finding the right building for a museum of this type , and that there would be no need to buy any pictures for it . |
| 6 | " But I thought the season did n't start until May . |
| 7 | ‘ Forgive me , Marshal , but I thought the last two places were to be filled by working scientists . ’ |
| 8 | I mean , we told you that he was planning what he called a tactful chat with the main protagonists , but I thought the idea was to lull them into a sense of false security . |
| 9 | Sorry if some of you are still a bit cold but I thought the heater had been turned on , but it does n't seem to be doing anything . |
| 10 | ‘ But I thought the whole idea was to keep it away from the public ? |
| 11 | But I thought the supernatural voices was , was Gothic was n't it ? |
| 12 | But I thought the coil drove that thing and that 's made it juddery recently |
| 13 | But I thought the reply was abs I thought it was utterly disgraceful ! |
| 14 | yeah , but I thought the frost would of killed the , the |
| 15 | But I thought the other girl was good . |