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

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1 But everyone says I have a nice complexion .
2 I realised Michael could save me maybe five years of work , but I figured I 'd rather go slow and steady than to go fast and have it all fall apart .
3 I thought of it at one ti me , but I knew I 'd make a mess of it . ’
4 They all seemed pleased , as if I belonged ; but I knew I would leave them again before summer , would walk out of the brightly lit play , and go back to the shadows and solitude of fiction .
5 ‘ I was champing at the bit , but I knew I needed a break , ’ he says .
6 I did not really have the heart for such things , but I knew I should be interrogated on my return , and I was aware that she was merely trying hard to push me into normal post-war life .
7 But I knew I would be leaving Hawaii in January .
8 However , I did not find the professional ambience all that conducive , but I knew I had to do something with my voice .
9 As a concession to the New Wave I wore a black shirt , black jeans , white socks and black suede shoes , but I knew I had uninteresting hair .
10 But I knew I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again .
11 I was obsessed with the way they looked , but I knew I was n't being told the whole story about them . ’
12 We also had Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark in the cast , but I knew I 'd have no problems with them .
13 But I knew I had to look , so slowly I peeped round the door .
14 ‘ I had no previous experience of minefields , but I knew I had to do something , ’ Dennis said at RAF Stafford .
15 ‘ It was second nature to look at the linesman but I knew I was on . ’
16 But I knew I could trust you , and that at least you would believe me .
17 ‘ Everyone was watching me but I knew I did n't need to go fast .
18 But I knew I was stalled personally and that eventually my career would stall . ’
19 But I knew I must try to feed if I was to survive .
20 But I knew I must be careful , careful .
21 ’ My friend looked at me and said , ‘ Do n't be so bloody stupid ’ , but I knew I was right .
22 I did n't know what an epidural was , but I knew I would n't have any pain so it was okay by me .
23 But I knew I had become involved in something too uniquely bizarre to miss , or to spoil , through lack of patience or humour .
24 But I knew I was going to East Kilbride I thought , This is stupid , it 's only gon na make it worse .
25 ‘ The bone was sticking out of my arm but I knew I had to carry on .
26 I wanted so much to go into the house and be with them , but I knew I must stay in the hut .
27 I could n't put a name on her treatment of me , no word existed for what she was trying to do , but I knew I was being manipulated under the guise of deference and consideration .
28 But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling .
29 But I knew I had to get rid of that Jackson' .
30 I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge .
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