Example sentences of "[vb pp] but was " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case the sheet of mica , though otherwise similar , was not waisted but was of a rectangular , playing-card shape , somewhat wider than the clamps which gripped it . |
| 2 | She was chauffeured but was otherwise without a military escort . |
| 3 | It had been established nearly thirty years in the Chiweshe reserve , an area of land for African development , fifty miles north of the capital city , Salisbury.The quality of the land varied but was mainly second class . |
| 4 | There was then a complex discussion of reflexes which both Millers enjoyed but was n't all that easy to follow for the uninitiated . |
| 5 | I knew then that my last hours had come but was in such agony that I began to wish they would come sooner . |
| 6 | One Girl was caught but was too useful as a Head Girl to get the sack : |
| 7 | The National Executive Council resigned but was re-appointed on an interim basis pending the selection by Soglo of a transitional government . |
| 8 | First , that the possibility was considered but was rejected as a matter of litigation strategy . |
| 9 | Secondly , that the matter was considered but was rejected because of doubts about the extent of the House of Lords ' jurisdiction . |
| 10 | By his order dated 12 May 1992 Waite J. directed that in the interim pending a further hearing in the events that ( 1 ) J. 's medical condition changed so that his life was threatened but was capable of being prolonged by intensive therapeutic measures including artificial ventilation , and ( 2 ) he was at that time in the health authority 's care and ( 3 ) the required drugs and equipment were or could reasonably be made available , the health authority were to cause such measures , including artificial ventilation , to be applied to J. for so long as they were capable of prolonging his life . |
| 11 | He wanted things done but was neither interested in nor concerned with the way they were achieved . |
| 12 | A certain amount of anxiety was felt but was relieved when he reappeared at the tea-break with his shoulders once more drawn up to his ears . |
| 13 | He asked the doctor if the two events might be connected but was told this was most unlikely . |
| 14 | It makes provision for monetary compensation to be paid to any person to whom an offer should have been made but was not , and who has suffered loss . |
| 15 | In two of three of the morbidly obese subjects , this early rise in APGPR concentration in urine was not seen but was followed by a slow rise in urinary APGPR immunoreactivity at four to six hours . |
| 16 | It does not appear that the members of the Liturgical Commission had any great regard for the cult ; King Charles I appeared on one list of those to be commemorated but was dropped in the next . |
| 17 | Sandison tried to gauge how many he had already had but was unsure . |
| 18 | That contract could have been avoided but was not . |
| 19 | He envisaged modern states as becoming increasingly embroiled in the reproduction of a fit and healthy workforce ; a service which capitalist enterprises needed but was itself unable or unwilling to undertake . |
| 20 | One crew member ejected but was later found drowned , the other did not eject and died in the crash . |
| 21 | We should , as our French guest realised but was too polite to say , have eaten in lovely hilltop Gassin where vine-hung terrace restaurants offered menus gastronomiques and very chic settings for around £20 per head . |
| 22 | The view of Paisley 's critics was that he was implicated but was clever enough to avoid any direct contact . |
| 23 | As is well documented in the case evidence , that worker was not suddenly sacked but was transferred to another platform without reasonable cause . |
| 24 | It has never been excavated but was clearly extensive . |
| 25 | The boundary between these two was carefully guarded but was not impassable . |
| 26 | British ships overtook and sank two of them , the third , the Dresden , escaped but was sunk in March 1915 . |
| 27 | She said she thought she would only be frisked but was told to strip . |
| 28 | When I arrived in Cranham the church was not packed but was getting full on Sunday mornings . |
| 29 | This magnificent object was found by a peat-digger in dismantled condition , the embossed plates being stacked in the bottom , a sign that it was not intended to be recovered but was deposited as an offering . |
| 30 | The precise number of personnel was not known but was estimated as high as 1,500 . |