Example sentences of "but [conj] it [vb past] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term first appeared in the nonsense works of Edward Lear , but where it came from no one knows . |
| 2 | Thereby he had represented to the finance company that the van was not his but that it belonged to the trader . |
| 3 | At the moment this innovatory scheme was still at the planning stage , but once it got off the ground I could n't fail to gross a minimum of fifty thou in the first year of operation , after which the sky was the limit . |
| 4 | It was true that Dimity appeared to fall in readily with any of Ella 's demands , but if it came to a matter of principle , then Dimity was unshaken . |
| 5 | But if it came to a pitched battle , the phalanx of heavily armed , well-mounted knights was a very formidable weapon . |
| 6 | But if it came to an argument — well , I looked at Rich and I could n't help myself . |
| 7 | But if it came to the point where he thought he had nothing to lose , I do n't know what he would do . ’ |
| 8 | If it was in the ‘ MEDIEVAL HISTORY ’ section it was near the end of March , but if it fell in the ‘ TRAVEL ’ section , then it was probably September . |
| 9 | There was a good bed along one side of the small , square room , a bench and a heavy table , even a brazier ; and most wonderful of all , there was a high window , narrow and barred and unshuttered , but if it let in the wind , it let in the light and the sun , too . |
| 10 | I had always had difficulty with the idea of a long-bearded god sitting on a throne on high , but because it came in the form it did , as an energy , I had no difficulty with it … |
| 11 | Even the Darwinian theory of evolution was impressive , not because the concept of evolution was new — it had been familiar for decades — but because it provided for the first time a satisfactory explanatory model for the origin of species , and did so in terms which were entirely familiar even to non-scientists , since they echoed the most familiar concept of the liberal economy , competition . |
| 12 | But though it served as a symbol , it symbolised something real ; and it marks , aptly , a revival of realism in British fiction . |
| 13 | HP figures Sun tried its damnedest to come up with a full-featured workstation under $5,000 but when it looked at the margins , dumbed down the box to create the Classic . |
| 14 | But when it looked at the boys , Edwardian England was invariably moved . |
| 15 | The he-man was spoilt for sports car choice in the mid '60s but when it came to the crunch he would probably have gone for either the Austin Healey or the AC Cobra . |
| 16 | Watching him in the market she saw how popular he was , and certainly he had an eye for the best produce on offer , but when it came to the exchange of cash he parted with it too readily . |
| 17 | But when it came to the British people , who it was claimed he had so dreadfully harmed , the court went into secret session . |
| 18 | ‘ I believe we loved each other , but when it came to the crunch he could n't leave the priesthood . ’ |
| 19 | Examples of such housing were built in Europe in the 1940s , but when it came to the public sector imitations in this country , narrowness of concep-tion and meanness in execution translated the idea into the publicly owned slabs and boxes that have become a feature of the landscape in our major cities ( McDowell , 1983 ) . |
| 20 | Kolchinsky was used to the gentle ribbing he got from the operatives about his cost-cutting exercises but when it came to the crunch he would never put any of their lives at risk for the sake of the budget . |
| 21 | Sure , there were specialist writers on individual sports who were of unimpeachable quality , but when it came to the Big Event , or the Big Interview , McIlvanney was the one whom we read with both pleasure and despair — emotions generated by the pride at being in the same trade as the main , and by the realization of his supremacy . |
| 22 | I was n't completely heart-free during those years ; sometimes I allowed myself to be fooled that I loved someone , but when it came to the point of saying " yes " to anything final there was always the small honest inner voice which jeered " For life ? |
| 23 | But when it came to the first anecdote the tale of her son 's embarrassing performance in a school Nativity play the old professional skills suddenly shone through . |
| 24 | He put in a kitchen and he thought there was something funny about these people erm they did n't want to give him money up front for the fabric , you know , the woods and things and he was n't asking the full amount anyway and he said , you know , a things are very tight in business and I do not want to run up any more debts if you will let me have some of cash , some of the cash fo for the wood as soon as the wood 's delivered I 'll come and do the job , it 's not as though your money is going to be tied up in any way and there was a bit of a face pulling and saw this woman drop to , sort of , always hovering around always putting her motty in and erm when th when the job was nearly completed madam steps forward with the cries of that is n't quite right and that is n't quite right and Nev was putting hours doing nit-picking fussing about getting things absolutely perfect got it absolutely perfect but when it came to the final bill they knocked off six hundred because there was the tiniest little scratch on one of the panels ! |
| 25 | All three lost one of their eight matches , but when it went to the frames count-back All Ireland champion Watson was the group winner with Dale pipping Sharpe for the crucial second place . |
| 26 | But when it popped through the ZZAP ! letterbox , he was only too keen to body-check it out . |
| 27 | But when it arose in the 16th Century , it simply denoted a man who had opted for worldly pleasure by marrying , in contrast to a cleric who stayed celibate . |
| 28 | The union was recognized by the FA , but when it affiliated to the Federation of Trade Unions , recognition was withdrawn and players were told to resign from the union or be banned from football . |
| 29 | Anyway Rick spent what seemed like an eternity before he got the fish near the net but when it showed for the first time it soon became apparent why it had been so stubborn , the fish was massive ! |
| 30 | The drum disappeared beneath him and Marie thought he 'd lost it but as it shot to the surface Gazzer yelled : ‘ It 's pulling him free ! ’ |