Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be eligible to win either of these guitars you ( or a representative ) must be available to attend the show on Sunday 29th for the presentation , but you were going to be there anyway , were n't you ? |
| 2 | Her identity was unknown , but she was believed to be the wife of an El Al employee working in Holland . |
| 3 | Fenella was thinking it , but she was trying to be sensible and practical . |
| 4 | There is no record that the Prime Minister had ever visited a prison , but she was known to be offended by the deplorable conditions and personal indignities caused by overcrowding . |
| 5 | The party 's spin-doctors had remained sceptical about the polls , but they were expecting to be able to argue that the Conservatives had lost their mandate , even if they were clinging to power in a hung parliament . |
| 6 | Boccara/Boucherit of France had the next fastest time but they were seen to be wash hanging , not for the first time at this level , and a protest was upheld , posing the question why the umpires Riccardo Guala and Glyde Brytt had given white flags . |
| 7 | The discretion was for the District Courts to exercise , but they were urged to be sensitive to the interests expressed in the Convention . |
| 8 | But he was bound to be right still about something . |
| 9 | Innocent also had an " acting chancellor " in his second pontifical year , from 1199 to 1200 , Rainald , a papal notary , but he was sent to be archbishop of Acerenza . |
| 10 | Ian Barclay , coach to the 1987 Wimbledon champion , said it was extremely unlikely Cash would play singles then , but he was aiming to be fit for the Davis Cup tie with France in February . |
| 11 | Taken by itself such a statement may not suggest any great alteration from previous doctrine , but it was intended to be and it was . |
| 12 | But it was thought to be too disruptive right now , given the soggy state of the economy . |
| 13 | When the original phase of the development of the airfield as an industrial park was revealed , the provision was for 150 acres , building was not to extend near to the valuable runway , but it was considered to be a deterrent to property sales , so the runway would be removed . |
| 14 | But it was found to be valuable in conjunction with the newly-discovered antibiotic streptomycin ( see Chapter 9 ) . |
| 15 | A Week in Politics has been put out by Channel 4 for a number of years , but it was adapted to be the channel 's weekly round-up programme on Parliament ; it is broadcast for one hour on Sundays at 10 am . |
| 16 | But it was going to be a real bummer not having the little guy around to chat with while I single-handedly solved my cases . |
| 17 | But it was going to be a long day … |
| 18 | So when he said murder , even that was not sure , but it was going to be a relief to be investigating a crime in which he had no personal connection and of which he could not be suspected . |