Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adv] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had all been real . |
| 2 | But it had always been dark , and he had always been anxious to get back to Cheltenham , where he lived . |
| 3 | The petal was faded now but it had once been bright pink . |
| 4 | The Prince and Princess of Wales may blame media intrusions , Prince Andrew point to John Bryan , and Princess Anne cite irreconcilable differences for her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips , but it seems just being close to the Crown is a recipe for unhappiness . |
| 5 | I believe it had a thatched roof and it was such a bonny place , but it has sadly been derelict for years . |
| 6 | But it has also been apparent from the very beginning of the tale , where Wilekin " began to love a married woman " that " love " in this text may mean nothing more than carnal desire . |
| 7 | Part of the reason for this lies with the decentralised nature of the party membership records but it has also been conventional political wisdom that Conservative party members play an insignificant role in the determination of the party 's policies . |
| 8 | It may be the last word in consumer issues but it has never been available on news stands . |
| 9 | BBN last escaped the axe in 1986 and was subsequently revamped under its current editor Jennifer Creswick , but it has never been far from the blade as the Council has been forced to cut back over the years . |
| 10 | But it has never been easier than it is now |
| 11 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
| 12 | But it has always been wrong , and is more wrong today than ever before . |
| 13 | We may , indeed we have not , always made ourselves popular in arguing for reform of humanitarian aid system but it has certainly been effective and we are never , but never , ignored . |
| 14 | For years , the Tory Government has gone on about freedom of choice in education but it has only been those with money who have had any real choice . |
| 15 | But it 's always been that way . |