Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topaz knew she would have to make her confession concerning her lost temper , but it was worth a penance . |
| 2 | I think even Nigel thought he was on dodgy ground here , but it was worth a try . |
| 3 | But it was worth a try . |
| 4 | but it was worth a try was n't it ? |
| 5 | I can say ‘ It was a failure but it was worth a go ’ . |
| 6 | But it was as a broadcaster that Ron Pickering will be best remembered . |
| 7 | But it was as a cotton spinner , not a merchant , that Mayall excelled and by 1870 he controlled approximately 319,000 spindles , with c .1,350 hands . |
| 8 | But it was as a planner of convenient houses that he particularly excelled . |
| 9 | But it was as a leader of the unemployed that Hannington rose to national prominence . |
| 10 | We could still hear the fighting , but it was at a distance , while the sermons from the mosque were louder than ever . |
| 11 | But it was for a reason that would cut no ice with Jean-Claude and so I did not put it to him . |
| 12 | But it was in a game against the famous New York Cosmos that Willie Johnson rediscovered himself . |