Example sentences of "but he was [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began life as a commercial photographer and worked for Renault , but he was sacked for bad time keeping after late nights in the darkroom . |
| 2 | ‘ But he was killed by Israeli commandos in Damascus . ’ |
| 3 | True , he went to rouse Sir Ralph but he was searched for any weapons , he had no key , and even if he had entered the room , favoured son or not , Sir Ralph would scarcely have offered his throat to be cut . ’ |
| 4 | But he was made of stern stuff Seizing his hammer he begin to bang away with undiminished enthusiasm and by the time the beasts returned the crush was rebuilt and a stout iron bar pushed across the front to prevent further break-outs |
| 5 | " Your pal at the shipping office was n't hard to check on , because he 's been in our hands — no charge in the end , but he was detained for twenty-four hours while inquiries were made . |
| 6 | But he was hindered by two things . |
| 7 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 8 | But he was resented by long memories in those who had fought a war ; by Churchill 's men for weakening the morale of the Air Force through his attacks on area bombing ; by the school of Lord Vansittart which loathed Germans and said that Nazis were typical of that race , and hated a bishop who told them never to identify the true Germany with Hitler . |
| 9 | In 756 Cynewulf was able to seize the kingdom from Sigeberht , confining him to the region of Hampshire where a swineherd slew him at Privett ( ASC A , s.a. 755 ) ; but he was obliged in 756–7 to witness Aethelbald 's grant of land in Wiltshire to Abbot Eanberht ( CS 181 : S 96 ) . |
| 10 | He went out into the sea , but he was drawn to human beings . |
| 11 | But he was forced to one side as they bundled their way in . ’ |
| 12 | She , Topaz , would love Andrew whilst she still drew breath , but he was imprisoned at High Brook with a wife he loathed . |
| 13 | ‘ It looks like an accident , ’ he said with a certain delicacy , ‘ but he was experienced with that knife , was young Mr Vickers , and after Angela Brickell , after Mr Goodhaven , after your little bit of trouble … |
| 14 | But he was burned in 1553 not so much for attacking Galen , as for attacking Calvin . |