Example sentences of "but it [adv] [vb past] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The human and material world needed to be cleansed from within , but it also needed to be liberated from the powers without . |
| 2 | But it just happened to be her best friend 's birthday and she was invited to a special birthday tea and to stay overnight . ’ |
| 3 | But it soon came to be realized that any breakaway plasma would disperse into the void rather than condense into solid bodies . |
| 4 | Er ploughmen and horsemen were the elite of farm workers and the sons would could only aspire to do what they did and And er eventually I suspect it got to be a little more organized and er they had these little games of of ploughing matches , maybe in a rudimentary farm to begin with , but it eventually came to be as we see it today , over a long period of time . |
| 5 | It might be contemptible , but it still had to be worth conquering ; and the fifteenth-century verse chronicle by John Hardyng , which demonstrated that Scotland , with its three fair university cities and fruitful countryside , could easily victual incoming English armies , makes the point very well . |
| 6 | But it still remained to be determined what , if anything , it meant . |
| 7 | An appalling clearance by Knight presented Thomas with the chance , but it still needed to be capitalised on and he launched a tremendous , looping shot which the Rovers ' supporters behind the goal knew was on target from the moment he hit it . |
| 8 | One member of each pair was asked to describe a drawing for their partner to draw — the casters ' may not have been the most successful — but it certainly proved to be the funniest ! |
| 9 | I am aware that there was a steady decrease in the casualty figures and this was welcome to the Harris Offensive and also to the Mighty Eighth , but it always appeared to be that the Luftwaffe were just that one step ahead until , of course , the advent of D-Day and the advance of the Allies on the Continent . |
| 10 | ‘ They all knew I was pregnant , but it never seemed to be something they took into consideration , ’ Lynda Coral recalls . |
| 11 | This was very disturbing emotionally for George , but it really had to be done . |