Example sentences of "but [pron] was [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I heard from a third party that Billy Bingham had left me out because of indiscipline , but there was nothing said at the time and he has not spoken to me since . ’ |
| 2 | This was the reason for the comments in Evans , but there was nothing said in Evans against making a second order on a later occasion which would take the total above 240 hours when added to the original order , but would not do so when added to the hours yet to be worked under it . |
| 3 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 4 | He dressed in baggy shorts and Hawaiian print shirts , but there was nothing relaxed about his working methods . |
| 5 | The , the , there was a very old car , , one , in a beautiful car but there was nothing left of the car , you could n't even |
| 6 | She ate without comment but there was nothing left for the dogs . |
| 7 | I 'm we knew very well she was but there was nothing left for her you know . |
| 8 | But there was nothing jarring in Michael Irwin 's English version . |
| 9 | But there was something forced about his gaiety now , and Breeze , looking at him across the table , felt again that sharp pang of uncertainty . |
| 10 | Lisbeg was not a big house , but there was plenty to do in it . |
| 11 | He knew they were at boarding-schools , but it was something to say to the kids . |
| 12 | But it was something to hope for … if I could escape . |
| 13 | But it was one believed by Harsnett to be controlled by the state and at the periphery of society . |
| 14 | A participant orientation was developed in Britain ( citizens being oriented to the input as well as the output side of the political system , believing that they enjoyed access to it ) , but it was one adapted to an existing deference to the independent authority of government . |
| 15 | She did eventually die of a heart attack but it was nothing to do with Luke . ’ |
| 16 | But it was nothing to do with you and you must n't reproach yourself . |
| 17 | Understandably , Kendall could hardly contain himself , but it was nothing compared to the way he celebrated Peter Beardsley 's winner six minutes from the end . |
| 18 | But it was nothing compared to the strain of walking out on to that huge expanse of stage and facing the crowd . |
| 19 | And I think it was , we were willing to go back to work and carry on discussions , albeit without earning any bonus because we were working to rule at the time , but it was what happened in er the quarry that really started the strike , when he laid the workforce off because they were helping us , or joining us in sympathetic action , you know there was a lockout up there , so I think that speeded up things considerably . |
| 20 | ‘ Kathy was a beautiful girl but what was she doing with this man Bunny ? ’ she says . |