Example sentences of "[verb] but [art] [noun sg] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Jury said that he would be charged with the theft of the ring , and was going to be hanged but the ring had cost eleven pence and one halfpenny . |
| 2 | I explained how I 'd attempted to fire at the Corporal as Kaptan lay on the ground and how the gun had malfunctioned ; it would be more accurate to say I 'd been first to aim but the Corporal had got his shots off first . |
| 3 | ‘ Uh huh , ’ said I. I was not easily pacified but the show had already been aired . ’ |
| 4 | The friar had even made a vain plea to Cranston to have the sentence commuted but the coroner had sorrowfully shaken his head . |
| 5 | When her mother came into the room the picture was completed but the grass had all been coloured blue . |
| 6 | A full search of the hospital grounds was mounted but the man had escaped . |
| 7 | The banquet recommenced but the fray had dampened and soured the atmosphere . |
| 8 | It had fallen too slowly to break but the wine had flowed out and made a dark stain like blood on the white candlewick . |
| 9 | A miracle had happened but the miracle had fallen flat because you could n't have miracles these days , because nobody cared , not even a clergyman . |
| 10 | Not yet , ’ Moran said but the boy had already drawn free from the kneading hand and was struggling into his clothes . |