Example sentences of "[noun sg] but there [vb past] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darlington Council leader John Williams ( Lab ) said public transport minister Roger Freeman had pledged to meet the management of Caldaire , which owns the site in question but there had been no further word from him . |
| 2 | There was an emphasis on the generation of female employment as well as on the general need for diversification but there had been little development by the outbreak of war . |
| 3 | Police had found Bartman 's tie label on the floor of the shop but there had been no trace of blood on the tie itself or on any other clothes or in his car . |
| 4 | Fulham must find a new ground by the end of next season but there had been indications that they might be prepared to quit their Thames riverside site at the end of this season . |
| 5 | The ministry confirmed high levels of dioxin in the milk following tests carried out in March , and said some of the dairy products entered the food chain but there had been no public health risk . |
| 6 | It had the effect of stabilising the brain but there had been a risk that it would suppress functions such as respiration . |