Example sentences of "[noun prp] but it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomson with the corner he 's looking for Whitlow but it was headed by Rozario Thomson can try again . |
| 2 | The possibility of attacking Korea as part of this process was considered in May but it was decided that the Kyushu operation should be sufficient . |
| 3 | ‘ We say that the letter was written by Paula Gilfoyle but it was written at the defendant 's request and dictation and no such person as Nigel existed . |
| 4 | Their trial was slated for 23 November but it was postponed until 10 January 1949 because Geisler broke three ribs in a car crash and was unfit to appear . |
| 5 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
| 6 | I recall reading that I think it possibly was Skerrymor or Cape Wrath but it was stated that the pendulum clock actually stopped . |
| 7 | NATFHE members had threatened strike action in April but it was avoided when management agreed to start negotiations about the contracts . |
| 8 | Most of its clients reside in South Wales but it was considered that the West Midlands would offer an additional source of berth holders . |