Example sentences of "they were [adv] [adj] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another man enjoyed sex with his wife while they were reasonably distant but after the tragedy of their daughter 's death brought them closer together he went right off it . |
| 2 | They were outwardly religious but their hearts were far from God . |
| 3 | ‘ They were pretty threatening but we tried to reason with them by offering free meals to children . |
| 4 | They were naturally thrilled but when she told her brother Charles of her marriage plans at their mother 's London apartment he wisecracked : ‘ Who to ? ’ |
| 5 | There were nineteenth century memoirs and occasionally they were quite revealing but it 's Lloyd George 's memoirs of the Great War , the First World War that set in many ways the modern pattern for old battles to be re-fought . |
| 6 | They were never essential but always worn on the back of the head . |
| 7 | ‘ They were really apologetic but said she had to come in . ’ |
| 8 | They were perfectly civil but I sensed that my private engagements had a pretty low priority . |
| 9 | Factor analysis of statements in the questionnaire derived from two earlier case studies indicates that teachers ' attitudes towards the booklet may be classified under five headings : towards its general utility about which they were moderately positive ; its flexibility and effectiveness , about which they were still positive but slightly less so ; the frankness and balance of the SSE likely to result from its use about which they were generally slightly negative . |
| 10 | Everywhere in the Western world social security budgets were under scrutiny , not to see if they were too meagre but to see if they could be reduced . |
| 11 | Sorry an audition thing she had , she has n't got they were very impressed but she has n't got it . |
| 12 | ‘ They were very negligent but they were not criminally negligent , ’ said one barrister . |
| 13 | They were very discreet but it looked to me like an assignation . ’ |
| 14 | They were very sympathetic but after a while the tension began to build with ever-increasing rows . |
| 15 | They were very welcome but it was frustrating not being able to refer from one to another . |
| 16 | A coastguard spokesman said : ‘ They were very cold but otherwise appear to be unharmed . ’ |