Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [was/were] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles put on a brave face to the world , but secretly he was in turmoil for many , many months ; and one other person who helped see him through this period was Diana . |
| 2 | He could have stopped the trial and we had discussed whether to apply for a stay of prosecution , but once I was in the fight I wanted to carry on , whatever the consequences . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They made a nice comeback but tactically we were in fine shape and that 's what turned out to be the winning move . ’ |
| 4 | But really you were in bed . |
| 5 | But now there was in place a plebiscitary system ; the total number of presidential primaries had risen sharply , thereby substantially increasing popular participation in the selection of delegates and further weakening the power of party leaders . |
| 6 | Anna kissed and hugged Seb , but now it was in a more mature , inhibited manner than she had when they last said farewell . |
| 7 | But now he was in business . |
| 8 | But now I was in a position to have a go myself . " |
| 9 | ‘ Philippe very kindly gave me an open invitation , but today I was in Alès , as the guest of Alain 's mother . ’ |
| 10 | famous as Father , but presently she was in a home for inebriates |
| 11 | But here he was in a deep tragedy : the man he had loved — yes , really loved , had been murdered , and he could shed no tears for him … |
| 12 | Nobody seemed to know where they came from , but there they were in the Forest : Kanga and Baby Roo . |
| 13 | Cos he 's supposed to come home early today but then he was in Pontepool yesterday so he might not be . |
| 14 | It 's in Florida now , you know , they moved it , but then it was in Hollywood and nobody we knew had ever heard of going to Disneyland . ’ |
| 15 | Anyhow I do n't know what I did with it , but anyhow it was in the Friday 's Leader was n't it ? |