Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had taken them two weeks to break the complex code , but it had been worth it . |
| 2 | She had n't really thought he would agree to stay in the car , but it had been worth a try . |
| 3 | She 'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it , but it had been worth every drop of blood , sweat and tears . |
| 4 | He had achieved his aim of recreating the days of his ancestors , at least in part , but it had been at a great cost . |
| 5 | For a while they had all pretended , but it had been like walking on broken glass . |
| 6 | Clarke had said the same thing and she had tried desperately to comply but it had been like trying to lay hold of darting butterflies . |