Example sentences of "but then [det] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had never met Naomi in her life , but in death she grew to love her : she had taken her into herself , had learned her likings , had read her books and tried ( although not herself musical ) to listen to her music , she had spoken much of her to the children , had insisted upon treating her as an ally , as a friend beyond the grave , had reinvented her and kept her close to them — oh , not without awareness of the dangers , of the necessary distortions and consolations , but then all life is danger , and Liz had embarked willingly upon its full tide with those three small boys , with that ambitious , importunate widower and that friendly ghost . |
| 2 | but then all thought was dispersed . |
| 3 | But then that holiday was a bit unusual because she was n't well all the time we were there really not properly she had that virus that was mm |
| 4 | But then that question was asked last night erm from one chap about sport versus the arts and I suppose to me it is a quality of life issue erm where do you start an and stop I mean you have a problem when you have a recession do n't you , where you say okay we i we are in a recession we have got limited resources we have to make decisions . |
| 5 | But then that thought was replaced by another : was not there agony in Nebamun 's voice as well ? |
| 6 | But then another paradox is that he was successful in persuading the government to allow increased investment , especially in rolling stock . |
| 7 | But then another shot was fired . |