Example sentences of "but [verb] it was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marx condemned capitalism because it frustrated human potential and self-actualization , but believed it was a necessary stage in human dialectical development . |
| 2 | The Board 's General Manager Tom Frawley said today that the decision to close the Shantallow home had been a difficult one , but claimed it was the only possible course of action ‘ in light of the increase over the last few years in the level of nursing home accommodation and the reduced demand for residential accommodation which has come about as a result of improvements in housing in general and the development of sheltered accommodation and other community alternatives . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Look , I 'm not — ’ Owen began but decided it was a waste of time . |
| 4 | The horsebox driver and his son said they 'd felt a bump but thought it was a hole in the road . |
| 5 | Coun David Walsh , chairman of Cleveland County Council 's transportation committee , said he sympathised with Transport 2000 's view , but thought it was a separate issue to the bypass . |
| 6 | KENNETH CLARKE also signed the public immunity certificate but denies it was an attempt to stop evidence about Government involvement reaching court . |
| 7 | Thorn confirmed Draper 's resignation yesterday , but denied it was a major problem as ‘ he 's been part time for years . ’ |
| 8 | Later a woman brought him a plate of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea , but said it was no good making a fuss now , it was too late . |
| 9 | A Ford spokesman admitted the existence of an internal document but said it was a ‘ background analysis ’ ahead of a full study on contracting out work . |
| 10 | The eventual dropping of this passage , retaining only the Phlebas section , makes Part IV of The Waste Land entirely impersonal , but underlying it was a resuscitation of personal memories . |
| 11 | Only one farm remained , for vodka , but abolishing it was a major step in view of the fact that it was the source of about two-fifths of the state 's total revenue . |