Example sentences of "but [vb past] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mill House had won three of his seven races but seemed to be in decline as his rival rose to yet greater heights . |
| 2 | In many cases , Senior Management , in Branches , put in place the operational arrangements for Lunch-time Opening , but happened to be at sumptuous ‘ development ’ lunches , when these arrangements were being implemented . |
| 3 | Clinton had recently spoken with band members on a national radio phone-in show , but happened to be in Chicago at a campaign stop the same day U2 were playing in town . |
| 4 | There was further antagonism when she failed to get into Leeds Polytechnic but wanted to be with Gedge so much that she still moved to Leeds anyway . |
| 5 | It is compounded when several people are involved in the aggravated taking of a vehicle — my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden ( Mr. Mills ) said that such people were not content with being in a car but wanted to be in the boot as well — and by the speed and lethal power of the Cosworths and other vehicles which they steal . |
| 6 | It 's use for tasks such as stylistic analysis was recognised but considered to be of only minor interest since it did not consider the ‘ important ’ questions , such as how humans are able to process language . |