Example sentences of "but [ex0] was [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was peaceful enough now but there was menace in the heaving swell and a chill in the evening air as we tan up the east coast of Shetland . |
| 2 | But there was laughter at his response to a question about a reported split among the directors when he said that the board was ‘ united and happy ’ with the direction the club was taking . |
| 3 | But there was laughter at his response to a question about a reported split among the directors when he said that the board was ‘ united and happy ’ with the direction the club was taking . |
| 4 | But there was music in his big , strong hands . |
| 5 | His first wife had gone to Australia , he had claimed in the dock , but there was doubt about that . |
| 6 | ’ But there was doubt in his voice . |
| 7 | We lit fires in all the rooms , but there was ice inside the windows in the mornings . |
| 8 | When , of all people , his estranged cousin Sam suddenly married Marie in 1902 , not only was John annoyed , but there was outrage on both sides of the highly intolerant Tiller family . |
| 9 | But there was change in the air : one woman began to study and others took their cue from her . |
| 10 | But there was concern at British isolation from events . |
| 11 | Deregulation was expected to be completed by 1993-95 but there was concern at the prospects for the economy in the intervening period . |
| 12 | He was smiling at her , but there was concern in his eyes . |
| 13 | Resources were limited , and any conclusions must be tentative , but there was evidence of cyclical variations in the energies being monitored and on a significant number of occasions the values detected inside and outside the circle differed dramatically . |
| 14 | The Central North Side as a whole was , by the 1980s , represented by the Central North Side Neighborhood Council ( CNSNC ) but there was evidence of tension between the young people brought up in the area for whom there were slim prospects of employment ( levels of unemployment consistently outstripped the city average ) and householders involved in revitalisation . |
| 15 | D maintained throughout that he had not intended to kill , but there was evidence from which the jury could infer — and did infer — that he intended to cause grievous bodily harm . |
| 16 | He was still holding my arm but there was space between us . |
| 17 | The officer looked at him scornfully , but there was pity in his voice as he said quickly , ‘ Shoot him , man ! |
| 18 | She felt her strength returning , but there was pain in her eyes , chest and throat . |
| 19 | " Not a hope , " said Ranteallo , but there was uncertainty in his voice . |
| 20 | But there was humour in her tone , and a sparkle in her lovely eyes , and the mouth that had been unhappy for so long now curved in a smile . |
| 21 | Finnan 's passengers stowed most of their gear in the hold and the Hearthwares slept there , but there was room for the others in the three-sided cabin , though the roof was so low they bumped their heads . |
| 22 | The Association 's chairman , Paul Bell , said there were signs of confidence creeping back into the market but there was room for additional measures if a fullblown recovery was to be seen . |
| 23 | You did n't want to hand it , but there was people in the port |
| 24 | But there was drama behind the scenes . |
| 25 | She looked as if she was still asleep … but there was blood on her breast . |
| 26 | But there was respect in his voice as he added , ‘ From where does your great strength come ? |
| 27 | But there was trouble at Dovercourt camp when orthodox children refused to eat because the German rabbi who supervised the kitchen was not kosher enough for them . |
| 28 | But there was trouble in my family . |
| 29 | But there was crudity in Athenian politics before Kleon . |
| 30 | But there was encouragement from an entertaining game . |