Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It led to some job losses but it was justified in the company 's longer-term interests — and therefore the interests of the majority of employees . |
| 2 | ‘ We say that the letter was written by Paula Gilfoyle but it was written at the defendant 's request and dictation and no such person as Nigel existed . |
| 3 | The memorandum gave that impression , but it was written in the light of developments occasioned by the European revolutions of 1848 . |
| 4 | It was almost the language of the papal chancery itself , but it was asked in such a manner that the pope could not concede . |
| 5 | But it was followed by slightly more peaceful methods . |
| 6 | ‘ But it was to settle with Cissie Jordan that you stole the money ? ’ |
| 7 | The cloth was linen , for Mrs Maugham held that plastic table cloths were the last resort of the working classes , and had said so often and at length ; but it was adorned with place mats of plastic . |
| 8 | It is understood relatives of the baby , from Dagenham , east London , agreed reluctantly to a transfusion , but it was blocked after objections from senior officials of the religious sect , who hoped alternative treatment could be found . |
| 9 | Originally this enclosed the medieval interior of the cathedral but it was transferred to its present location in 1924 . |
| 10 | When it first appeared , The Languages of Love was generally read as a satire of London literary and academic circles , but it was criticized by reviewers for not being satiric enough ( Cranston 1957:90 , Allen 1957:470 ) . |
| 11 | Was there any feeling amongst the men that er it was not only a low grade , but it was done by women if you if you like ? |
| 12 | Knowing the speed that floppy disks take to format , I allowed half a day for the job , but it was done in a couple of minutes — it 's the absolutely essential task of backing up files that takes the time . |
| 13 | I wo n't read it all out , but it was given to me before I went into the Air Force . |
| 14 | St Bartholomew 's was among hospitals threatened by that report — but it was saved by Mrs Bottomley . |
| 15 | Its wool was not as fine as that of Merinos from Spain , or the southern hemisphere , but it was noted for its hardiness and foraging ability . |
| 16 | The Boeing 707 was now a safer aeroplane , but it was felt in AIB that some important matters of principle and practice needed to be changed so that the same sort of thing could not happen again with a different type of aircraft . |
| 17 | But it was hit by £33m of provision against three jobs the Channel Tunnel , Euro-Disney and the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark . |
| 18 | In 1741–7 a new church was built but it was destroyed by earthquake in 1748 . |
| 19 | A few of the burlier men put their shoulders to the door , but it was built of ancient oak , heavily reinforced with iron and their combined weights failed so much as to cause the door to tremble on its massive hinges . |
| 20 | The shop now caters for the mainstream market , but it was built upon bringing in exclusive trainers from Germany in the early Eighties , trainers that had nothing to do with America , but a lot to do with the nomad Scousers , and Wade Smith often supplemented his stock by buying from Liverpool ‘ entrepreneurs ’ with time on their hands to travel to Deutschland and acquire , by various methods , the much sought after , exclusive Adidas Trim-Trab . |
| 21 | Later , as capitalist work relations and practices were successfully implemented , rural labour organised a national union ; but it was built upon unsure foundations and , significantly , Essex witnessed its crushing defeat in 1874 at the hands of local farmers . |
| 22 | But it was built in 1751 as an inland lighthouse to guide travellers across what was then an empty open and desolate countryside . |
| 23 | The clock above the fireplace chimed out its message , but it was lost on them . |
| 24 | Do n't hurt him ! ’ , but it was lost in the general melee and then she was punched once again , this time harder and more painfully . |
| 25 | There was certainly a note of concern in my father 's voice but it was overlaid with annoyance , as if I 'd let him down by finding a dead body . |
| 26 | The rubber hose did n't actually get used , but it was waved around a lot . |
| 27 | The agreement had been drawn up by Bernard Pons , the head of the RPR 's parliamentary group , but it was opposed by the former prime minister , Jacques Chirac , who is the founder and president of the RPR . |
| 28 | But it was opposed by Beijing since it required the Pol Pot group supported by China to lay down its arms . |
| 29 | But it was opposed by the Senate 's Environment Committee , industry , local authority refuse collection agencies and environmentalists . |
| 30 | But it was filling before his eyes . |