Example sentences of "but [subord] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his own words he was seeking to get immigration control on a basis where it was firm but where it was administered with some degree of compassion for the individual case ’ . |
| 2 | But seeing it was never enough . |
| 3 | But so it was that this Hungarian son of a would-be inventor moved towards his abiding preoccupation with scientific ideas . |
| 4 | They joked about this , but so it was . |
| 5 | It seems odd , now , but so it was : this is what young people did in those days . |
| 6 | But so it was . |
| 7 | Much work was needed to prepare enough radium to treat patients , but once it was made , it was a more convenient source of radiation than the apparatus , extremely primitive by modern standards , which produced X-rays from electric discharges . |
| 8 | Not only that , but once it was established that their corporal had an interest in me , every movement I made , almost every breath I drew , was reported back to him , including a very innocent ride I had one evening round the perimeter track in a jeep driven by one of the Flying Control Officers . |
| 9 | The first promise of money would be hardest to get , but once it was in the bag the others , not wanting to be left out , would fall in line . |
| 10 | But once it was asked , his whole character and political stance gave him little alternative but to say ‘ yes ’ . |
| 11 | But once it was understood that Europeans might hope to reach the fabled East by travelling West , then explorers could reasonably hope that before very long they would have mapped the whole surface of the globe . |
| 12 | But although it was larger his life was easier . |
| 13 | But although it was Tip 's and Arnold 's maiden success , it does not rate as highly with either of them as the victory at Troon the following year . |
| 14 | But although it was the Ring of England 's inheritance , it was an alien land to the English nobility . |
| 15 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
| 16 | The flat string of squares flickered slightly just sufficiently to show it was a projection , nothing real ; but although it was apparent the line of squares itself was merely an image , on its surface sat seemingly real and solid wooden chess pieces made from black and white wood , and set on that strange line like tiny isolated guard towers on a chequered frontier wall . |
| 17 | From one of the chimneys only rose a thin , faint streak of smoke , but although it was a sunless day and darkening already , the black windows sent out no gleam of lamp or fire . |
| 18 | But although it was dirty , it was never dull . |
| 19 | But if it was a local person … |
| 20 | But if it was Jack , it would be too late . |
| 21 | But if it was so , the woman gave no sign . |
| 22 | My mum used to dress me up for church , but if it was up to me I would have wanted to wear something tatty . |
| 23 | I said to the manager , Ghiringhelli , who was already a great personal friend , that it was important for me to go , but if it was not possible then I would forget it . |
| 24 | How the thing finished is not recalled ; but if it was true to life , it simply came to an abrupt and inexplicable halt . |
| 25 | But if it was as clever and efficient as we in the West say it is , then one might expect it to have achieved much more . |
| 26 | But if it was so easy for me to see this evidence and to talk to those who had substantial proof of their ownership of homes in mandate Palestine , surely it would be no more difficult to go to Israel , find those same homes and — the idea had a special excitement about it — to knock on those same front doors . |
| 27 | But if it was to be the first triumphant scream of Morrissey 's revenge , then it was certainly a just reward for Johnny Marr . |
| 28 | But if it was breakfast , you had to cook it within the half hour and get out . |
| 29 | But if it was a case of ‘ I 'm going to get you ’ your dignity would n't allow you to let them get the better of you . |
| 30 | If they were not employed , that did not mean that the legacy was at once void ; but if it was to be saved , all depended on construing the necessary verba sollemnia . |