Example sentences of "but it was [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it was another cloudy , grey start to that day , but it WAS dry and mild , temperatures no lower than five celsius . |
| 2 | There was more , but it was technical jargon about his physique , state of health , last known meal and so on . |
| 3 | The United States required continuing evidence of PLO acceptance of Israel and repudiation of violence as the price for diplomatic contact , but it was unclear whether it was yet willing to encourage Palestinian accommodationist tendencies by granting the PLO anything more than a hearing . |
| 4 | Following a 36-hour offensive , the government claimed on Nov. 1 to have routed the rebels , but it was unclear whether they had returned to Uganda or had dispersed within Rwanda . |
| 5 | Leule Selase Tamamum was appointed to the Cabinet , but it was unclear what portfolio he was to hold . |
| 6 | CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont delivered his Autumn statement yesterday but it was meaningless for the people of of Portland , Dorset . |
| 7 | But it was intriguing . |
| 8 | The system appeared elitist but it was mass-inclusionary because bureaucratic rationality was , through the LDP , subject to constituency demands at the constituency level . |
| 9 | but it was softer was n't it ? |
| 10 | He had n't expected anything definite to emerge , but it was useful background . |
| 11 | It was not pretty to watch , with the ball often being held up and played back to Cann , but it was effective , and Farnham were ready to strike when their own chance came along . |
| 12 | Well , it was a rather dull start in the south of the area , but it was unbroken sunshine for Fife and Central regions . |
| 13 | I spent about seven weeks there and I felt great inside but it was like I was wearing the wrong slip cover . |
| 14 | It was dreary work , but it was private . |
| 15 | He therefore took up a defensive position behind a series of hedges , but it was 5 pm and almost dark by the time the two sides came into contact . |
| 16 | It was quite an act of faith ; the Friends present were fired up with enthusiasm , but it was freezing cold , the media coverage was pretty disheartening and the public reaction was less than encouraging . |
| 17 | The County of London Plan was not radical but it was honest , pragmatic and logical enough . |
| 18 | At this stage , the urge to do something was unfocused , but it was extraordinary how people threw themselves into it . |
| 19 | But it was irritating that Darren was still with them . |
| 20 | It did n't look deep or treacherous but it was deadly . |
| 21 | But it was ghastly , thousands of us jammed inside , with the injured moaning in pain all around . |
| 22 | But it was safer if Nona did not go on and dig this out of him . |
| 23 | A ‘ Social Fund ’ was created to help tackle unemployment , but it was small in size and common social , regional and transport policies proved very difficult to achieve . |
| 24 | This was their first public engagement this season but it was small beer compared to this coming Saturday . |
| 25 | Andy Partner appeared as a second half substitute for fellow youth team centre-half Paul Flowers , but it was second substitute Steve Ball who was quickest into the action . |
| 26 | It would have been better to avoid a war , but it was right to resist an indefensible aggression by a regime in whose favour nothing can be said . |
| 27 | And his first goal tends to get forgotten … but it was 100 times better than Cuntona 's effort a few weeks back , and better than Peles effort … in fact probably the best goal of that type ( 45 yard lobs ) youll ever see . |
| 28 | The publication of details at the time would not have helped the morale of the Allies , but it was impossible to prevent the incident being talked about by servicemen in the area . |
| 29 | He tried squeezing through the bars but it was impossible to escape . |
| 30 | She held the object up , but it was impossible to make it out as it was coated in mud . |