Example sentences of "but were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Bowstead , Bob Hodgson and Ray Cargill , all Englishmen , had been working for William Lee in London but were on the look out for opportunities to branch out on their own . |
| 2 | Heads of department acquired heavier responsibilities , but were at the same time often grouped in wider partnerships — often known , somewhat grandly , as faculties — to encourage more interdisciplinary work and greater flexibility in the use of resources . |
| 3 | Dudley and colleagues quote the proportions of patients managed by nurse practitioners in their department on the two days in question and annually , which were substantial ; our census showed , however , that such proportions were by no means typical but were at the top end of the range . |
| 4 | Others , evidently , showed less concern for Germany or her inhabitants , but were of the opinion that the economic chaos of that country , if not halted , might spread with alarming rapidity to the world at large . |
| 5 | However , Piaget claims that the children 's explanations were not simply incorrect but were of the wrong type , in that the children tended to give psychological explanations for physical phenomena . |
| 6 | They were thrilled when they suddenly realized that not only had Tom Mix and Gloria Swanson been in the audience on opening night but were in the same room with them at the party afterwards . |
| 7 | In contrast , the managers of the longer-run winners did not over-invest , but were in the upswing of the business cycle facing markets with rapid growth . |