Example sentences of "were [adj] [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made sure his hands were dry too but while he wiped them he managed to drop the hat . |
| 2 | The chances were slim indeed but now she really wanted to go . |
| 3 | Mm they were different now but I always used to like it . |
| 4 | When used in a properly fitting , thin joint they were reliable enough but , when the joint fitted badly so that the glue-line was thick , the shrinkages and internal stresses set up when the glue hardened often caused the glue to craze and to fall to bits in the joint . |
| 5 | And they were , they were okay though but er it was dark . |
| 6 | She had the manor and with it a great many pleasures which were negative perhaps but no less welcome for that . |
| 7 | But the tables were good then but erm too much time involved in them , in in sawing with in them . |
| 8 | Her clothes were neat enough but her shoes were a giveaway , so old and worn under their polish that they almost telegraphed her need ; there was a story to be told here , Angelica thought , and Angelica was a sucker for an interesting story . |