Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] soon [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we are soon warned that the young officer in the Venturer hides in his memory the image of a girl met years before , so that his response to a strange night-vision seems entirely logical . |
| 2 | Karl was judged to be a normal , pleasant boy when he started as a clerical assistant in February 1943 , but he was soon complaining that the work he was given was boring and that his pay — 1/6d an hour — was not enough . |
| 3 | But he was soon to find that Tolkien had more to offer him than the chance to learn Old Norse . |
| 4 | The animal tested was an Asian elephant , but it was soon confirmed that African elephants produce infrasound as well . |
| 5 | Since the earliest days of stepping motor development a large number of designs have appeared , but it was soon realised that if the motor is to produce a significant torque from a reasonable volume then both the stationary and rotating components must have large numbers of iron teeth , which must be able to carry a substantial magnetic flux . |
| 6 | But it was soon settled that he would stay at home only till Ruari was better . |