Example sentences of "but [vb past] [conj] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an arduous approach march they reached Heraklion airfield , but found that it was well guarded . |
| 2 | The first , St Joseph 's in Marton Road , had space for 200 children but objected since it is still recovering from the effects of housing another primary school following a major fire . |
| 3 | The head saw a possible solution in a more flexible points allocation for ancillary assistance than that which was LEA policy , but recognised that it was principally a matter of lack of finance . |
| 4 | He described this as a bold proposition , but stated that it was soundly based . |
| 5 | President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico said that NAFTA would generate more jobs and better wages for Mexican workers , but warned that it was not a " magical formula " and that the benefits would not come immediately . |
| 6 | He announced that he was prepared to admit that the invisible undetectable substance existed on the moon , but insisted that it was not disturbed in the way suggested by his rival but in fact was piled up on top of the mountains so that they were many times higher than they appeared through the telescope . |
| 7 | He acknowledged that his marriage had had difficulties in the past , and conceded " wrongdoing " and " causing pain " within it , but insisted that it was now stable and strong . |
| 8 | Thalberg was interested but thought that it was not quite MGM 's thing as that studio was moving away from its earlier interest in realistic films towards glossier entertainment , and eventually it was Chaplin who arranged the film 's release through United Artists , although Vidor had to mortgage his every possession before firm backing was achieved . |
| 9 | The court investigated the technology in some detail , but stressed that it was not evaluating the experts ' decision , just construing the words of the agreement . |
| 10 | Women who told me that their partners accused them of using tears to manipulate them agreed that there were times when they deliberately wept , but said that it was often the only way they could get their partner 's attention . |
| 11 | They found a significant positive relationship , as predicted , but concluded that it was not of economic significance . |