Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no headstone , but it was neatly tended and there were fresh flowers in a stone jar . |
| 2 | It was sparsely furnished , for Anne had only just come into her inheritance , but it was newly decorated and clean . |
| 3 | But it was easier said than done . |
| 4 | She told herself that she must confine herself to anger only , but it was easier said than done . |
| 5 | Some of the drafters of the constitution wanted specific guarantees of press freedom , but it was eventually decided that the press should enjoy the same freedom of any Nigerian citizen , there being no need for special treatment . |
| 6 | There was , then , unanimous agreement that the overriding function of the continuation schools was to prepare their pupils for ‘ the efficient discharge of the duties of citizenship ’ , but it was also understood that in order to make this viable , young people had to be taught to ‘ increase their adaptability and skill in bread-winning occupations ’ . |
| 7 | Government agents were suspected , but it was also realised that a freelance group could have been responsible for the killings . |
| 8 | But it was also recognized that such circumstances called for different strategies within the respective elementary and higher sectors of education . |
| 9 | But it was also claimed that in the late 1970s certain telephones were tapped irrespective of any industrial dispute . |
| 10 | Clouds of smoke were indeed seen billowing up from her deck but it was later established that her cargo was being burnt to destroy the evidence . |
| 11 | The government initially claimed that it had no prior notice of the Commission 's intention to initiate proceedings , but it was later disclosed that this had been the subject of correspondence between the Commission and the Department of Transport . |
| 12 | Prime Minister Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas was reported on Dec. 15 to have resigned , but it was later reported that the President had rejected the resignation . |
| 13 | The Home Office originally announced that no prisoners had been injured , but it was finally admitted that 54 had been , and that there had been criminal assaults on prisoners by staff . |
| 14 | The animal tested was an Asian elephant , but it was soon confirmed that African elephants produce infrasound as well . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But it was soon settled that he would stay at home only till Ruari was better . |
| 17 | As originally laid there was also a single line curve from Lower Church Street towards Sutton , but it was rarely used and removed after a few years . |
| 18 | The report , prepared by the department 's inspector-general , Sherman Funk , did not name the country concerned , but it was widely recognized and acknowledged in private by officials that the allegations referred to Israel . |
| 19 | The law was welcomed by leading Soviet journalists , but it was widely assessed that true press freedom would only be achieved when state control of paper production and of distribution and ownership of print works was ended . |
| 20 | The two drivers were later charged with dangerous driving , but it was widely suspected that they had been acting on orders . |
| 21 | Whether Mrs Thatcher herself was implicated in the leak is not known , but it was widely believed that Brittan resigned to save her skin . |
| 22 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |
| 23 | Wingti 's position was improved by the defection to his government of a further six MPs , but it was widely assumed that some of those not rewarded with Cabinet office were unlikely to remain permanently within the government coalition . |
| 24 | Occasionally it was conceded that New York had elements of sophistication but it was widely appreciated that film tastes and standards were determined in the populous and philistine Midwest . |
| 25 | Fineview was considered by its residents to be an old-established family neighbourhood but it was generally felt that the cohesion was being destroyed by the increasing numbers of properties converted to the rental market . |
| 26 | The corporation cited planning and zoning regulations for refusing these applications but it was generally assumed that the real reason was that the new houses would have been built in Unionist-controlled wards but would have been inhabited by Catholics . |
| 27 | This system of local government had much fine work to its credit but it was generally accepted that its structure had not changed enough to keep pace with the changing social pattern of travel to work , shopping and holiday areas . |
| 28 | There were one or two controversial incidents , such as the Kallicharran run-out , over the years , but it was generally agreed that these arose from misplaced exuberance rather than any darker motives ; and despite his South African origins , there were few complaints when he replaced Denness as captain in 1975 . |
| 29 | But it was generally thought that the disposal of a children 's hearing would not be treated as a conviction . |
| 30 | The army undertook to transport film and copy but it was often delayed or lost . |