Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I 'm sorry but where we went it was great |
| 2 | And for those who liked to go to the office every morning by the 8.15 there were class rooms and classes where nobody learnt very much but where everybody thought they were doing something . |
| 3 | But that I think they were |
| 4 | But once I think we were , we were going in a mad rush er , each saw his responsibilities for that word , and that 'll do , and then we 'd say yes , and stuck it here . |
| 5 | But although I said I was reasonably Spartan , this bare Nissen hut and my little windy bivouac pall a bit at times . |
| 6 | but if I thought we were coming back , I 'd get myself a little car . |
| 7 | ‘ It all depends on our fitness problems , but if I said it was unlikely Ferguson would get the call it could end up sounding like famous last words , ’ said Roxburgh . |
| 8 | She said she knew nothing of a sectarian feud in the old days of Stormy Hill but if she did it was not the kind of thing you discussed with strangers , I sensed . |
| 9 | He had tricked her , deliberately let her think that they would be going back to the hotel , but if he thought she was going to meekly go along with his conniving then he was going to be sadly disappointed . |
| 10 | ‘ We are n't saying we agree with what he 's done but if he knew we were there and we loved him it would have come out differently . |
| 11 | Yeah yeah I went , well eventually but like you say it was long wh it was a long while before I actually did get to sleep but got there eventually I 'm been to solicitor today Annie . |
| 12 | and say like say it takes absolutely ages to clean the dishes and pots you know , but like you say it was erm chili con carne , erm tuna and celery pie , what else was there on ? |
| 13 | At first , customers kept their mouths shut not just because they signed nondisclosure agreements , but because they figured it was in their interest to do so . |
| 14 | but because he knew it was our troop , you know but erm , that 's the thing when you , nine times , about eight times out of ten you did it to another troop , but then again they did it back to you , but this time he was a right cocky son of a bitch , I mean we all liked him , but he was right cocky bastard , so he |
| 15 | Not from irritation , but because she knew it was a lie , and felt sorrowful because of Alice . |
| 16 | On the 8 October 1955 , Williams left the island for over two months , but before he did he was able to present the recently appointed Governor , Sir Edward Betham Beetham , K.C.M.G. , C.V.O. , O.B.E. , with the signatures of 28,000 people who supported constitutional reform . |
| 17 | So anyway I er the War came and went but before it went I was in , went int eh Army of course . |
| 18 | But whether they thought it was going to be too hard work , and , and it certainly was very hard work . |
| 19 | After leaving school at sixteen , she went on a government course , painting and decorating , but after it finished she was unemployed . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sorry , David , but when they knew you were at Conway House , that decided the matter . ’ |
| 21 | But when they came they were distressing and they particularly distressed the bishop responsible for healing ; because Christians are not supposed to quarrel , and quarrelling about clothes or tinklings or perfume looked like fanaticism or obsession with triviality . |
| 22 | But when they did they were wonderful , and some of Charles 's happiest memories were of Italian or Chinese or Indian restaurants after hours in quiet provincial towns . |
| 23 | But when one came it was on the break , Tovalieri getting Bari 's third . |
| 24 | I 've lived all my life waiting for an opportunity like this , somebody saying you 're all individuals , but when it came I was not convinced . |
| 25 | But when it came it was n't quite as she had imagined … |
| 26 | The marriage , which was a political one , took some time to complete , since bride and groom passed a whole month in Saint-Jean before the ceremony ; but when it happened it was very splendid , with much bestowing of jewels , especially by the wealthy minister , Cardinal Mazarin , whose niece Louis had originally been most anxious to marry but who was opportunely exiled by her uncle in the interests of the nation . |
| 27 | But when I said I was doing it in Scotland , people just shivered . |
| 28 | An O S one to fifty thousand and that 's what I thought I 'd picked up this morning to take with me but when I looked it was Chester and Wrexham so it did n't do me much good . |
| 29 | But when I started it was fifty-two and a half hours a week yes . |
| 30 | over a number of years I was subjected to domestic violence , erm , the last time I left I did n't report it right away , morally it was my son , I did n't want to drag him through the court , but when I did I was told no , your too late , you will just be seen as a woman scorned , your trying to get revenge , and that 's it , no , I 'm not taking a statement . |