Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] was [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 But once it was understood that Europeans might hope to reach the fabled East by travelling West , then explorers could reasonably hope that before very long they would have mapped the whole surface of the globe .
2 Not only that , but once it was established that their corporal had an interest in me , every movement I made , almost every breath I drew , was reported back to him , including a very innocent ride I had one evening round the perimeter track in a jeep driven by one of the Flying Control Officers .
3 No but if he was saying that about Hunan well what chance do we stand if we 're not even , you know
4 But if it was intended that Jesus survive the Cross , or never perhaps be crucified at all , one can not help wondering whether Judas was privy to the plan .
5 Oddly enough , it was not during one of these silences but while she was talking that her eyes closed and her shallow breathing became deeper .
6 But when it was found that I was twenty days short of being twenty-one years older than Richard , legal adoption was ruled out .
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