Example sentences of "[noun] but [vb past] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to push the thought from her mind but found that it persisted . |
| 2 | That same day he not only thought we were in Denmark but decided that it was imperative to write three letters to his cousin Marianne in New York — simultaneously ! |
| 3 | ‘ We were just shocked after the robbery but felt that it could have been a lot worse and no great harm had been done to anybody . |
| 4 | A Sotheby 's New York spokeswoman declined to say how much the company had already spent on the treasure over the last two years but acknowledged that it had been ‘ very , very expensive ’ . |
| 5 | In Washington , the State Department welcomed the move but hoped that it was the ‘ first step in a process ’ . |
| 6 | The mother in yesterday 's case , Audrey Hamilton , said she was pleased at the outcome but knew that it may take the country 's highest civil court , the House of Lords , to resolve the issue finally . |
| 7 | Kaye enjoyed helping the group but found that it eroded her own identity . |
| 8 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 9 | On Feb. 21 Health Secretary Alberto Mazza denied that the government would close the border with Bolivia but said that it would prevent the entry of illegal immigrants in order to stem the spread of the disease . |
| 10 | A former Birmingham police officer , Finnegan was set to stand as Tory candidate for Stockton South at the 1983 general election but withdrew when it was disclosed he had been a National Front organiser . |
| 11 | Mr Finnegan was to stand as Tory candidate for Stockton South at the 1983 general election but withdrew when it was disclosed he had been a member of an extreme right-wing party . |
| 12 | In so doing he permitted Isis to reveal the name to her son Horus but ordered that it must not be told to anyone else . |
| 13 | ( The precise scope of executive privilege was unclear : the only Supreme Court ruling on the doctrine — the 1974 decision against Nixon — found it to have a basis in the Constitution but adjudicated that it should not provide an impediment to criminal prosecution . ) |
| 14 | Kriel described the force as being committed to impartiality but warned that it would " never be crippled to the point where the SAP is scared to act against unrest " . |
| 15 | The Forestry Commission expressed the hope that the study would generate wide debate but stressed that it had no competence to formulate overall forestry policy , which was a matter for the government . |
| 16 | Mr Patten said this would put Britain in front of Europe but acknowledged that it may be some time before it can be implemented . |
| 17 | The hon. Member for Dartford — who , as ever , was frank — did not speak any honeyed words about the inspectorate but said that it had been captured by the left in the 1960s and remained captured , and that it was a self-perpetuating oligarchy . |
| 18 | Similarly , it the Insured considered the risk to the camera but decided that it would be safer in a locked car than taking it to where he was going he could demonstrate that precautions were taken even if they subsequently proved inadequate and the car was broken into and the camera stolen . |
| 19 | Prime would neither confirm nor deny the report but noted that it had long indicated in Securities & Exchange Commission filings that it was ‘ exploring financial activities , including capital market transactions . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Suzuki admitted that he had received 10,000,000 yen from Abe which he had neither declared as a political donation nor as personal income , and Shiozaki acknowledged the receipt of 20,000,000 yen but denied that it had been a bribe . |
| 22 | The committee had not been able to establish clearly the cost of nuclear power but agreed that it was at least 2@1/2 times the cost estimated before privatization was considered . |