Example sentences of "[noun prp] but it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomson with the corner he 's looking for Whitlow but it was headed by Rozario Thomson can try again . |
| 2 | The possibility of attacking Korea as part of this process was considered in May but it was decided that the Kyushu operation should be sufficient . |
| 3 | ‘ We say that the letter was written by Paula Gilfoyle but it was written at the defendant 's request and dictation and no such person as Nigel existed . |
| 4 | Their trial was slated for 23 November but it was postponed until 10 January 1949 because Geisler broke three ribs in a car crash and was unfit to appear . |
| 5 | The two options for the road are in Cambridgeshire but it is believed the route will reduce the speed of traffic entering Suffolk on the A142 . |
| 6 | The previous year 1255 , the property belonging to the Bishopric of Rochester , had been valued as follows : The estates at Halling with its member of Holborough and Cuxton , contained 717 acres of arable land , that not being marled was valued at fourpence an acre , also 38 acres of meadow land worth sixpence an acre , and 20 acres of pasture at eightpence an acre , the Mill at Holborough being valued at twenty shillings and the Mill at Cuxton worth thirteen and fourpence , no value is put on the vineyard at Halling but it is mentioned . |
| 7 | ‘ The house lies beyond the village near Buxfield but it is deserted and closed up . |
| 8 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
| 9 | I recall reading that I think it possibly was Skerrymor or Cape Wrath but it was stated that the pendulum clock actually stopped . |
| 10 | The pilots were told to divert towards India but it is believed they turned north by mistake and hit the mountains . |
| 11 | NATFHE members had threatened strike action in April but it was avoided when management agreed to start negotiations about the contracts . |
| 12 | A directive is addressed to member states within the EC but it is left to each individual government to decide whether or not to implement the directive . |
| 13 | One senior courtier said later : ‘ There is no doubt that this is an issue which concerns the Prince of Wales but it is beginning to look a little cynical . |
| 14 | Most of its clients reside in South Wales but it was considered that the West Midlands would offer an additional source of berth holders . |
| 15 | No one has any idea how much the Wertheimer brothers who own Chanel pay Lagerfeld but it is estimated to run into millions . |