Example sentences of "but it [adv] [vb past] that " in BNC.

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1 This defined heresy as any opposition to the Catholic doctrine of the sacraments , but it also specified that any preaching which took place without licence was to be deemed heretical .
2 But it also seemed that the Treasury had wanted to forget about the competition , as three days later Hall sent them a long and detailed reminder about its progress .
3 But it also meant that when I left school at 14 it was not possible to think about finding a job or life away from the farm .
4 These councils ' low-key approach had saved them from widespread media hostility , but it also meant that awareness of the funded projects was limited to those who were already , to some extent , part of lesbian and gay networks .
5 This meant some easing of the burden , which he liked , but it also meant that he was not Prime Minister , which he also liked being , that he did not have Chequers , for which his affection was second only to that of MacDonald , and that his salary as Lord President was £2000 instead of the £5000 which Secretaries of State as well as the Prime Minister were paid .
6 But it also noted that population would continue to rise over the next thirty years and presented the view that the state should plan future population growth by offering family allowances and income tax relief to those contemplating families along with the development of special services for the benefit of children and mothers .
7 This not only entitled the State which manufactured and certified the aircraft type to participate formally in an investigation by means of an officially accredited representative , and so make their very considerable resources and knowledge available to the investigators , but it also ensured that when an accident occurred in one of those States which did not possess a well developed aviation industry , all the necessary expertise would be forthcoming and available to the investigation .
8 But it just seemed that he held all the cards , he made all the decisions .
9 So I set out to have a go at the Station side , but it just happened that there was also a scratch side called the C.N. Lowe 15 .
10 A Mayday was transmitted , but it later transpired that this had not been heard , probably due to a simultaneous transmission from another aircraft .
11 But it later emerged that the first of three contaminated cargoes arrived on October 5 .
12 One of the survivors told me that her mother " never worked " , but it later emerged that she did go out to clean offices .
13 But it soon emerged that a proportion of the women who came forward had been abused as children , ‘ and this was their first chance to talk about it ’ .
14 Some staff added other minor errors or disagreements but it soon emerged that some departments did not think that the report was fair and they criticized the general conclusion relating to their department .
15 There are various exceptions erm and there have been two or three in recent years , but it therefore meant that they were fair game for saying anything so they were fair game for a very sensational headline because there was very little chance of recrimination .
16 The king supplemented these sources of patronage with papal provisions on behalf of his candidates , but it sometimes happened that the royal clerk , with or without a provision , found himself forestalled in a benefice by another providee .
17 But it then transpired that BOC was also interested in taking over the firm by buying the remaining 70 per cent of the shares .
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