Example sentences of "was [adj] but it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought was distasteful but it continued to play on her mind as she got dressed in a pair of jeans and a flowered silk shirt . |
| 2 | And as I said , it , it was er , it , it , it , it was , it was denigrated but it had its own strengths , and the Margaret case er , is , is one of them . |
| 3 | The poor girl 's hair was mud-caked but it had once been well combed and dressed with oil . |
| 4 | The question was innocent but it brought a great guffaw from the youth and he answered , ‘ Ben Smith , Jones , or Robinson . ’ |
| 5 | It was great but it ends . |
| 6 | It was great but it smells funny round there . |
| 7 | The tone was casual but it did not deceive Iris . |
| 8 | He was reluctant but it came in the end : ‘ I 've been thinking ; if Alfie really was coming here it 's possible he would have taken the short cut like we did when we were boys . |
| 9 | Rory Scott says roguishly : ‘ She was very sexually attractive and the relationship was not a platonic one as far as I was concerned but it remained that way . |
| 10 | The voice from the adjoining bedroom was fragile but it carried clearly . |
| 11 | Hot water was available but it meant vying for position in the kitchen with those cooking breakfast and making tea . |
| 12 | Well it was hot but it did n't come out quick . |
| 13 | It was rickety but it held . |
| 14 | The stage was wide but it had no depth . |
| 15 | None of this was structural but it detracted from the overall impression nevertheless . |
| 16 | ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is . |
| 17 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |
| 18 | It was pompous but it satisfied me . |