Example sentences of "but [vb past] [conj] it would " in BNC.
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| 1 | She considered writing to Luke in London — she had even taken notepaper out — but realized that it would be directly confronting Moran . |
| 2 | Mrs Shephard said the unemployment figures were ‘ a glimmer of hope ’ but added that it would be foolish to build too much into one month 's statistics . |
| 3 | They both were astonished that so far no indication of trouble had come from the town common ; but reckoned that it would not be long now before it did , for a few escapers from the castle had been glimpsed running in that direction . |
| 4 | The self-appointed executive council of the " autonomous region " of Krajina adopted on March 16 a formal decision to break away from Croatia permanently , but declared that it would remain a constituent element of the Yugoslav federation . |
| 5 | The ANC used the conference to confirm its commitment to the negotiations process , but declared that it would adopt " mass action " programmes to force a change in the government 's position , setting a mid-June deadline . |
| 6 | 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 " . |
| 7 | I was in two minds about closing the door , but decided that it would be safer to do so ; if anyone came through it unexpectedly I would have a split second to look lost and nonchalant . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She would like to have asked them , but knew that it would have been impossibly presumptuous . |
| 10 | They were a little reluctant to do this , but knew that it would provide an essential rapidly growing windbreak . |
| 11 | Ace was tempted to move in and take out the sentries , but knew that it would be a foolish move , since they would be missed by the congregation when they arrived , who would thus be alerted . |
| 12 | They embraced , but knew that it would go no further . |
| 13 | Environmental groups such as Transport 2000 welcomed the announcement , but stressed that it would not produce major changes in the transport balance . |
| 14 | At a special conference of the PPS on Dec. 26 , convened to draft the party 's election manifesto , Alia gave a keynote speech in which he admitted that the party needed " fresh thought " and " a new concept to realize its socialist goal " , but asserted that it would not " abandon its Marxist ideology " . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The semi-annual World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , published in May 1990 , indicated that the rate of expansion of the world economy in 1990 , was likely to be the lowest since 1982 , but suggested that it would not be as severe as 1982 when world output rose by only 0.5 per cent . |
| 17 | At a Conservative party meeting on 28 August , Amery noted that Horne ‘ on the whole agrees with me that we have got into a considerable mess and that the great thing is to extricate our people as soon as possible , ’ while Hailsham in his speech ‘ supported entirely what had been done but trusted that it would not last longer than two months — whereat loud cheers ’ . |
| 18 | Others , including the London councils , were sympathetic but explained that it would take months , not hours , to get the decision through all the relevant committees . |