Example sentences of "but [vb past] [conj] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no authority to do this , but agreed that it was a sensible thing to do . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This line of attack was argued by the Commission in the Continental Can case , but failed because it was unable to demonstrate that competition was sufficiently restricted . |
| 4 | After an arduous approach march they reached Heraklion airfield , but found that it was well guarded . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Daisy nearly said Perdita could start off by weight lifting some of her belongings upstairs , but desisted because it was such heaven to be on speaking terms again . |
| 8 | Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Sept. 28 that it demonstrated " the commitment of the US administration and President Bush personally to the process of nuclear disarmament " , but added that it was " still premature to assess the whole scope of these proposals " especially as they pertained to cuts elsewhere in Europe . |
| 9 | Mr Singh said Pakistan 's promise of full co-operation in finding the Memons was a good start , but added that it was curious that the Memons had chosen to go to Pakistan . |
| 10 | The head saw a possible solution in a more flexible points allocation for ancillary assistance than that which was LEA policy , but recognised that it was principally a matter of lack of finance . |
| 11 | The Forum turned down an application by Taiwan to join the Forum 's dialogue partners , but acknowledged that it was interested in discussing economic development with Taiwan . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He described this as a bold proposition , but stated that it was soundly based . |
| 15 | President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico said that NAFTA would generate more jobs and better wages for Mexican workers , but warned that it was not a " magical formula " and that the benefits would not come immediately . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | Conservative MEP Caroline Jackson ( Wiltshire ) said the European Democratic Group fully supported moves toward a ban on export of waste for final disposal , but felt that it was vital to allow continued exports for further use — recovery or recycling — to OECD countries . |
| 18 | Speaking for a generation of American and British intellectuals , Seldes condemned American movies for their ‘ falseness ’ but saw that it was ‘ the falseness of the McKinley era ’ , an era when ‘ the moral and intellectual tone — had not yet become infected with self-criticism ’ . |
| 19 | He announced that he was prepared to admit that the invisible undetectable substance existed on the moon , but insisted that it was not disturbed in the way suggested by his rival but in fact was piled up on top of the mountains so that they were many times higher than they appeared through the telescope . |
| 20 | He acknowledged that his marriage had had difficulties in the past , and conceded " wrongdoing " and " causing pain " within it , but insisted that it was now stable and strong . |
| 21 | Thalberg was interested but thought that it was not quite MGM 's thing as that studio was moving away from its earlier interest in realistic films towards glossier entertainment , and eventually it was Chaplin who arranged the film 's release through United Artists , although Vidor had to mortgage his every possession before firm backing was achieved . |
| 22 | The court investigated the technology in some detail , but stressed that it was not evaluating the experts ' decision , just construing the words of the agreement . |
| 23 | Nu regretted the break with the Communists , but accepted that it was inevitable . |
| 24 | She already had grave doubts about the propriety of letting him buy her things , but accepted that it was part of the deal of being his supposed girlfriend . |
| 25 | O'Toole always refused to say why and when he stopped drinking , but denied that it was because of a stomach operation he underwent . |
| 26 | Lawyer A checked in his books , but said that it was as he had feared ‘ You are either insured or you are not . |
| 27 | Women who told me that their partners accused them of using tears to manipulate them agreed that there were times when they deliberately wept , but said that it was often the only way they could get their partner 's attention . |
| 28 | In Washington , the State Department welcomed the move but hoped that it was the ‘ first step in a process ’ . |
| 29 | They found a significant positive relationship , as predicted , but concluded that it was not of economic significance . |
| 30 | Peterle also addressed the Assembly and expressed Slovenia 's willingness to discuss future links with Yugoslavia , but emphasized that it was " difficult to see a promising future in being linked to areas of conflict , where human and national rights are infringed " . |