Example sentences of "but [pers pn] was [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have been single-minded about racing , but I was also tied into my work . |
| 2 | ‘ I did write to them but I was just snubbed . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah but I was just got out of it , not very good at it . |
| 4 | But I was eventually sent to Ghana . |
| 5 | It was blustery and there was the constant peppering by grit , but I was well protected and enjoyed watching the storm . |
| 6 | My initial perceptions of a college of further education might have begun on a lofty plane , but I was soon brought down to earth with a bump . |
| 7 | I wondered why this should be when Granny was so particular , but I was soon roused from my thoughts by Mum . |
| 8 | I followed the ideas of various schools at various times , with my own reservations of course , but I was strongly influenced by each school , each time , like everyone else . |
| 9 | ‘ But I was finally inspired by the talk between the poets . |
| 10 | I did n't know if I should be flattered by the offer but I was most put out when my companion said : ‘ Throw in a goat and two carpets and she 's all yours ! ’ |
| 11 | I must confess , my dear Fanny ( his sister ) , that I found your judgement of him was inadequate ; perhaps , too , he may not have been in the mood for playing when you heard him , which is probably often the case ; but I was again enchanted by his playing , and I am convinced that if you , and Father too , had heard some of his best things in the way he played them to me , you would say the same . |
| 12 | But I was especially taken with the single ‘ White Bird 's Egg ’ , a pure white with faint pink spots . |
| 13 | Some months ago , a reader sent me a copy of the form she 'd received from the States , but I was then advised this was n't likely to be honoured in law . |
| 14 | ‘ We learnt of it a fortnight since , ’ said Aranyos , ‘ but I was only told last week . |
| 15 | It was a cheap alternative to buying from local merchants , but I was only allowed access to the provisions at points of safety such as towns and wells . |
| 16 | But I was more focused on the row of large sucker-mouths along its less armoured underside . |
| 17 | ‘ You were right , ’ he admitted , ‘ but I was whoolly riled when I heard what you thought on her . ’ |
| 18 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 19 | so that 's English , and I 've got ta get , er he reckons he 'll get a B grade for the er lit , but I was so cheesed off with that erm piece I got today , thirty five and thirty five , one mark off being er an A , he put at the bottom aargh , if only you 'd seen the lousy ending , cos he said if I 'd got the , an extra couple of sentences it er would of been forty eight , forty , so that 's , so annoying , but I 've now got ta write an informal letter , I do n't know how that comes under informal letter |
| 20 | I kept talking to his mother and the girl at the cash-register , but I was so distracted that I did n't know what I was saying . |
| 21 | It was n't exactly my fault , but I was totally involved , and I might just be able to do something about it , with the skull of the ancient hound , the Factory 's help and a little luck . |
| 22 | I knew I could never inflict her as a mother on Kirsty , but I was totally trapped by the promise I 'd made . |
| 23 | ‘ You can check with whoever you like but I was totally exonerated of any blame at the time , and I resent you and your family 's implications that I was responsible for Eddie 's death ! |
| 24 | I began the standard evade and ignore manoeuvre I use to get by sidewalk solicitors , but I was almost stopped by the message on the sign facing the building : Do n't freeze nuclear weapons , destroy them with beam weapons . ’ |
| 25 | Yesterday 's ceremony was splendid but I was almost overcome before entering the room where we signed . |
| 26 | A desperate mix of pride and masochism would have kept me wallowing around until dark , but I was forcefully persuaded to call it a day . |
| 27 | Only the walls heard this delirious talk , but I was suddenly seized by a guilty fear , and became convinced that the two children were taking it in and that it was ringing in Aisha 's ears at work , and I rushed to pack my suitcase before she came back . |
| 28 | They turned out to be very nice digs , but I was still faced , for the first time in my life , with the practicalities of keeping myself fed and clothed , and getting to lectures and passing exams . |
| 29 | The book was never published in America , but I was still called to testify at the committee hearing of the US Senate which was looking into the fate of the missing US prisoners of war . |
| 30 | I glanced at the faces on either side of the Colonel , but I was still fascinated by Charlie Vaughan . |