Example sentences of "but [adv] it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The response of the secular rulers depended on a wide variety of factors , but mostly it was conditioned by political considerations . |
| 2 | But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing . |
| 3 | Mercifully , there was no proposal to attempt landing an aircraft by the same means , but rather it was envisaged that rough landing strips could be constructed adjacent to the launcher . |
| 4 | Sherriffe , a raw bustling wing , also showed that he knew his way to the line , but perhaps it was fitting that the elusive Purdy should be credited with his side 's final try . |
| 5 | Where the printed story came from I do n't know , but basically it was made up somewhere along the line ; a fairy story . |
| 6 | It was to be 1858 before the government explicitly extended freedom of speech , but inadvertently it was beginning to relax as early as 1856 . |
| 7 | But apparently it was stolen last week . |
| 8 | Initially , an attempt was made to fill the labour shortages by allowing over 100,000 Poles to stay on in Britain and by encouraging immigration from other European countries , but soon it was felt necessary to look to other sources of cheap labour , and immigration from the Caribbean and the Indian sub-continent was encouraged . |
| 9 | Jezrael felt full of sorrow but soon it was eclipsed by the memory of dancing with Maggie , giggling like kids when their picture-harmonics clashed . |
| 10 | It was as if she had smelt a meal cooking in the next room ; it might not be a meal she wanted to eat , but already it was nourishing her . |
| 11 | It was only 7.30 am but already it was getting hot . |
| 12 | But already it was becoming unbearably hot . |
| 13 | The arrangement of the Local Management of Schools is one of the best initiatives of the Conservative Government and it has freed schools from the heavy-handed control of Local Government , and in particular that of Labour controlled Authorities because it 's a step into the unknown for some , with obviously some doubt at first , and many Labour Groups fed on those doubts with lies and threats but nevertheless it was taken up wholeheartedly by many schools . |
| 14 | But generally it was felt that mothers could be relied upon to exert themselves on behalf of their children and that mismanagement resulted more from ignorance than from vice . |
| 15 | St Bartholomew 's church at Covenham was declining to the state of danger when a parish in California asked if they might have it and ship it stone by stone to the U.S.A. This caused much controversy for a while but finally it was decided that it should remain and be safely maintained on its original consecrated site . |
| 16 | The larger one would have been more convenient , but somehow it was imbued too strongly with Fen 's personality . |
| 17 | By traditional I mean that it was founded on a growing interpretation of the past , not that tradition was swallowed hook , line and sinker — indeed , in some cases it was turned upside down — but always it was referred to , re-explained . |
| 18 | But yesterday it was seen in Chaura and in Chhuma , running through the outskirts of the villages : and the day before , a dog like that had chased a sheep in Pere , and clutched it by the neck , shaking it from one side to the other until it died of shock . |
| 19 | But yesterday it was revealed that lawyers for the survivors , victims ' families , the airline , Boeing and three companies that made the engines have agreed payments will not be restricted . |
| 20 | So I thought I 'd put in for that , it was a lateral move you know , but still it was getting back to my depot and nearer my home . |
| 21 | But later it was revealed the real reason for Benn 's no-show was that he was too frightened to catch a cold . |
| 22 | Six months in Switzerland was the first suggestion but later it was decided that I could combine business and health by making a trip to New Zealand and learning the pelt fur business from the practical source in the fell-mongeries there . |
| 23 | At first , the technique was used for relatively simple objects , such as pendants and heads , but later it was applied to vases , statuettes and plaques . |
| 24 | Not only was it , in Horton , recreating the age of the large mental hospital , but also it was seeking exemption from the DHSS requirement that health authorities put their ancillary services out to private tender . |
| 25 | You know : it had declined , it looked dead , but really it was sleeping . |
| 26 | book , you , you say that history is not something , I ca n't remember the quotation exactly but roughly it was to do with history 's not something that you just write and put up on the shelf , it 's |
| 27 | It may have been , but now it was inhabited by millions of hungry mosquitoes ! |
| 28 | But now it was welded into the living flesh . |
| 29 | She had felt so confident at the outset in her ability to keep track of time , but now it was beginning to desert her . |
| 30 | The ecstasy she 'd felt the night Rune had ensured the silence of the lur blowers in City Hall Square had overpowered and exhilarated her , but now it was eclipsed by the knowledge that he loved her . |