Example sentences of "but it [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had been close and the children had never taken liberties with the river again . |
| 2 | It was a very dowdy dress , and old , and it smelled of mothballs and , faintly , of years of perspiration soaked into the fabric , but it had been well and carefully preserved . |
| 3 | Losing his job with the band had not really been to do with his mother being ill , but it had been easy to suggest the idea to Barnett . |
| 4 | She 'd only met him a few times , but it had been easy for Julie to see that Ross Wyndham was even more Leo-like than his wife . |
| 5 | He had been scared then but it had been short-lived : terror lasting a matter of a few seconds , a minute at most . |
| 6 | But it had been simmering for a couple of years before that . |
| 7 | But it had been inconceivable that it would really come to such a point . |
| 8 | It was unthinkable that John could be dead , but it had been unthinkable that he would be held for this long and it had happened . |
| 9 | It made a good reason for those excluded to dislike Miss Morgan , but it had been true any time these past two years . |
| 10 | He had changed his name , of course , but it had been obvious to Fedorov that he was the same man he had disposed of in the Stadtpark three weeks before . |
| 11 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 12 | It has the broad direction ( as the flowing river does ) , but it avoids being over-specific . |
| 13 | Private motor business remains very competitive but it has been necessary to apply further selective premium increases . |
| 14 | WE hear that there was a big attendance at the first meeting of the new Basingstoke branch of the League Against Cruel Sports , when the League 's information officer , Kevin Flack , told them : ‘ I believe that most people are opposed to hunting but it has been recent antics of the Quorn Hunt and publicity from the MacNamara Bill that has convinced them that something has to be done to put an end to their activities . ’ |
| 15 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 16 | In some , e.g. , the United Kingdom and France , judges are permitted to attend ( pursuant either to a declaration under the Convention or other procedures ) but it has been rare for them to do so and they could normally only ask questions with the leave of the court . |
| 17 | The right hon. Gentleman 's record in politics is not only distinguished , but it has been distinctive to say the least . |
| 18 | The range of this regular pulsation is only 0–02 per cent of the Sun 's radius , but it has been stable over the full 250-year span covered by the various sets of observations . |
| 19 | I have approached the GMC three times about professional boundaries , but it has been unable to help . |
| 20 | The CAB 's aims state that advice work and exercising a responsible influence on social policy are equal in importance , but it has been hard to persuade some advice workers that social policy work is an important part of their task as advisers . |
| 21 | That is a very considerable prize but it has been painful to achieve and I am unsurprised that it has caused some disruption . |
| 22 | The Far East is also an important area but it has been difficult to find firms of the requisite standard who are independent . |
| 23 | But it has been deleterious to good decision-making on more than one occasion . |
| 24 | Of course , we have to welcome any progress , but it has been microscopic . " |
| 25 | ‘ But it has been responsible for the deaths of at least three good men and may cause the deaths of others , including our own . ’ |
| 26 | Undoubtedly progress has been made , but it has been patchy . |
| 27 | But it 's been unused for more than two years and is now derelict . |
| 28 | Colin Calderwood says that everywhere you go people stop and wave and that 's very nice but it 's been good to get away this week but now they 're back in town the pressure will start to build |
| 29 | But it 's been marvellous really , but they did have snow last weekend , did you have any in |
| 30 | His pal , Oliver Callaghan , 15 , also from Long Levens , said : ‘ Things got out of hand , but it 's been fantastic . ’ |