Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no headstone , but it was neatly tended and there were fresh flowers in a stone jar . |
| 2 | That was certainly the view of the right hon. Gentleman in the debate last week , but it was flatly contradicted by his right hon. and learned Friend the shadow Chancellor on television at the weekend . |
| 3 | It was sparsely furnished , for Anne had only just come into her inheritance , but it was newly decorated and clean . |
| 4 | Bishop Ralph de Luffa began a complete rebuilding in 1091 , but it was badly damaged by fire in 1114 . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , but it was thoroughly planned . |
| 6 | The Great Casterton villa excavation produced a good example ( Corder 1951 , 24 — 40 ) , but it was carefully noted at the time that this destruction by fire involved only one building and was , therefore , an accident and had no relevance to any historical event . |
| 7 | But it was easier said than done . |
| 8 | She told herself that she must confine herself to anger only , but it was easier said than done . |
| 9 | The negotiated settlement was hailed as a historic breakthrough which would protect the ecology of the rainforest , but it was bitterly opposed by non-Indian landowners who feared that they would be driven off and their properties confiscated . |
| 10 | She had certainly gone ashen , but it was probably pique . |
| 11 | Alone among Gloucester 's holdings this represented a coherent entity , but it was again burdened with dower rights and other charges . |
| 12 | Alone among Gloucester 's holdings this represented a coherent entity , but it was again burdened with dower rights and other charges . |
| 13 | It was far too big for one , but it was regularly cleaned by the leaseholders of the building , who maintained all services and looked out for security . |
| 14 | I rattled the plastic cover over the Amstrad but it was firmly locked in place . |
| 15 | He tried the back door but it was firmly bolted . |
| 16 | Of course quality of care has always been of professional concern in the NHS , but it was firmly placed on managerial agendas by the Griffiths management reforms in 1983 and given a substantial boost by WFP . |
| 17 | There were a few clubs at the lower end of the street , but it was mostly owned by monolithic movie companies . |
| 18 | A tiny remote voice in her brain told her she was crazy , that this whole thing was crazy , but it was instantly silenced , reason standing no chance against the far stronger forces of sheer need . |
| 19 | The world reputation of the Prime Minister provided grist for the mill of the Conservative Party managers by 1987 , but it was invariably presented in terms of the traditional imagery that Thatcherism meant strength , secure defence , and freedom from the defeatism of socialism and the unilateralists . |
| 20 | The request by the National History Museum for the loan of the skeleton in 1902 was turned down , but it was eventually presented to that museum when the heavily criticised RCVS museum was closed in 1921 . |
| 21 | Some of the drafters of the constitution wanted specific guarantees of press freedom , but it was eventually decided that the press should enjoy the same freedom of any Nigerian citizen , there being no need for special treatment . |
| 22 | There was a fair crowd there but it was scarcely crowded : John could n't have not noticed him . |
| 23 | but it was also stated very clearly that the brochures were based on a budget figure , it was an estimate and it would be er the subject of an adjustment at a later stage |
| 24 | Not only did the church 's social teaching directly enter into the definition of rights , wrongs , and obligations within this nation state , but it was also to affect one aspect of the structure of government . |
| 25 | The tower at Radway was based on the medieval Guy 's tower at Warwick Castle , but it was also intended to underline the historical associations of the place : standing on the spot where King Charles I is supposed to have raised his standard before the battle of Edgehill , it was designed to house a statue of the British hero Caractacus and was decorated with emblems of the Saxon heptarchy , and its ceremonial opening took place on the anniversary of the death of Oliver Cromwell . |
| 26 | Alexander III 's approach reflected his own predilections , but it was also based on a sound sense of the options open to him . |
| 27 | This criticism was expressed most often by physical science students , but it was also made by physics students ; for example |
| 28 | There was , then , unanimous agreement that the overriding function of the continuation schools was to prepare their pupils for ‘ the efficient discharge of the duties of citizenship ’ , but it was also understood that in order to make this viable , young people had to be taught to ‘ increase their adaptability and skill in bread-winning occupations ’ . |
| 29 | Government agents were suspected , but it was also realised that a freelance group could have been responsible for the killings . |
| 30 | But it was also recognized that such circumstances called for different strategies within the respective elementary and higher sectors of education . |