Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pybus was duly sacked but retained as club coach in a refreshment-making capacity . |
| 2 | The treaty was eventually ratified but the crisis brought down the Kishi government and produced the most widespread political protests of the postwar years . |
| 3 | The drug was eventually withdrawn but there are about 300 young adults alive today who were affected . |
| 4 | The crowd was eventually scattered but , later that evening , the police tried forcibly to remove a political banner at the city centre 's War Memorial . |
| 5 | Bedsitter accommodation was eventually provided but in the course of the investigation by the social work department it was discovered that in addition to Jim 's persistent truancy , he was also staying away from home , sleeping rough for days at a time . |
| 6 | During World War II McLachlan 's laboratory in central London was badly damaged but he moved to various locations , including the Pharmaceutical Society in Bloomsbury Square . |
| 7 | The Church of Our Lady of the Sands was badly damaged but has been beautifully restored ( 556 ) . |
| 8 | A further Ju87R of 8th Staffel was badly hit but got to within ten kilometres of the Sicilian coast before Uffz . |
| 9 | Craig Lambrecht , a 16-year-old schoolboy , was badly wounded but his condition in hospital was said to be stable . |
| 10 | This controversial book was widely discussed but whether it was read by artists I leave to further research . |
| 11 | Europe as a whole was thickly populated but the mass was unevenly distributed . |
| 12 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 13 | Wine , too , was highly priced but not particularly rare . |
| 14 | By 1618–19 output had improved sufficiently , it seems , to warrant the building of a water-powered stamp-mill at a site believed to be at the foot of Red Dell or Thriddle and which , despite its altitude , was well placed to serve the mines about there which would now include the newly discovered God 's Blessing at the head of the dell and which like its namesake ( almost ) in Newlands Valley near Keswick , was highly esteemed but mistakenly so . |
| 15 | Linda Evangelista was brilliantly marketed but there was never quite the attention until she had been established for quite a long time . ’ |
| 16 | In truth Gouzenko 's knowledge was extremely limited but no one appreciated that until Gouzenko had become part of the folklore of intelligence mythology . |
| 17 | The tea was much appreciated but everyone urged her not to leave the cellar again . |
| 18 | Ironically , Johnson 's lawless image endeared as much as it repelled. he was obviously a player who was easily unhinged but in the odd chemistry of Scotland 's footballing psyche , his recklessness made him a dangerous but likeable rogue . |
| 19 | When he reached the barracks of Number Three Village the sky to the east was already lightening but the cai had still not finished handing out the morning quinine . |
| 20 | This was already happening but he felt neighbourhood help scheme could build on this current goodwill . |
| 21 | There was a long queue and the price was already slashed but this smartly dressed lady wanted more off . |
| 22 | Now , I and I went to other day , I was having quite bad headaches from the back of my eyes , feeling like , you know , I had pressure there , and so , I think it was just headaches but I wanted to go and check it out , and I went to the , cos my dad said oh if you go to the opticians erm , they give you free checks as you 've got glaucoma in the family , and erm , or glaucoma , or whatever you call it . |
| 23 | I was just looking but there 's no wrestling on telly at the mom , it 's foot er |
| 24 | The Tchaikovsky was decently played but it lacked the passionate intensity that the score asks for , if not demands . |
| 25 | In mid-1990 , martial law was formally lifted but the security clampdown remains currently in force . |
| 26 | North Rona , twelve miles to the east , was once populated but is now deserted . |
| 27 | He was promptly retired but has made a remarkable recovery . |
| 28 | its really cold , yeah oh that was good , I enjoyed that she 's still there , she 's a Lance Corporal now as well and I must admit well I , I did n't think she 'd ev , she was always crying but I never thought she 'd actually do very well in the T A , did n't seem to have the get up and go about it but she obviously sorted herself out and got , Spambo Man they called me . |
| 29 | Erm miraculously , nobody in the village was hardly scratched but as unfortunately your whole crew perished . |
| 30 | Defries was still kicking but , Ace thought , less strongly . |