Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] but [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I thought that he could have telephoned me if it were unobtainable but apparently he had n't bothered , and the sheet music was indeed not to be had . |
2 | At Penywaun , years later , he told me about John Evans and his sister as they were at the first two decades of this century : I sensed as a boy they were unusual but now I recognized how different they were . |
3 | At first she was shy but then she chattered about Nantes , how she missed the dark woods and green fields of Brittany . |
4 | For a moment she was rigid but then he felt her whole body suddenly relax . |
5 | It took me time to find out what was wrong but eventually I sorted it out . |
6 | Well , Christmas was great but now it 's gone for another year . |
7 | It was very but maybe I got it out . |
8 | No , at first it was difficult but then I had the Wilsons to help me . |
9 | She said ; At first I was worried but now it does not bother me . |