Example sentences of "but [pron] was [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 2 | East Clwyd coroner David Jones read a statement by Jacob 's mother , Alison Bates , in which she said her pregnancy had been normal but she was warned that intervention might be necessary because of the position of the baby 's head . |
| 3 | It would take two years to decide whether the country would leave the Southern African Customs Union ( SACU ) , he said , but it was hoped that Namibia would be able to set up " a foreign exchange control system more liberal than the one which we must accept at present " . |
| 4 | Some reservations about this view have already been suggested , but it was acknowledged that elements of bargaining are by no means absent from the British scene . |
| 5 | This help took the form of the poor persons ' procedure in litigation but it was realised that procedures were no good unless those who might need them were aware of them . |
| 6 | Of course , the validity of the historical ages was not proven beyond doubt , but it was realised that tree rings could provide the truly ‘ known-age ’ material needed to test the accuracy of the new technique . |
| 7 | But it was confirmed that aides urged the media to concentrate on the royal couple 's four-day tour rather than speculating on their relationship . |
| 8 | But it was confirmed that aides urged the media to concentrate on the royal couple 's four-day tour of Korea rather than speculating on their relationship . |
| 9 | It allowed John Gorsuch six months to begin to make search and a whole year from the time of commencing the said search to " … have use and employ all the ore metals or minerals he or they shall find during the said year for himself … " but it was providing that efforts , trials , and searches were diligently made , employing " four sufficient and skilled workmen thereat … " |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal reversed this decision , but it was held that instructions were relevant in deciding fitness for purpose . |
| 11 | There was a strong case against favouring one section of the community ( i.e. the farmers ) , but it was known that animals and poultry were hungry . |