Example sentences of "but it was the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was the gruelling work schedule Kylie was now working which placed the greatest strain according to friends . |
| 2 | ‘ This may have been largely absent from their own lives , but it was the prevailing view of human nature . |
| 3 | But it was the Labour Party which had become the official Opposition in 1918 . |
| 4 | ‘ I was only a messenger but it was the closest job to actually being in films that I could get , ’ he told Expression magazine . |
| 5 | It was thick and heavy and very large across his narrow shoulders , but it was the finest jacket Frankie had ever seen , and it belonged to him . |
| 6 | But it was the omnipresent manufacturer 's logo woven into increasingly complex designs that really offended the fashion police . |
| 7 | The loss per share has fallen from 10 cents a share to 1 cent , but it was the renewed promise of a dividend that helped the shares beat the market trend yesterday . |
| 8 | But it was the correct question , courageous , and he admired her for it . |
| 9 | This snow will have cost you a small fortune in wasted hay by the time it thaws , but it was the right thing to do , it 's saved your stock . ’ |
| 10 | But it was the second man who riveted Joan 's attention . |
| 11 | But it was the second paragraph which did Mrs Greville 's work for her . |
| 12 | They ended up laughing about that , but it was the uneasy laughter of desperation and displacement , and all they could do after that was finish the whisky and have the joint Rory had been working on , and it was almost a relief when Fergus was sick as a dog out of the window , hanging out barfing onto the slates and into the guttering while Rory tried to clean the plaster off the top bunk and stowed the guns out of harm 's way . |
| 13 | But it was the final stage in the history of circumcision which was to have the most far-reaching implications for the woman and her role in the society and religion of her people . |
| 14 | A spokesman for Swift securities , the finance company which repossessed the house , says they deeply regret having to enforce the eviction , but it was the only course of action left open to them . |
| 15 | No they do n't , but it was the only accent I could think of at the time . |
| 16 | I do n't think he was just too impressed with this set up but it was the only chance anyway so . |
| 17 | It might not be easy , but it was the only way forward . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I hurt you but it was the only way I could do 'im some damage . ’ |
| 19 | Appearing cool and calm would be difficult , but it was the only way to deal with this man . |
| 20 | The public consultation exercise that was part of that erm Greater York study , and quite clearly the Greater York study was not a statutory plan , it was an informal plan , but it was the only way really that progress could be made in the absence erm of adopted local plans in Greater York , it was essential that that document was pursued to give a framework for the preparation of district local plans er and the greenbelt local plan , and the resolution that followed the consultation and the long body of work , and I 'll read it out , was that the development strategy for Greater York from ninety six to two thousand and six should be based on agreed sites within and on the periphery of the built up area , and that the residual requirement be met for the development of a new settlement or settlements located beyond the outer boundary erm of the greenbelt , a quite clearly there 's a major policy implication there that a new settlement was not acceptable within the greenbelt but would have to be er outside the outer boundary of the greenbelt , and the public consultation on that er study er attracted widespread support for a new settlement strategy in Greater York , all six authorities agreed that that was the direction er that had to be taken , it also had another benefit in that it enabled work on the York greenbelt local plan erm to proceed and that has now been taken forward to the stage where the enquiry terminated in May , it 's a joint enquiry in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , with a Southern Ryedale local plan enquiry in April ninety three , and we would hope that the inspectors report on that six month enquiry , when he considered all the objections to the er greenbelt proposals of the County Council , largely supported by the er District Council will be available er in the near future . |
| 21 | Now , such a humbling would not be easy for Ruth and Naomi but it was the only way for them . |
| 22 | ‘ . The transformation of the industry would undoubtedly be both costly and painful but it was the only means by which it could ensure a future for itself . |
| 23 | I did n't really know them — I 'd been too shy to make friends with them , although I was interested in their work — but it was the only place I could think of . |
| 24 | But it was the only option available to them . |
| 25 | Success in the examination did not secure by itself a study position abroad , but it was the minimum requirement . |
| 26 | The internal limits derived from the " nature " and " character " of the sovereign , but it was the external limits that were seen as of especial significance in the context of a democratic polity . |
| 27 | Lisa was vaguely aware of a wide-eyed Josey hurrying down the path , heading for her own house , but it was the tall figure in the grey suit that commanded all her attention . |
| 28 | To the Greeks , Vulcano was known as Hiera , the chimney of the forge of Hephaestus , God of Fire , but it was the Roman God of fire , Vulcan , blacksmith to the Gods , whose name stuck . |
| 29 | Sometime between 1806 and 1813 the twisting action we know today as remuage evolved , but it was the angled cut of the holes as much as the twisting motion which provided the key to the solution sought by the widow . |
| 30 | And that was the poor old man he was just just about away so they sent for the ambulance and took him down to Forfar to They used to call that the poor house , I do n't know what they call it now but it was the poor house in those |