Example sentences of "but in [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] were " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Romans were in some respects good engineers , as is evident from their sophisticated heating systems involving plumbed hot water and their networks of roads , but in other ways they were often surprisingly primitive . |
| 2 | There are some similarities to the New Confucian officials , of course — they dressed alike , in saffron robes , and had similar rituals and ceremonies — but in other ways they were completely different . ’ |
| 3 | But in other respects they were tribal hunters and food-gatherers . |
| 4 | These pressures I have described , both internal and external , invited change in almost every aspect of the curriculum , but in many respects they were also conflicting . |
| 5 | At first they operated alongside their toastrack predecessors , but in post-war years they were the only open cars in operation . |
| 6 | Sometimes they were responsible only for work directly connected with production , but in some cases they were responsible also for development work , drainage and ventilation . |
| 7 | The French proved to be a highly motivated and very brave addition to the ranks of the SAS , but in some ways they were a mixed blessing . |
| 8 | Now I think they have sep little tables now but in those days they were long , just long trestle tables . |
| 9 | But in those days they were called temples , and gods lived in them . |