Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The result edged Liverpool into ninth place , 11 points behind leaders Norwich , but it had great personal significance for Souness .
2 By 1880 this was more and more a matter of Great Russian chauvinism within the boundaries of the Russian Empire , and tsarist imperialism abroad , but it had great sentimental appeal among Slavs living under non-Slav rulers who were encouraged by it to look to this ‘ big brother ’ .
3 But it had great sentimental value . ’
4 This policy may have seemed ‘ reasonable ’ to the civil service , but it had two major flaws .
5 The DUP was formed with the intention of increasing the non-evangelical element in the movement , but it had little initial success in broadening the recruiting base .
6 It was never greatly used in food , even in mediaeval times , but it had considerable medicinal application , and still has , for certain ailments .
7 It was not itself a centre of manufacturing , but it outstripped all other ports as a point of transit for English exports and became thereby a major entrepot of international trade .
8 His voice was quite kind , but it forbade any more questions and Jinny fell silent , looking back over her shoulder as they reached the lip of the little hollow .
9 But it created a new kind of assignment , which was a legal assignment in the sense that the assignee might sue directly in his own name without making the assignor a party ; but it made certain special requirements :
10 But it took five more years , and the Tiananmen massacre , for its residents fully to grasp their prospective vulnerability as citizens of China .
11 Finally , under the obscurity of dust and smoke the Germans managed to get a foothold on the summit , but it took three more days of bitter close combat before the vital Côte 304 was finally theirs .
12 Boenninghausen had previously produced a repertory but it contained many more remedies under each heading than Kent 's repertory , which is easier to use .
13 This was the basis of the position which Barth presented with particular volcanic power in the second edition of his Romans ; but it contained another central element as well .
14 ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking .
15 The 1936–37 season back home was Darling 's last , but it embraced three fine achievements at the MCG : centuries in the South Australia and Queensland matches , and a recall for the third Test match , in which Australia began their fightback after losses in the first two Tests .
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