Example sentences of "but there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was nothing of the old maid about her . |
| 2 | ‘ But there was nothing on the horizon . |
| 3 | But there was nothing on the bed . |
| 4 | He looked in the shed but there was nothing except the dank smell of bare , sour soil . |
| 5 | At one point he knelt down and parted the heather with his hands , so sure was he that he had found it , but there was nothing but the scree and the tiny plants which grew amongst it . |
| 6 | We can assume that the Norse invasions of the later ninth and tenth centuries had some influence on the more vulnerable coastal churches , but there was nothing like the disruption which drove many northern bishoprics southwards for over a century . |
| 7 | The Tolkien children were invited to swim and punt on Lewis 's lake at The Kilns , but there was nothing in the way of a ‘ family friendship ’ between the two . |
| 8 | But there was nothing in the shifting canyons of frozen carbon dioxide to tell her . |
| 9 | But there was nothing in the boot . |
| 10 | But there was nothing in the available forensic evidence to prove that Libya was the sole author of the atrocity or even among the prime movers . |
| 11 | But there was nothing in the emptiness , not even a field mouse . |
| 12 | But there was nothing in the least admiring in this man 's assessment of her . |
| 13 | But there was nothing in the Budget towards child care , without which such opportunities are meaningless . |
| 14 | Elspeth was fair-haired , almost blonde , Rebecca was dark but there was something about the eyes they had in common , yet where Elspeth was grave and silent most of the time , Rebecca , or Becky as she was usually called , was lively and voluble . |
| 15 | Perhaps I have been over enthusiastic about this project , but there was something about the schools I visited , and I am no stranger to African primary schools , which seemed to me to provide a recipe for steady progress . |
| 16 | The figure in the seat was human , as far as he could make out in the murky light , but there was something about the awkward way it was sprawled in the chair that made him glad he could n't see it any clearer . |
| 17 | She had no wish to appear impolite but there was something about the man that made her cringe . |
| 18 | Animals rarely surprise me but there was something about the buck , once I noticed it sitting there , that froze me for a second . |
| 19 | His tone was polite , but there was something about the scene — the girl with her eyes on the ground , the man with the imperious bearing — that set Caroline 's teeth on edge . |
| 20 | He was smiling still , but there was something about the smile that sent a warning tingle dancing along her spine . |
| 21 | His straw boater was new and his plus-fours neat , but there was something of the air of a little boy about him . |
| 22 | ‘ But there was something behind the thought , ’ Newman insisted . |
| 23 | But there was something in the air like hummingbirds poised over exotic blooms or velvet sheened butterflies . |
| 24 | She hated to admit it to herself , but there was something in the style and appearance of his note that would not do . |
| 25 | Peck was annoyed at the interruption , but there was something in the bearing of the man who stood before him which could not be ignored . |
| 26 | I mean , I do n't think anyone was aware when I arrived there , or when I departed , you know , actually , but there was something in the air at Rolling Stone , and it was really based on British typography and stolen from them . |
| 27 | But there was none of the bad feeling that marred last year 's contest at the end of the race and each crew cheering the other . |
| 28 | The house smelt damp , of course , and there was a thin layer of dust everywhere , but there was none of the squalor and decay she had feared . |
| 29 | There was an element of fitness training in the Scots ' routines , but there was none for the Fijians . |
| 30 | Standards slipped but there were none of the old crowd now to witness the decay . |