Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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1 | Innocence may be the first casualty of war , as the posters for the film boldly quoted , but it seems good taste is the first casualty in computer-game marketing . |
2 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
3 | But it seems some employers are seeing the potential . |
4 | We encountered one agency offering ( free ) training to its contractors via a system of credit points acquired through service , but it seems this practice is unusual . |
5 | I 'd have hoped the England team would have been selected on quality and experience but it seems those qualities are not important any more |
6 | ‘ I would have hoped teams were selected on quality and experience but it seems those qualities are not important any more . |
7 | After St George 's , almost all Unionist candidates ran without making promises to support the coalition ; this did not mean that all of them joined the diehard group when elected , but it showed that coalition was no longer seen to be a winning ticket . |