Example sentences of "but it [verb] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had taken them only a short time to realise they were from opposite sides in the Therapeutic Wars , but it had caused little friction . |
| 2 | But it had taken four years from the completion of that review for a decision to be made on the future of the RHA 's six asylums . |
| 3 | But it had taken bad ways and , by the time he 'd agreed to see the doctor , it was too late . |
| 4 | Memento Mori was in no sense new in the teaching of the churches , but it had acquired fresh importance in the light of the conversion experience , which was a central feature of the religious revival . |
| 5 | The service is short of 369 lawyers , but it has received 517 inquiries about its own articled clerk and pupillage scheme launched in May . |
| 6 | It is a simple point , but it has caused certain distress . |
| 7 | Frank Smith 's ( 1971 ) seminal work , Understanding Reading , has been glorified and vilified perhaps more than any other book about reading , but it has spawned real excitement and self-questioning in teachers . |
| 8 | But it has supplied this help without objection from Arab governments which , though alarmed at the prospect of Shia ascendancy in Iraq , want most of all to see Mr Hussein out . |
| 9 | But it has taken many years for such discoveries to be accepted and acted upon , especially when they conflict with public convenience and related commercial interests , as the sad story of tobacco promotion and consumption shows . |
| 10 | It was only 10 years ago that the prize-money was less than £80,000 , but it has taken giant strides forward and the future looks even brighter . |
| 11 | London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it . |
| 12 | But it has had limited success . |
| 13 | But it has upset some shopkeepers whose deliveries have been disrupted , and disabled drivers who say they ca n't get into town . |
| 14 | The council is the plaintiff , but it has brought this action to protect the interests of the residents . |
| 15 | I said all along , once you 've got a staff of twenty odd , we 've had a lot of injuries which we have n't carped on too much , but senior players have been out with injury but it 's given young players an opportunity . |
| 16 | An exact replica of one of them is being shipped to Armenia , right down to blackboards and chalk , but it 's taken top level agreement between Mr Gorbachev and Mrs Thatcher to make it happen . |
| 17 | How I quite enjoyed it but it 's got deep bunkers . |
| 18 | ‘ But it 's got sentimental value , as they say . |