Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more of these properties a dummy possessed the more strongly it was mobbed , but it seemed to make little difference whether the object was a stuffed owl with real plumage or an owl-shaped piece of painted wood . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Not that I regretted taking on the responsibilities , but it meant shelving any dreams I 'd had . ’ |
| 4 | Levi 's statement to Philip Roth about If not now , when ? did not mention Babel , but it did mention another Isaac — the Yiddish writer , Bashevis Singer . |
| 5 | But it did serve another purpose . |
| 6 | But it did take some time . |
| 7 | Moderator it ca n't be very often that a young minister contradicts a giant of the church in open assembly but it did happen several years ago . |