Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had one thing missing — a proper paper . |
| 2 | We need to understand the position of the Sanhedrin , Jesus is really representing great changes in their tradition great a great revolution really and we know that what he was doing was was sort of getting Christianity to grow out of Judaism , but it meant that Judaism had to move to one side . |
| 3 | The hydrogen supply was shut off within 10 minutes , but it took two hours to put out the blaze . ’ |
| 4 | But it took 10 minutes to haul her out and attempts to revive her failed . |
| 5 | At Lord 's , Fowler and Lloyd and Gower again made some runs , but it took thirty Extras to help their total to 196 . |
| 6 | But it took 5 months to find them accomodation after she was told to … |
| 7 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 8 | It was marvellous that it was all over , but it took some time to sink in , and in any event had no immediate effect on most of us . |
| 9 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 10 | Engaged as consultants , Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton half solved the problem by changing the rear suspension , but it took another outsider to put BRM on the right track . |
| 11 | ‘ I started heart massage but it took three minutes to get any sign of life . |
| 12 | They were mostly wrong , but it took several years to find out . |
| 13 | She only had one cow , it was all she could afford , but it provided enough milk to go with the porridge in the morning and the potatoes at other meals . |