Example sentences of "but [pron] was [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The faces were thoughtful , but I was getting desperate . |
| 2 | I did n't know it then but I was receiving subliminal training for later business life . |
| 3 | ‘ Not in the conventional sense , but I was given moral codes of conduct to follow . ’ |
| 4 | Apparently not only had I collapsed on stage last night , but I was having intravenous chemotherapy between shows , sobbing and grimacing in agony in my dressing room . |
| 5 | Erm , oh the raffle coffee morning I 'm sorry I could n't come , but I was laid low erm how did it go ? |
| 6 | No but I was saying that , Thou I am with thee always , that it would n't say |
| 7 | , but I was saying any way I like |
| 8 | But I was rewriting that to try to get the lines to work and all of those things , and they mess it up a little bit , which annoyed me . |
| 9 | I know I told you that I was but I was feeling sorry for someone , not Emma or anyone like that . |
| 10 | I thought that this was a most extraordinary conversation to be having about one 's intended groom , but I was feeling lighter . |
| 11 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 12 | ‘ I love driving but I was doing this 14 or 15 hours a day to make ends meet . |
| 13 | ‘ But I was working all night — ’ she began . |
| 14 | But I was to discover another facet of Soviet hospital life when , after the last meal of the day at six o'clock , I became aware of a plaintive female voice outside my window . |
| 15 | She thought it was empty at first , but someone was putting fresh flowers on the altar , and turned quickly when she heard the door close . |
| 16 | All the UC patients were taking regular 5-amino salicylic acid preparations , but none was taking any form of corticosteroid . |
| 17 | and Lucy said it fits him lovely , but she was saving all the blue clothes |
| 18 | Her hair was never quite clean ; but she was getting used to being never quite clean all over . |
| 19 | The light-hearted expression still felt strange to her , but she was getting used to it . |
| 20 | But she was thinking more of Ianthe Broome and the man she and Penelope had seen that afternoon , and wondering what they would be like . |
| 21 | There was no intent , but she was found guilty and the conviction was sustained on appeal . |
| 22 | Topaz was no happier at the convent after four weeks incarcerated within its walls , but she was growing used to many things . |
| 23 | She must be within earshot , but she was keeping quiet . |
| 24 | But she was saying this that and the other but I just felt like saying oh , listen I know more than you anyway ! |
| 25 | She knew that John truly believed that he was protecting her by keeping their love secret , but she was becoming frustrated and annoyed about the situation . |
| 26 | But she was lying awake . |
| 27 | He looked down at her steadily and Maggie tried to stay cool , but she was losing this battle and she knew it . |
| 28 | She 'd taken it upon herself to be in charge of merchandising , so she was working and creating little David Bowie dolls and placemats and keychains and all that shit , but she was doing that all by herself . |
| 29 | But she was feeling guilty : she had not given and she would not give Miss Danziger Fru Gertlinger 's note . |
| 30 | She thought such a possibility unlikely , but she was feeling perverse . |