Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [verb] [adj] " 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 | But it had done that before . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But it had become impossible for Mr Major to plod on with the same soiled team . |
| 5 | The idea of a woman who would save him was not new , but it had become real , it was no longer fantasy . |
| 6 | It had blown a gale in the early hours and I had been up with my torch at three o'clock to attend to the guy-ropes and check that the washing was still on the line : it was , but it had become red with dust . |
| 7 | She did n't reject it , but it had become irrelevant , its comfort only a candle which served fitfully to illumine the dark . |
| 8 | Knights too were readily identifiable , but it had become imperative to make provision also for the many untitled men whose wealth was as great or even greater . |
| 9 | He said the Government was reluctant to interfere , but it had become aware of ‘ widespread detestation in Parliament ’ of some trends in the popular press . |
| 10 | It had a house which once had a thatched roof , but it had gone derelict and a tree had started growing in the middle of it . |
| 11 | Dick had probably intended to toss it into the quarry , but it had fallen short and the weight of the handles had kept it from slipping over . |
| 12 | It had never been fully constituted or trained as a squadron , but it had achieved most creditable results nonetheless , with over 100 victories plus many more probables and damaged . |
| 13 | But it had established three important points : first , that there was potential to cut across established Green-Orange divisions in pursuing the interests of Derry ; second , that some educated young Catholics who were uninspired by the Nationalist Party would work enthusiastically on a campaign which challenged traditional sectarian prejudices ; and third , many people came to believe that a section , at least , of Derry Unionists was prepared to sacrifice the interests of the city to those of its party . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She had wanted everything nice and new for Debbie , but it had taken all their remaining savings . |
| 16 | But it had taken bad ways and , by the time he 'd agreed to see the doctor , it was too late . |
| 17 | They had meant it kindly , she knew , but it had hurt all the same . |
| 18 | For over a century the medieval churches which remained had been museums in the care of the European Sector , but it had proved impossible to balance their antiquarian value against the considerable costs of allowing religious practice to take place within them . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Not that I regretted taking on the responsibilities , but it meant shelving any dreams I 'd had . ’ |
| 21 | Immigration to Britain , a country of net emigration ( which means that more people emigrate from it than immigrate to it ) did not in itself throw up social problems but it served to highlight social deprivation . |
| 22 | The paper was relaunched in a new format as the Sun , but it failed to win up-market readers , while the old loyalists were put off . |
| 23 | They were not in fact the same thing — they were two separate things — and up until this point , it seemed like it was all one thing — that MainMan and David were the same — but it began to become apparent that they were n't . |
| 24 | Its impact could probably have been even greater but it ceased to become available to students by 1980 and this was unfortunate when many much less meritorious texts have soldiered on ! |
| 25 | At one time , the Hang Seng Index was down 116 points , but it recovered to close 98 points lower at 4,827 . |
| 26 | But it did feel peaceful , as though , even shielded against him , she could feel the aura of happiness that surrounded him … . |
| 27 | My hair is really short so I do n't actually have to style it but it did feel better and I would use this conditioner again . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I never had a lot to do with the pig 's head , but it did make lovely potted meat . |
| 30 | But it did serve another purpose . |