Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [verb] [det] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | She had wanted everything nice and new for Debbie , but it had taken all their remaining savings . |
| 6 | They had meant it kindly , she knew , but it had hurt all the same . |
| 7 | Not that I regretted taking on the responsibilities , but it meant shelving any dreams I 'd had . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But it did serve another purpose . |
| 10 | But it did take some time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We all worked and lived at the same place and it seemed pretty cool to me at the time , but it started to become more and more negative until it got to the point where I wanted to leave … and I realised that they would n't let me ! |