Example sentences of "but then it [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then it is believed Diana and her children will be back on the huge Althorp Estate . |
| 2 | But then it is used extensively where a preposition seems to be naturally required , but where to is really inadequate , as in the infinitive of reaction : glad to meet you ( cf Fr. charmé de vous voir ) . |
| 3 | At $5,550 , IBM Corp 's new 16″ colour Xstation 150 seems pricey , but then it 's built around the Motorola Inc 88110 which has only recently gone into volume production ( UX No 422 ) : thought to clock at 40Mhz IBM says the 150 outperforms its existing Xstation 130 by a factor of six at 115,000 Xstones , and comes with from 6Mb to 22Mb RAM . |
| 4 | Maybe , but then it 's allowed to be . |
| 5 | For a second she imagined that she detected a bleary look within his own eyes — and she knew it must match her own — but then it was gone as fast as summer lightning and she shivered beneath the old familiar expression , that brooding , storm-filled one that she knew boded no good to her . |
| 6 | Now , it would probably be regarded as good , but then it was seen as indiscipline . ’ |
| 7 | Some uncertainty was admitted in relation to those factors , and ways of studying the impact of such uncertainties were shown , but then it was assumed that the uncertainties themselves were reasonably structured such that rough probabilities of outcomes could be assigned . |
| 8 | But then it was said by Mr. Daniel , ‘ But there is no consideration , and this document is not under seal . ’ |
| 9 | Yes well the rest is all modern cos this used to be a church but then it was turned into a museum , it 's now a museum . |