Example sentences of "but it [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | But it took some time before any clear view emerged as to what these new arrangements should be . |
| 33 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 34 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | They were mostly wrong , but it took several years to find out . |
| 37 | I mean I I had the guitar stuff done within an hour but it getting all vocals over-dubbed and doubling everything up and then , it took forever to mix it together . |
| 38 | The organist spiritedly played Art Garfunkel 's Bright Eyes , the theme of Watership Down — her favourite book , but it brought little comfort . |
| 39 | But it stipulated that cabinet decisions should be taken by majority vote , rather than by consensus as the National Party wanted . |
| 40 | To a large degree this was centred , although not confined , to the newer , suburban churches , but it affected all aspects of Nonconformist church-life . |
| 41 | The hill fort at Dun Bhorairaig at Dunlossit would seem to have been a broch from the description of it by Thomas Pennant in 1772 , but it suffered some reconstruction in Medieval times , it has been suggested to turn it into a lookout. which the magnificent view of the whole of the Sound of Islay would support . |
| 42 | The hill fort at Dun Bhorairaig at Dunlossit would seem to have been a broch from the description of it by Thomas Pennant in 1772 , but it suffered some reconstruction in Medieval times , it has been suggested to turn it into a lookout. which the magnificent view of the whole of the Sound of Islay would support . |
| 43 | THERE is another festival of sport this Sunday but it requires some channel switching . |
| 44 | In many ways the movement was a distant bogey but it worried many landowners whose rent rolls were hit by the heavy load of poor rates , now a quarterly impost almost everywhere . |
| 45 | This was a rather simplistic interpretation of the many disagreements which affected political life , but it contained some truth and helped to explain why France was unable to create a British or American-style two-party system : the question of authoritarianism and democracy in the constitution , which had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution , had again served to divide the country in the constitutional debates of 1946 ; the role of the Roman Catholic Church in national life divided the Christian Democrats from the other leading parties ; and questions of class conflict were particularly apparent in early 1947 in differences over wage levels . |
| 46 | It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | That prospect may be less depressing than a future dominated by the BJP , but it leaves little room for optimism . |
| 49 | Of course often they also fall into the first two categories mentioned , but it seems that household membership operates separately in relation to giving assistance , so that a particular child who shares a home with their parent is much more likely to be giving personal care than their siblings . |
| 50 | Tangible links are where SBUs have buyers , distribution channels , technology or competitors in common ( Porter has three categories , but it seems that competitor interrelationships are just as much a tangible link as those he specifies under that heading ) . |
| 51 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 52 | Latics ' cash-strapped manager Joe Royle admitted he may still try to arrange a loan deal for the Anfield veteran , but it seems any transfer fee is beyond the range of the Lancashire club 's purse . |
| 53 | All fish that actually have a swimbladder , are prone to this disorder , but it seems some species particularly the fancy varieties of ornamental fish are especially at risk , in particular goldfish . |
| 54 | But it seems some employers are seeing the potential . |
| 55 | The favourite buys overall , appear to be fashion items and electrcial goods , but it seems some shoppers will buy anything if it 's on a shelf . |
| 56 | We encountered one agency offering ( free ) training to its contractors via a system of credit points acquired through service , but it seems this practice is unusual . |
| 57 | I 'd have hoped the England team would have been selected on quality and experience but it seems those qualities are not important any more |
| 58 | ‘ I would have hoped teams were selected on quality and experience but it seems those qualities are not important any more . |
| 59 | It is largely derivative , but it contains some stories written from his own experience and that of his personal acquaintances , including an account of his family and its devotion to St Stephen 's church , Launceston . |
| 60 | ‘ The monument wo n't be finished till the millennium , but it gives another side to American his-story … this is our-story . |