Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concept of the church as heaven on earth was as old as Byzantium , but it was given new impetus in these confections of the Holy Roman Empire 's last century . |
| 2 | But it was felt anomalous to take it all the way down to fourth XV , even under-18 , level , ’ said Hogg . |
| 3 | The girl with the cat had long hair , too , Louise remembered , but it was worn loose . |
| 4 | Brushing away an obstacle on the line of a putt is against European and US tour rules , but it was ruled acceptable in South Africa where it is dangerous to meddle with insects . |
| 5 | Such legislation was a response to liberal humanitarianism but it was made possible by the inevitable tendency of industrial processes to require more skilled labour . |
| 6 | ( During the interval he was in fact offered a judgeship , which he declined , but it was made clear that the government could not long countenance a Solicitor-General without a seat in the House of Commons . ) |
| 7 | The Act did not specify what the rate was to be , but it was made clear that the initial rate of 40 per cent would be increased to 45 per cent and then to 50 per cent ‘ at reasonably short intervals ’ . |
| 8 | She attempted a comeback in 1989 , losing in the first round of both events she played , but it was cut short by a car accident which required knee surgery . |
| 9 | A male dancer volunteered for the partnering but it was thought tactful to omit his solo . |
| 10 | On Aug. 21 the WEU meeting in Paris was informed that the West German coalition government was to begin talks with the opposition parties on a possible amendment to the constitution to remove this barrier , but it was thought unlikely that any such measure could be enacted before German unification had been completed . |
| 11 | During the first month , only one query was raised , in this case by the personnel section , but it was considered important enough to warrant some corrective action . |
| 12 | But it was exasperated Tory backbenchers who sealed his fate . |