Example sentences of "but it [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every month , we got this cost of living , course it did n't er it did n't er fluctuate like it did in more recent years , but it was a safeguard and we always got increases on top of that like piece work increase and and er it it was a it was a good union , it you know . |
| 2 | Here too the monarchy was central to the political life of the country ; but it was a monarchy to which the rest of Europe offered no parallel . |
| 3 | He always presented himself as the redeemed bad boy , but it was a lie , she says . |
| 4 | But it was a lie , as is everything about you . |
| 5 | But it was a history that was now informed by the lengthy experience of partition , Polenpolitik and Kulturkampf As such it was a history that was perceived and shaped in terms of feelings , legacies , fears and foes . |
| 6 | ‘ Please , Rosa , tell me again , about how she walked in the water , but it was a mirror and they looked at her , she did n't know it was a mirror , she thought it was a stream . |
| 7 | But it was a fight in which no one — apart from the punters — suffered any real pain . |
| 8 | Artemis battled for control , but it was a fight soon lost , and from then on she was a passenger as her pony galloped in hot pursuit of horse , hound and fox . |
| 9 | It was unthinkable , of course , to take them this time , but it was a wrench leaving them behind with Polly . |
| 10 | This was in a city still grey with rationing and demob suits , but it was a beginning . |
| 11 | But it was a possibility . |
| 12 | But it was a possibility . |
| 13 | The via media was adopted by Lord Wilberforce and Lord Simon of Glaisdale , namely , there was a contract for the supply of the coins but it was a collateral contract . |
| 14 | The ‘ mass-produced ’ Healey was n't exactly a limo , but it was a bit bigger on creature comforts than the steadfastly spartan , hand-built Cobra . |
| 15 | There were good things , but it was a bit exhausting , with touring and all . |
| 16 | ‘ Then I got a ‘ Beatle ’ bass , but it was a bit too muffled in its sound . |
| 17 | But it was a bit difficult for us , and perhaps it did n't really represent our sound . |
| 18 | ‘ Sean and Cathal did record a demo , ’ he claimed , ‘ but it was a bit of a mess and the latest news is that they might try again , maybe in September . ’ |
| 19 | There was probably no subject , Wickham realized , that at least one person in the newsroom could not discuss with authority but it was a bit of time-saving luck that Shildon had investigated MacQuillan . |
| 20 | But it was a bit of Yeah . |
| 21 | ‘ They were down as craftsmen , but it was a bit phoney and they knew it . |
| 22 | But it was a bit of a pack in the car |
| 23 | But it was a bit of a surprise , strangers coming to the door . |
| 24 | but it was a bit of fun you know |
| 25 | But it was a bit of a coincidence when she walked out that day and er she did n't come for a week ! |
| 26 | But it was a bit of a |
| 27 | It was a good idea to loft a few garryowens at their defence , but it was a tactic that was over-used . |
| 28 | I yelled … it came out as a croak only but it was a yell in my mind … |
| 29 | They answered , ‘ Yes , but it was a mistake . ’ |
| 30 | I helped her at first but it was a mistake . ’ |