Example sentences of "but it had [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had done that before . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But it had become impossible for Mr Major to plod on with the same soiled team . |
| 4 | The idea of a woman who would save him was not new , but it had become real , it was no longer fantasy . |
| 5 | It had blown a gale in the early hours and I had been up with my torch at three o'clock to attend to the guy-ropes and check that the washing was still on the line : it was , but it had become red with dust . |
| 6 | She did n't reject it , but it had become irrelevant , its comfort only a candle which served fitfully to illumine the dark . |
| 7 | Knights too were readily identifiable , but it had become imperative to make provision also for the many untitled men whose wealth was as great or even greater . |
| 8 | He said the Government was reluctant to interfere , but it had become aware of ‘ widespread detestation in Parliament ’ of some trends in the popular press . |
| 9 | It had a house which once had a thatched roof , but it had gone derelict and a tree had started growing in the middle of it . |
| 10 | Dick had probably intended to toss it into the quarry , but it had fallen short and the weight of the handles had kept it from slipping over . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But it had established three important points : first , that there was potential to cut across established Green-Orange divisions in pursuing the interests of Derry ; second , that some educated young Catholics who were uninspired by the Nationalist Party would work enthusiastically on a campaign which challenged traditional sectarian prejudices ; and third , many people came to believe that a section , at least , of Derry Unionists was prepared to sacrifice the interests of the city to those of its party . |
| 13 | But it had taken four years from the completion of that review for a decision to be made on the future of the RHA 's six asylums . |
| 14 | She had wanted everything nice and new for Debbie , but it had taken all their remaining savings . |
| 15 | But it had taken bad ways and , by the time he 'd agreed to see the doctor , it was too late . |
| 16 | They had meant it kindly , she knew , but it had hurt all the same . |
| 17 | For over a century the medieval churches which remained had been museums in the care of the European Sector , but it had proved impossible to balance their antiquarian value against the considerable costs of allowing religious practice to take place within them . |
| 18 | Memento Mori was in no sense new in the teaching of the churches , but it had acquired fresh importance in the light of the conversion experience , which was a central feature of the religious revival . |