Example sentences of "but there [was/were] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was somebody in in the street where I lived , who was a spiv , and he was considered to be the black sheep of the family , did n't quite fit in when everybody else did . |
| 2 | But there was nothing jarring in Michael Irwin 's English version . |
| 3 | But there was nothing Britain could do . |
| 4 | But there was nothing there . |
| 5 | He stayed on in the room but there was nothing he could do but withdraw . |
| 6 | In this way of looking at the economy , wages seem to be determined by forces as inevitable as mathematics , and if wages were low this was no doubt unfortunate , but there was nothing anybody could do about it , any more than it would be possible to change the laws of gravity . |
| 7 | He went out , but there was nothing there , just the rest of the dogs on their chains . |
| 8 | The Tolkien children were invited to swim and punt on Lewis 's lake at The Kilns , but there was nothing in the way of a ‘ family friendship ’ between the two . |
| 9 | Some patients got others to write for them when they were low , but there was nothing Lily wanted to say to Vincent that she could ask anyone to write . |
| 10 | But there was nothing for filmmakers to do but plunge on , grab every chance that came their way and hope for the best . |
| 11 | The exact shade was kept secret until yesterday 's parade at the equivalent of the Army and Navy Club , but there was nothing in camouflage manuals to describe the exact tint . |
| 12 | They had been marginally the more dangerous side , but there was nothing then to suggest that Bradford might not complete their third win of the season over Leeds . |
| 13 | Mr Alec Jessel , the marketing officer , said : ‘ It is very sad that such an established company has to take such a step , but there was nothing more we could do . |
| 14 | There was a faint stale smell , as though everything might not be as fanatically clean as Mrs Hollins liked it , but there was nothing odd to see . |
| 15 | He was breathless and moving at high speed , but there was nothing agitated or uncontrolled about him . |
| 16 | But there was nothing remote about the Scots . |
| 17 | But there was nothing to suggest that Germans were healthier , happier or lived longer than Britons , he added . |
| 18 | Her stomach clenched like a fist , but there was nothing in there to come up . |
| 19 | Her bowels opened like a tulip , but there was nothing there to come out . |
| 20 | Her head throbbed like a burst boil , but there was nothing there … |
| 21 | He had a quick look round the neighbouring rooms but there was nothing . |
| 22 | A slope of 4 to 1 was indeed mentioned in the original memorandum ( appendix A ) of Gordon Thomas , but there was nothing exclusive about such a ratio . |
| 23 | But there was nothing amusing about Oscar . |
| 24 | I was n't absolutely brimming with confidence but there was nothing wrong with Seve 's tee-shot this time . |
| 25 | I was doubtful , but there was nothing else , so I tore a plastic bag into pieces , fixed these in place , and began to screw on the cylinder . |
| 26 | In the darkness he could see that Firelight was lying down , but there was nothing unusual in that . |
| 27 | This had been her room since she was six years old but there was nothing of hers in it . |
| 28 | Burt made two more fine saves to deny Wells and Daynes , but there was nothing he could do to stop ‘ Mill 's third after 70 minutes . |
| 29 | ‘ Deemy ’ was interested in Canada , and asked many questions , but there was nothing probing or suspicious in his natural curiosity and quest for knowledge . |
| 30 | He could have sworn that he had heard yet another vehicle out there , as if he in turn were being followed , but there was nothing to be seen . |