Example sentences of "but had been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not a printer himself , but had been with the advertising department of the Jewish Echo for a while . |
| 2 | He 'd arranged to meet her at in the West End , he told me , but had been at a loss for a suitable landmark as a meeting place . |
| 3 | I pointed out that I had not been to the polytechnic , but had been to Durham University on a scholarship — only the second the force had been awarded . |
| 4 | The reference to ‘ all the circumstances ’ was not included in the Bill , but had been in earlier legislation , and was reinstated for fear that the courts might read into the omission a legislative intention that was not truly held . |
| 5 | But , he said , last week the beleaguered Mr Major had found new friends in the SNP — which had for weeks been urging all-party opposition talks on the government of Scotland , but had been in secret negotiations with a Tory government . |