Example sentences of "but in [adj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether this was all done in preparation for his wedding is not certain , but in 1744 he married a daughter of Richard Osborne from neighbouring Wortley House . |
| 2 | But in 1945 he was allowed to join the US Army — as a civil censor . |
| 3 | But in 1659 he won a landslide victory over a crypto-Royalist , and in the Parliament of Richard Cromwell [ q.v. ] he proposed Chaloner Chute [ q.v. ] as Speaker and rose to his feet ‘ 20 times a day ’ . |
| 4 | He applied unsuccessfully for the chair of technology at Edinburgh , and in 1862 was appointed keeper of minerals to the Royal Dublin Society , His meteorological output was confined to the translation of Dove 's book but in 1866 he was approached by his intimate friend ( Sir ) Edward Sabine [ q.v. ] , then at the height of his influence as president of the Royal Society and prospective chairman of the new meteorological committee , and was offered the directorship of the Meteorological Office . |
| 5 | The defendant squatter , Tillson , had occupied several acres of agricultural land belonging to the council since 1967 , but in 1983 he had apparently acknowledged the plaintiff council 's title by becoming their tenant of the land . |
| 6 | Property ( other than a legal estate in land ) may be transferred , and binding promises may be made to an infant , but in general he is unable to make a binding disposition of his property or to make binding promises to others . |
| 7 | But in 1766 he came to the notice of Peter Beckford [ q.v. ] , then travelling in Italy , who , in return for payments to the father , brought the boy to live at his home in Stapleton Iwerne , Dorset , for seven years . |
| 8 | But in private he had already told Lord Home that he should prepare to succeed him , and the ‘ customary processes ’ duly resulted in Home being chosen . |
| 9 | But in private he affected too much modesty , and before 1922 had been junior to too many of them . |
| 10 | Jessica had exploded publicly , but in private he might not be able to summon up the words . |
| 11 | From 1889 to 1906 he worked on railways in many other countries : the Central Argentine Railway appointed him district locomotive superintendent in 1894 , but in 1897 he was summarily dismissed for being late in returning from leave in England ; in 1900 he went as locomotive superintendent to the Cuban Central Railways , in 1902 to the Lagos Government Railway , and in 1904 to the Lima Railways in Peru . |
| 12 | But in 1132 he was back as chancellor , though he never aspired to the influence of his earlier days , and the more sober ecclesiastics of the court , in alliance with the papacy , managed to keep him out of a bishopric . |
| 13 | Smith himself was for a few years a tutor at Christ Church , but in 1795 he resigned his studentship to become incumbent of Daventry ( a Christ Church living ) , returning to Christ Church as a canon in 1807 . |
| 14 | In the event Edward was to have no qualms about dismantling the power of the second earl in the 1470s , but in 1469 he wanted to keep his options open and , in particular , to keep the support of the surviving members of the Herbert connection . |
| 15 | In the event Edward was to have no qualms about dismantling the power of the second earl in the 1470s , but in 1469 he wanted to keep his options open and , in particular , to keep the support of the surviving members of the Herbert connection . |
| 16 | The modest honours he received were mainly from natural history societies , but in 1873 he was awarded the honorary degree of MA by Yale University , in 1902 the Victoria medal of honour by the Royal Horticultural Society , and in 1903 the gold medal of the Linnean Society . |
| 17 | His family had regularly provided MPs for the adjacent borough of Plympton Erle since 1437 ; but in 1597 he became the first to represent the county . |
| 18 | So great had his concentration been on finishing the maps that Green had had little time to do anything else in those difficult years excepting for a brief visit to Buttermere in 1791 , and in 1793 he went to Wales and the Lake District with his stalwart helper Thornton ; but in 1794 he revisited Cumberland for twelve weeks two of which were devoted to Buttermere . |
| 19 | Methven was later to create an embarrassing scandal among the godly , when he was publicly deposed for adultery in 1562 — a sin which did not prevent him finding a niche among the ministry of the Church of England — but in 1558 he was a major asset to the Protestants , preaching not only in Dundee but , during the summer months , in other parts of Angus and in Fife . |
| 20 | The great propagandist for agricultural capitalism naturally fav-oured high cereal prices , but in 1771 he also made the link with high wages , insisting that " great earnings " caused many workers to offer only four or five days ' labour . |
| 21 | But in 679 he himself was defeated by Æthelred of Mercia at the battle of the Trent , where Ecgfrith 's brother Ælfwine was killed . |
| 22 | He started by writing occasional articles but in 1939 he wrote The State of Music , a trenchant and provocative assessment of the machinery of the musical profession at the time . |
| 23 | But in 1938 he could only suggest that the manyattas be brought as far as possible under administrative control and the moran ‘ encouraged in any activities to maintain their manliness such as sports , road work , or their lion-hunting with spears ’ . |
| 24 | Ungo went briefly into exile , but in 1979 he returned to take a seat on a civilian-military junta , resigning after three months [ see pp. 30045-46 ; 30322 ] . |
| 25 | Firbank had no close emotional attachments , save with his mother ; but in 1919 he seems to have become infatuated with the Hon. Evan Morgan , who rebuffed him by refusing the dedication of his only play , The Princess Zoubaroff , days before its publication in 1920 . |
| 26 | He had been local organiser for the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers but in 1952 he led a breakaway which two years later merged with the ITGWU . |
| 27 | Not only did he lay the foundation for the theory of computer programs , but in 1952 he published a highly original paper on pattern formation . |
| 28 | After the execution of Majorian , Ricimer appointed Severus as emperor ; four years later he agreed to the elevation of Anthemius , but in 472 he had Anthemius executed and replaced him with Olybrius . |
| 29 | But in 1925 he did overthrow the Cadgers. he had considered creating a republic , but he was persuaded many of the leading clergy that the monarchy should be preserved . |
| 30 | Little is known about his activities in Parliament , but in 1628 he opposed the billeting of troops and was summoned before the Privy Council ; four years later he was in conflict with the authorities again over musters . |