Example sentences of "but it [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was the Greek islands on which his attention was finally fastened , notably Hydra ( Ydra ) in the Saronic Gulf , which had had an artistic community on it for some years . |
| 2 | Averaging of this kind was first done at the National Hospital in London in the 1940s by George Dawson , initially using a technique of photographic superimposition and then later a system of addition using banks of condensers , but it was the electronic processing and computing power of the 1960s and 1970s which made the accurate timing of these averaged potentials possible , resulting in a rapid expansion in ERP research . |
| 3 | But it was the 38 year old veteran , Jimmy Connors , who made the blood come to the boil . |
| 4 | But it was the spirit of Henley , with huge crowds enjoying amateur sport , presented with administrative finesse , which Keller took as the yardstick for the international circuit . |
| 5 | In the 1950s and 1960s the royal castles were examined in detail by various authorities , but it was the great baronial buildings in Wales that attracted King . |
| 6 | But it was the challenge from within the Panamanian Defence Force ( PDF ) that most concerned General Noriega yesterday . |
| 7 | The loss per share has fallen from 10 cents a share to 1 cent , but it was the renewed promise of a dividend that helped the shares beat the market trend yesterday . |
| 8 | His canonry was not of Oxford but of Kobe , of the Anglican Church in Japan , but it was the Oxford Diocesan Clergy Cricket side which he captained and ran for 25 years . |
| 9 | Depending upon the date of the interview we could predict quite well whether people would name defence as the Conservatives ' main campaign theme , but it was the date of the interview rather than the personal characteristics of the interviewee that mattered . |
| 10 | But it was the city 's spiritual health which most preoccupied him , though he realized spiritual and economic were not always inseparable . |
| 11 | But it was the Nissan , Mark Blundell at the wheel , that now headed the field . |
| 12 | Like several other drivers , they spun almost in unison , but it was the Nissan that made it back to the pits first . |
| 13 | Brian , a twenty-year-old draughtsman , had seen it all before , but it was the first time for Jane , his nineteen-year-old wife , whose daytime job is as a telephonist . |
| 14 | In practice , she learnt to ski ; but it was the first time she had been away from her friends and family , the first time she had been on a plane , the first time she had been abroad , and she was desperately unhappy . |
| 15 | But it was the Church which really fascinated me . |
| 16 | This conviction brought forth the rebuke from Michael Powell that Balcon was ‘ suburban ’ , but it was the sense of purpose Balcon gave to his employees that distinguished Gaumont-British from other local studios . |
| 17 | A petulant Gascoigne tried by fair means and foul , to his own discredit , to twirl the Tranmere defence , but it was the sleek performance of Lineker , playing deep , that provided the few chances Spurs had . |
| 18 | But it was the unanimous view of the board that it manifested contempt towards the divinity of Christ by presenting him as a living man , not a symbol , and as the object of overt sexual passion . |
| 19 | But it was the duty of the courts to enforce the laws made by Parliament . |
| 20 | But it was the rise over and above the increase in real incomes which caused most grief for inflation and the payments balance . |
| 21 | But it was the call for investment that aroused the most plain fears , and these have been compounded in recent days by a clutch of investments in Eastern Europe by big western manufacturers . |
| 22 | Not that I thought he understood the music that much , but it was the image of he people behind the music , because people like Charlie Mingus are quite characters . |
| 23 | producer Mike Vernon , Gus Dudgeon , blah , blah , and this weird list of instruments like bass flute , contra bassoon , bass drum , etc and I thought this was very peculiar , but it was the early days of the Deram label and we used to do some pretty odd sessions . |
| 24 | The possibility of ending of National Service was not mentioned in these guidelines , but it was the first item on the agenda of subjects to be discussed , and it was seen in the Whitehall market-place to be the political ‘ Blue Chip' stock of the year . |
| 25 | IBM was not the first company to produce mainframe computers ( Remington Rand , Raytheon and Philco were all pioneers ) , but it was the first to make vast first-mover investments in integrated production , distribution and management for the introduction of its System 360 in 1964 . |
| 26 | When he ‘ resigned ’ as a BBC radio producer in 1986 , he may have been pushed , but it was the start of a freelance career guaranteed to outrage the good citizens of Britain with a style of comedy that ranges from the macabre to the indecent . |
| 27 | It was not the first time , but it was the worst . |
| 28 | One took me rather out of my way , before turning at last , at right angles , up the hill and home ; but it was the main road and was lit . |
| 29 | The case against Charles seemed a reasonably strong one but it was the charge of frivolity that chiefly told with the Colonel who showed a marked distaste for Charles 's habit of eccentric behaviour followed by unlikely explanation . |
| 30 | But it was the manner of that ejection which offended many . |