Example sentences of "but it was [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It led to some job losses but it was justified in the company 's longer-term interests — and therefore the interests of the majority of employees . |
| 2 | He answered , when pressed , that he did n't know why , but it was understood that the young fellow was mad , that is , Monseigneur the King was in one of his fits of impatience . |
| 3 | The Cabinet had agreed on March 20 that Decree No. 42 should be discarded but it was understood that some members of the Cabinet favoured new press legislation to replace the decree , while others thought that the existing criminal code was enough to ensure a responsible press . |
| 4 | The board has also been having ongoing talks with potential investors , but it was understood last night that the present worrying situation remained unchanged . |
| 5 | The memorandum gave that impression , but it was written in the light of developments occasioned by the European revolutions of 1848 . |
| 6 | ‘ We say that the letter was written by Paula Gilfoyle but it was written at the defendant 's request and dictation and no such person as Nigel existed . |
| 7 | It was almost the language of the papal chancery itself , but it was asked in such a manner that the pope could not concede . |
| 8 | But it was followed by slightly more peaceful methods . |
| 9 | But it was followed a few months later by sort of mini riot . |
| 10 | The cloth was linen , for Mrs Maugham held that plastic table cloths were the last resort of the working classes , and had said so often and at length ; but it was adorned with place mats of plastic . |
| 11 | It is understood relatives of the baby , from Dagenham , east London , agreed reluctantly to a transfusion , but it was blocked after objections from senior officials of the religious sect , who hoped alternative treatment could be found . |
| 12 | There was one but it was blocked up . |
| 13 | Originally this enclosed the medieval interior of the cathedral but it was transferred to its present location in 1924 . |
| 14 | There was more writing beneath this , but it was printed too small to be legible . |
| 15 | When it first appeared , The Languages of Love was generally read as a satire of London literary and academic circles , but it was criticized by reviewers for not being satiric enough ( Cranston 1957:90 , Allen 1957:470 ) . |
| 16 | A marriage between foreign nationals from different countries and of different religions would have been difficult enough in settled times , but it was rendered much more complicated now by the fact that whatever my family 's record might have been with regard to the Fascist party , my mother , my father and I were enemy aliens who had just lost a war . |
| 17 | And then but it was seen as okay that the men could go to the pub after a funeral ? |
| 18 | But it was done cheerfully . |
| 19 | Knowing the speed that floppy disks take to format , I allowed half a day for the job , but it was done in a couple of minutes — it 's the absolutely essential task of backing up files that takes the time . |
| 20 | But it was done now , there was no way of backing out . |
| 21 | But it was done . |
| 22 | Was there any feeling amongst the men that er it was not only a low grade , but it was done by women if you if you like ? |
| 23 | But it was given very full and serious consideration . ’ |
| 24 | The concept of the church as heaven on earth was as old as Byzantium , but it was given new impetus in these confections of the Holy Roman Empire 's last century . |
| 25 | A copy of the notice served on the group of insurance companies was sent to W. Plc. but it was given no opportunity to make representations and it had no right of appeal under Lautro 's 1988 Rules . |
| 26 | I wo n't read it all out , but it was given to me before I went into the Air Force . |
| 27 | St Bartholomew 's was among hospitals threatened by that report — but it was saved by Mrs Bottomley . |
| 28 | It was never expected that such measures would cause a transfer of car users to the bike , but it was hoped that by making the route safer and more comfortable , recreational use of the route might rise and parental objections to children cycling to school might diminish . |
| 29 | As approved , these lines would be isolated from any other tramways , but it was hoped that at some future date , the L.C.C . |
| 30 | The name of the author was evidently a pseudonym , but it was hoped that the committee would take steps to find out who he was , would decide what should be done to clean this canker out of Tollemarche , and would take more steps to curb their local bookseller 's and cigar stores ' choice of books . |