Example sentences of "[num] but [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady Thatcher , an Oxford graduate , was originally proposed for an honorary degree in 1985 but members of the university 's ruling body the Congregation voted down the idea in protest at her Government 's handling of education . |
| 2 | The EC troika arrived in Zagreb on Aug. 2 but talks in Belgrade broke down after the third round on Aug. 4 which Milosevic boycotted . |
| 3 | MacMillan has come a long way since 1963 but Hermanas can still grip when done as well as this . |
| 4 | Daily passenger figures are averaging 100 but weekends are looking up with more than double that figure each afternoon . |
| 5 | She also dialled 999 but police were diverted to another emergency . |
| 6 | A new constitution was adopted in September 1904 but Congregationalists fought shy of using the word ‘ church ’ , with the implication that local chapels were de facto parishes within a new national body , and retained their old title of ‘ Union ’ : churches remained the local bodies of gathered believers . |
| 7 | There were a number of false starts for North Shields after 1948 but things really began in 1961 . |
| 8 | By exercise 1.3.3 we deduce [ because pi is prime ] that unc for some i. but qi is irreducible and so |
| 9 | IG Metall had opened region-by-region negotiations in this sector on March 4 but employers rejected demands for a 9.5 per cent increase , offering instead 3.3 per cent . |
| 10 | This option was given to working wives in 1948 and withdrawn in 1978 but women who had already chosen to pay the reduced rate were allowed to continue , provided they did not take more than a two-year break from employment after 1978 . |
| 11 | We lost 0–2 but events were taking shape which were to bring the young goalkeeper to the fore : Coventry City swooped for Glazier 's signature in mid-October at a record fee for a goalkeeper of £35,000 . |
| 12 | But it had been there , growing , there for me to see , had I but eyes . ’ |
| 13 | Turnover rose to £2.3 billion from £2.09 billion but earnings per share slipped to 3.5p from 3.9p . |
| 14 | Thus the IC car will certainly still dominate private personal transport , in the year 2000 but changes will be seen in the nature of the car — in its size , efficiency and economy . |
| 15 | Admittedly assessment at earlier ages was not approached as so all-enveloping a concern as at 16 but warnings about the national curriculum were serious . |
| 16 | People are talking about millions for the other two but clubs can forget it as far as Newcastle are concerned . ’ |
| 17 | And in Paris , where there were fewer hotel room additions before the Gulf War , occupancy rates fell by 1.4 percentage points to 74.8% in 1990 but roomrates advanced by 9.1% in local currency . |