Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] but [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saturday arrived but still no luggage . |
| 2 | The champagne corks popped but then the reporter told us the house had been repossessed . |
| 3 | The world heritage programme depends not just on what the sites represent but also the way they are looked after . |
| 4 | By ‘ crisis ’ , the head of cultural affairs means not only the need to economise but also the fragility of the administrative structure . |
| 5 | Bill goes behind Doug to help but suddenly the line slackens , and flutters in the wind . |
| 6 | Similarly , with the various aspects of stock work , careful and skilful handling not only reduced the time and effort of the person involved but also the stress to the stock . |
| 7 | Not only was the traditional ideal of union between church and state relinquished but also the Council stressed the responsibility of the church to pass moral judgements , even on matters touching the political order , whenever basic personal rights or the salvation of souls make such judgements necessary . |
| 8 | Communion comes but twice a year for some |
| 9 | It 's not every house that has antique vases thirty feet up a wall to dust … fortunately even at Claydon House the problem comes but once a year . |
| 10 | Long — well , perhaps not that long-ago , in a drowsy Melbourne suburb called Surrey Hills , where Christmas came but once a year and the rest of the time there was the telly , you could say life was dull . |
| 11 | ‘ Christmas comes but once a year . ’ |
| 12 | As Italians and many others would agree , fortunately for the figure Christmas comes but once a year ! |
| 13 | After a few months the child 's speech improved but later a specialist advised there was need of a further operation . |