Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] for the [noun sg] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well when we clean out the er thing with the big fishing net for the pond but it 's a small one when we clean out the fish tank . |
| 2 | Mr Beavers , 37 , a married man with two children , won a bravery award for the rescue but is suffering from viral fatigue syndrome which strikes at the nervous system and brain . |
| 3 | ‘ I had hoped that joining Derry would have given me some hunger back for the game but it just has n't happened , ’ said Doherty . |
| 4 | The lowering of interest rates last year provided extra spending power for the family but , as Mr Ingram , 34 , pointed out , that will probably now just be kept back for the rainy days to come in 1994 . |
| 5 | The council tried to take Mr Rowse to court for fraud and deception , and asked Rhoda to be the star witness for the prosecution but she refused , and had a startling remission , as Mr Rowse had promised her she would if she were only loyal . |
| 6 | In response to the first task , 72 per cent of the pupils obtained an acceptable height measurement for the label but 44 per cent only cut out the label with acceptable accuracy . |
| 7 | There is now a training pack for the trade but these in-house materials provided some pre-vocational experience for students who might be interested . |
| 8 | I made the brandy sauce for the pud but I think I 've put too much brandy in it and now Paul wo n't let me back in the kitchen . |