Example sentences of "[noun] but one [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranulf had bruises and cuts on his hands , arms and legs but one of the others , a young man , had received a terrible slash across his stomach and Corbett knew the fellow would be dead very soon . |
| 2 | The policeman gave chase but one of the suspects turned and shot him twice in the back w He was rushed to Homerton Hospital where he was said to be in a serious condition early today . |
| 3 | Erm if it is I wish the Ford Motor Company gave as much money to the Labour party as they do the I L O but one of the points they made there is that in their opinion the unemployment figure in Britain is approximately four to four and a half million people because of the way the figures are worked out and the goal post of working have been changed by successive Ministers of Employment since nineteen seventy nine . |
| 4 | There were various factors that came into making this decision but one of the things is I 'm heartily sick that I have never been able to go away on holiday in the autumn ever in my life . |
| 5 | I mean tha , is it all , you know , do we need all the time to have erm extra administrative help and in in , and in terms of which we 've been talking about before , I know they might sound like two conflicting issues but one of the ways of ensuring we get the work done is do we trying too much at the Synod ? |
| 6 | More detailed research and length of text could deter the casual reader but one of the improvements in this volume is the increased use of historical and topographical introductions to towns and villages . |