Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun pl] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know . |
| 2 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 3 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 4 | Sir Henry Curtis perched upon a rock bleeding from a dozen wounds but fighting on with the remnant of the Greys against the hordes of Twala was too heroic . |
| 5 | A plant that may only flower once in a hundred years but grows at up to seven inches a day is catching on with gardeners . |