Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The LP is produced by Jessica Corcoran in tandem with the band and coincides with the tail end of their current tour , a sell-out but for a few tickets for their London show at The Kilburn National on April 4 .
2 A small drapers , ‘ Palmers ’ , was next door but after a few years this became a Baby Wear shop .
3 On average they rise some 2 km above the surrounding ocean floor but in a few localities , notably at Iceland , they reach above sea level .
4 Our own first home in London was just such a problem but with a little thought and flair the space can become an outside room in the fullest sense of the word .
5 At first , her face burned and she was often defeated in her purpose but within a few weeks she was indistinguishable from the seasoned bargainers .
6 The outer-arc ridge is usually a submarine feature but in a few cases , such as Barbados in the West Indies and Middleton Island in the Aleutian Arc in Alaska , parts of it are exposed above sea level .
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