Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] but [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Manchester , as in Scotland , it was a good night for Labour but overall the result was still devastating . |
| 2 | The engine capacity was reduced even further , to 1½ litres in 1926 but then a Formula Libre , with no engine size legislation , came into force in 1928 . |
| 3 | The shift in winds as the international economy moved from the extravagant eighties to the uncharted nineties has been evident for sometime but only the master helmsman could have kept afloat until now . |
| 4 | The world would remain unshaken over this but maybe the constable would have a gentle word with the unthinking reverser . |
| 5 | The restrictions on newspaper advertising had no doubt contributed to this but perhaps the layout and phraseology of many of the Board 's own publications had made them unattractive to readers . |
| 6 | In the case of a patient with a very high level , say 9 , that would bring it down to 7 but then the level will probably remain static . |
| 7 | Indeed , we suspect that a rule which was never broken would not be a rule in our sense at all but rather an inevitability with the logical status of a law . |