Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun sg] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down
2 I had often rehearsed the choice phrases which I would use on this very occasion but the sight of the animal restrained me ; if he had come to consult me professionally I could hardly start pitching into him right away .
3 Each Contracting State must designate such a Central Authority to receive requests for service coming from other Contracting States ; the expectation , borne out in practice , was that this would involve not the creation of some new agency but the designation as Central Authority for the purposes of this Convention of some existing office or ministry .
4 His reaction was not some other endearment but a tightening of his holding of her and saying again , ‘ Oh Peggy .
5 ‘ Laura Ashley ’ sales everywhere were boosted by this royal connection but the effect in America was electric .
6 Lee Chapman helped himself to a hat-trick in that 6-1 victory but the onslaught really stemmed from Wednesday 's failure to cut out Dorigo 's overlapping runs .
7 Courtaulds had explored the possibility of creating its own melt-spun operation but the capital investment required and the problems of market penetration suggested a collaboration deal was the best way forward .
8 It is not possible in a text of this nature to go into the details of security interests in any great depth but a number of questions arise with respect to the creation of such interests by a company .
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