Example sentences of "[num] but [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The antibody to γ-interferon was raised to highly purified natural human γ-interferon and had a neutralising titre against γ-interferon of 1:10000 but had no detectable activity against human alpha or beta interferons . |
| 2 | The ULF had been founded in 1920 but remained a small organization affiliated to the Labour Party in 1934 on a membership of only three hundred . |
| 3 | White cleared up to the pink with a break of 31 but missed a difficult black which McManus hammered into the yellow pocket . |
| 4 | Incomes policies were first adopted in the UK in the late 1940s but became a regular feature during the 1960s . |
| 5 | Boycott stayed over five hours for 70 but had no lengthy support , Botham holed out in the deep when his responsibility as captain was to put his head down , and England never looked as though they were going to make it . |
| 6 | The Immigration and Customs people at Ramsgate had been instructed to watch out for the Renault 18 but to keep a low profile and let it through . |
| 7 | She estimated what the size of the labour force in the United States would have been in 1960 by making two assumptions : ( a ) if death rates had not declined since 1900 , the labour force would have been over 13 million less in 1960 ; ( b ) if death rates had declined from 1900–1920 but remained the same level after that , the labour force would have been 6 million smaller in 1960 . |
| 8 | It is great for people who work nine to five but have a beautiful car in the garage . |
| 9 | This is a requirement of the Bank Charter Act of 1844 but has no practical significance and need not detain us here . |
| 10 | The interest in Greece had started in the 1750s but reached a great climax in 1820 . |
| 11 | Geneva was also the location for the START ( Strategic Arms Reduction ) talks , which began in June 1982 but made no more progress . |
| 12 | Strett won several medals with his second penalty goal — a pressure kick if ever there was one — to make it 12–10 but missed a final chance to add to the lead . |
| 13 | This burnt down in 1791 but had a dramatic effect on milling in London and clearly had an influence on the Gloucester Docks scheme . |