Example sentences of "[num] but [art] [adj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1988 the old effective exchange rate had absolute values in the 70s but the new index is in the 90s . |
| 2 | According to official statistics , the gypsy population is five hundred thousand but the real figure is over a million . |
| 3 | It was begun in 1380 but the tall tower was not built until after 1500 . |
| 4 | Unemployment is one third lower than in 1987 but the key point is that the number in work keeps going up . |
| 5 | At first sight , Weir may look as if he should be jumping at four in an LS Lowry Matchstick XV but the gangling Scot is an awful lot tougher than he appears . |
| 6 | The SSA for the social services is £68 million but the total spend is £86 million . |