Example sentences of "of [noun] but it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably . |
| 2 | All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably . |
| 3 | China is already a big exporter of tungsten but it has major reserves of titanium , tin , copper . |
| 4 | In Scotland there was a majority in favour of devolution but it fell short of the 40 per cent of the electorate required by the statute . |
| 5 | Size provides a cushion to the vicissitudes of markets but it creates other problems . |
| 6 | It may not be the most fashionable branch of medicine but it puts thousands of patients on hospital waiting lists each year . |