Example sentences of "but it [adv] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another fishing boat tried to tow the Glenmore back to port in rough seas , but it finally sank ninety miles east of Orkney . |
| 2 | Sinclair improved the system by using two heads on a continuous belt but it still takes four passes of each head to create a row of characters . |
| 3 | It can take effect immediately , but it usually takes twenty minutes or so for the full effects to be felt . |
| 4 | Well yes , but it only represents two percent of G D P in this country it 's , it 's insignificant . |
| 5 | ‘ But it only has 4 grams of fat , ’ came the smart reply . |
| 6 | They sent up a thick screen of flak between the Goshawk planes and the second balloon , damning anyone who tried to break through The usual haphazard spray of machine-gun fire sprinkled the air , inaccurate and half-spent at that height , but it only needed one bulletin the head to destroy a whole aircraft . |