Example sentences of "but it [verb] [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , as prices rose , the effective rate of duty fell : the amount yielded was the same , but it represented a smaller proportion of the value of the goods . |
| 2 | Sheffield was the smaller town , but it had a bigger train station , more industrial soot , more prostitutes , and an all black movie house , the Carver , all in close proximity to one another . |
| 3 | The Financial Reporting Review Panel informed the company that substituting the proposed requirements of an exposure draft for those of an existing accounting standard was not acceptable ; but it took no further action , since FRS 3 was expected shortly . |
| 4 | Some regard this lovely fish as the ‘ poor man 's harlequin ’ , but it deserves a better billing than that . |
| 5 | Smetana , like yogurt , is a fermented milk product , but it has a thicker texture and does not separate as much as natural set yogurt . |
| 6 | The Logos is usually translated as the Word , but it has a stronger meaning . |
| 7 | DataViews is very much a player in the more stable market sector , but it needs a stronger presence in more dynamic growth areas . |
| 8 | It builds in and reinforces their dominance , but it damages the weaker economies . |