Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [prep] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it died within two weeks . ’ |
| 2 | I think I read for two hours , but it seemed like ten minutes . |
| 3 | He was in an iron bed which resembled that on which he slept in ffeatherstonehaugh 's , but it had on one side a sad leatherette-and-wooden armchair and on the other a small white cabinet . |
| 4 | The statement was extremely thin , but it touched on one matter of importance — the fact that some employers spend money on training but others do not : they poach . |
| 5 | But it looked at one stage as if they might lose their first choice and have to stay in Reigate for another summer when negotiations for the purchase coincided with their long-planned holiday of a lifetime — watching last month 's world cup cricket in Australia . |