Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [num] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This policy may have seemed ‘ reasonable ’ to the civil service , but it had two major flaws . |
| 2 | But it took five more years , and the Tiananmen massacre , for its residents fully to grasp their prospective vulnerability as citizens of China . |
| 3 | Finally , under the obscurity of dust and smoke the Germans managed to get a foothold on the summit , but it took three more days of bitter close combat before the vital Côte 304 was finally theirs . |
| 4 | ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking . |
| 5 | The 1936–37 season back home was Darling 's last , but it embraced three fine achievements at the MCG : centuries in the South Australia and Queensland matches , and a recall for the third Test match , in which Australia began their fightback after losses in the first two Tests . |