Example sentences of "but [prep] an [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will normally sell for £12 but as an introductory offer the booklet is available for just £10 , until 31st August 1992 , direct from Alison Duguid , . |
| 2 | But after an amazing recovery the four-month-old is now 5lbs . |
| 3 | One proposal was for a new head of state to be elected by the National Assembly , but under an alternative plan the National Assembly would elect a Presidium , the chair of which would also assume the post of head of state . |
| 4 | But in an affluent society the problem of poverty is fundamentally different from what it is in an underdeveloped economy . |
| 5 | Christopher Glen 's complaint against whingeing Scots ( Points of View , today ) is understandable , but in an overcrowded world the consequences of large-scale immigration must be faced . |
| 6 | No part of the accommodation had been specifically designed as a sick bay , but at an early stage the directors , on his advice , fitted up the room at the eastern extremity as a ‘ suitable place of confinement ’ . |