Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] [num] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had one further arrow to my bow . |
| 2 | But I found three thousand dollars . |
| 3 | The old lady was not rich , but she had five hundred pounds , and Linkworth knew this . |
| 4 | ‘ Hurry , ’ he urged , checking behind him for witnesses , but she had one more question . |
| 5 | But she shared one crucial thing with the whole of that community , friends and enemies : awareness that the struggle was not just a Scottish matter , but something fought out on the international stage . |
| 6 | Oh yes , yes , we , the we had an extremely large rooms , I do n't know went , what , what , what went wrong the architect but we had two enormous rooms which could of been quite easily divided into three , but we could of had two bedrooms instead of one and the conse |
| 7 | ‘ But we had one old country horse that was a bit of a nuisance — a big mare . |
| 8 | But we had eighty one pounds in stamps . |
| 9 | The children had decided to have cardboard wheels , but they found four wooden circles which they decided would do for wheels . |
| 10 | Eisenhower quickly learned that political life was considerably less orderly than that of the army ; but he had one great asset — enormous personal popularity . |
| 11 | All the cards seemed to be stacked against Aurangzeb , but he had one key advantage : the support of his sister Roshanara . |
| 12 | He 's tried direct flights and so on but he thought four hundred pounds , four hundred and fifty was a bit much although he 'll get the villa so cheaply . |
| 13 | At 5ft 10½ inches and 13 stone he was big for a winger but he made 29 Southern League appearances for us that season out of a maximum of 38 , and scored two valuable goals at Cardiff ( where we won 2–1 ) and at Swindon ( where we won 2–0 ) . |
| 14 | The Home Secretary rejected any suggestion that the methods authorized for interrogation contained any element of cruelty but he appointed three Privy Councillors to consider those methods . |
| 15 | Dave was caddying for Roberto de Vicenzo , who looked as though he could win his second Open , but he hit two great shots and then three-putted the 13th in the third round . |
| 16 | This policy may have seemed ‘ reasonable ’ to the civil service , but it had two major flaws . |
| 17 | But it took five more years , and the Tiananmen massacre , for its residents fully to grasp their prospective vulnerability as citizens of China . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking . |
| 20 | 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 . |