Example sentences of "of [det] [noun pl] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Quotations would be asked for to ascertain the cost of such improvements but the committee decided that the outlay would be a justifiable expense in order to make provision for those who regularly use the tables .
2 Quotations would be asked for to ascertain the cost of such improvements but the committee decided that the outlay would be a justifiable expense in order to make provision for those who regularly use the tables .
3 Europe has its fair share of such operators but the king of them is the Coventry based Atlantic Group who have established themselves under the banner International Task Force .
4 Large numbers of people have benefited from the positive aspects of many of these policies but the casualty list has also been appalling .
5 She is , in her professional capacity , the site of convergence of many discourses but the generator of none .
6 The applicant applied to the High Court for judicial review of those decisions but the application was dismissed .
7 A SUCCESSION of flowers is the life-blood of most gardens but the foliage of trees and shrubs , together with perennials and grasses , can give colour and texture throughout the year .
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