Example sentences of "[noun prp] the [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Norman tapestry it was Halley 's Comet which bode ill : not , as it turned out , for the invading forces of William the Conqueror but for the defenders led by King Harold . |
| 2 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |
| 3 | ‘ Winter in Majorca is a one-man show portraying the composer Frederick Chopin , written and performed by Michael Lunts , who not only plays Chopin the man but also , quite superbly , plays Chopin 's music ! ’ |
| 4 | Kjetil Rekdal 's penalty gave Norway the lead but Dennis Bergkamp stroked in an equaliser 30 seconds later . |
| 5 | Nubenehem offered Huy the jar but he waved it away . |
| 6 | Any one of them could still deny Opel the title but it wo n't happen — not if Ulster engineering skills prove to be the deciding factor . |
| 7 | As I 've just said , Herod did not intend to kill John the Baptist but his wife , Herodias , did . |