Example sentences of "[noun] but it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His one-man show yesterday failed to prevent the Hammers moving to fourth in the First Division but it saved Pompey from embarrassment .
2 It lasted only one and a half hours but it satisfied body and soul .
3 The approach may have risked inhibiting the searcher 's behaviour but it offered continuity and some close-ups of individual steps of the search .
4 Ian Fleming 's Casino Royale ( 1953 ) was not a bestseller but it introduced James Bond , the agent with the number 007 , a licence to kill and a taste for the best of everything , especially girls .
5 Police gave no details but it appeared Mr Anderson fell dying with gunshot wounds , and the Ford Capri car sped off with the gunman and Ms Fisher inside .
6 He said that Maccas goal would be credited as an OG , cos he was trying to pull it back from the byline but it hit sherwood and span in .
7 This was a skilful manoeuvre but it risked frustration because the combination of fog , dense smoke from guns and funnels , and failing light , was making visibility increasingly poor .
8 Brave Gail Devers was suffering from Graves Disease but it took doctors two years to diagnose the crippling thyroid illness .
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