Example sentences of "[indef pn] but a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It all seemed a bit pointless — and anyway no-one but a raving lunatic was going to attempt to get airborne in those conditions . |
| 2 | No one but a bloody fool would try to walk a mile with an arrow through his chest . |
| 3 | The preliminary round was an experience in more ways than one but a successful result in this tie could see the Blues avoiding such a scenario in future . |
| 4 | It is an old one but a first UK publication . |
| 5 | Miller 's End was empty , and no one but a stray farm-worker was going to use the lane . |
| 6 | Anybody but a complete knucklehead could find a beautiful woman in a place like Waldron City inside twenty-four hours . |
| 7 | The Hangman 's Arms was naught but a roofless ruin . |
| 8 | Midway through the first half here at Filbert Street still Leicester City nil Nottingham Forest nil but a good game . |
| 9 | Accessed from the body end , the truss rod is the old ‘ slotted head ’ type , which needs nought but a humble screwdriver to adjust : good news for those of us who find the successful storage of appropriate Allen keys in accessible places an impossible task . |