Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] but a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arctic Finland , in contrast to both Norway and Sweden , is flat , a vast tundra forest with lakes that is ideal country for the pulka-pulling skier but a little less inspiring for the walker . |
| 2 | The method we used leads to an increase in the computational load but a gain in simplicity . |
| 3 | It is possible to space the rear mounting bolt to suit the shorter unit but a more satisfactory job can be made by replacing the mounting bracket on the block with the later alternator type . |
| 4 | I could not fail to see that all , men , women and children , wore nothing in the tropical heat but a band — in the case of the women this was quite ornate — around their middles , leaving everything else uncovered . |
| 5 | Small numbers of French had been parachuted into Indochina under SEAC auspices before the Japanese coup but a much larger and perhaps more effective intervention by the French Corps Léger d'Intervention , a specialist unit of some five hundred men recruited and waiting in Algeria , was frustrated for various nominal reasons ; the effective one being that the US , until the very last moment , was unalterably opposed to French units participating in the war against Japan , and especially , if this involved Vietnam . |
| 6 | The building of the present Thomas Street Church in 1860 was not the result of the 1859 Revival but a providential event parallel to it . |
| 7 | Most came to terms with the constraints of the existing order but a radical wing refused to do so and dreamed of a society run on rational lines laid down by acknowledged experts ( themselves ) — a society they dubbed ‘ socialist ’ . |
| 8 | It is frequently said that like changes have not been seen since the invention of the printed book but a good argument can be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself . |
| 9 | Smaller than the great skua but a little larger than the Arctic , the most obvious features of the pomarine are the two central tail-feathers which are considerably longer than the rest . |
| 10 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 11 | They had slightly the better of the first half but a poor pass to Sleightholme lost one chance and then Sleightholme could not touch down a useful kick by Maynard , Stabler getting there first . |
| 12 | These doubts were still widely encountered at the time of the 1840 Convention but a debate there and at the 1843 meeting stimulated the search for a reliable supply of free-labour cotton to reduce dependence on the slaveholders of the American South . |
| 13 | At the other end Thompson 's flag kick was headed into the net by Linighan wide of the far post but a linesman had his flag up very early and the effort did not count . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you sure , though , ’ the man continued , desperately , ‘ a fine young woman , rather on the thin side but a lady , no doubting it , and a terrible young scoundrel , a thief of a man who looked as if he should be hanged . ’ |
| 15 | In the latter case the experiment is repeated using the same solvent but a solute of known molar mass . |
| 16 | They may have the same selection but a different gradation . |
| 17 | They believe that the booming export market is not just a temporary product of the recent devaluation but a development that could stick . |
| 18 | The big cat started to swing on to the other tack but a swell caught her bow , slamming her back . |
| 19 | This was also the result in the 1989 election but a number of new SDLP councillors will be replacing familiar faces including William McCorriston who split from the party and ran as Independent SDLP and Annie Gallagher who did not seek re-election despite the fact that she topped the poll in 1989 . |
| 20 | Four mills hadn ‘ t the necessary equipment but a fifth , Smith Anderson & Company , said they could carry out the process . |
| 21 | There appears to be no time-limit on the matters to be considered , so that not only the final act but a whole course of conduct may be taken into account . |
| 22 | ( This is not the final theory but a first approximation . ) |
| 23 | With a total deal value of £960 million the fourth quarter was the strongest , showing an increase of £340 million over the third quarter but a rise of just £20 million over the corresponding period in the previous year . |
| 24 | Although Stranraer were in command from the start of the final , they were in danger of losing four shots and the match at the last end but a missed stone from the opposing skip handed them victory . |
| 25 | Care must be taken not to read more than is said into reports from others , particularly since the Regulations exclude access to the original report but a teacher 's use of it may be on the record . |