Example sentences of "but [adv] [vb past] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often these houses were used initially as museums , but eventually fell victim to a series of expenditure cutbacks . |
| 2 | The original cross had been in place since the fifteenth century , but finally fell victim to the elements . |
| 3 | Net profits were hit by £900,000 exceptional charges , but also grew 19% to £4.4m . |
| 4 | In early 1989 the Recruit scandal forced Takeshita from office prematurely [ see p. 36589 ] , but also implicated Abe to such an extent — it forced him to resign as LDP secretary-general — that the premiership once again eluded him . |
| 5 | Her life must have been hard for she not only produced ten children , one of whom died in infancy but also gave birth to my mother when in her forty-fifth year . |
| 6 | The diversity and volume of silver bearing his mark is far greater than can have emerged from a single workshop and it has been generally acknowledged , after a century dominated by the concept of the maker 's mark , that De Lamerie , in common with many other goldsmiths registering marks at Goldsmiths ' Hall , not only fulfilled orders with other goldsmiths ' wares but also subcontracted orders to a range of London workshops , although striking the finished wares with his own punch . |
| 7 | He walked first of all towards the place where he and Christian had tied their horses , but then changed direction to where he had noticed Anna seated on the steps of a caravan . |
| 8 | Corks first popped in ancient Greece and Rome , but then gave way to more primitive stoppers . |