Example sentences of "but [adv] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessica poured herself a gin , but only had two sips . |
| 2 | Sicily for Pound never but once had any existence that was n't either verbal ( as in the wordplay on ‘ Trinacria ’ or the Eleanors ) , or else notional , ideological ( as providing a sort of slender mnemonic crutch for a tendentious reading of history ) . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's friendly ! ’ he shouted over the engine noise , and he pointed through the windscreen at the concrete airstrip which not only had the yellow cross painted huge at its western end , but also had two trucks parked in its centre line , thus making it impossible for any plane to land . |
| 4 | Darlington Tory candidate Michael Fallon said Labour could spend a quarter of the £1m in borough council coffers on housing , but also had outstanding debts for constructing council properties . |
| 5 | ‘ Because , although you 'd said you understood , I decided I 'd better explain , but then had great difficulty in assembling anything which sounded … feasible . |
| 6 | The 10 patients who were lost to follow-up were younger than the rest of the cohort ( mean age : 48 yr vs 60 yr , p=0.05 ) , but otherwise had similar baseline characteristics . |
| 7 | Arkells told us it sympathised with the Gammages but never had any intention of employing them . |
| 8 | They tried having two machines but never had enough laundry to justify running them both . |