Example sentences of "but [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | But in an instant the laughter was gone from the Political Officer 's mouth . |
| 32 | But in an election the facts speak for themselves ; if you do not get the right message across to the right people , you lose . |
| 33 | But within a fortnight the Indian Round Table Conference had opened in London , and the second fissiparous issue had filled any gap left by the temporary subsidence of the first . |
| 34 | But within a century a great change took place . |
| 35 | The liquid dispersed the frost , but within an hour the ground was freezing again . |
| 36 | From the surrounding dales , Ingleborough 's finer parts are often hidden by the billowing folds of its foothills , but from a distance the stepped profile is easily recognisable , and dominates the countryside of West Craven . |
| 37 | Stones can be moved around until you get it right , but on a lawn the pattern should be laid out with pegs initially . |
| 38 | But at a stroke the Chancellor has severely dented our efforts . ’ |
| 39 | Normally the forces from one molecule are counterbalanced by equal attraction by other molecules but at an interface the forces become unbalanced . |