Example sentences of "but [num ord] [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But last night a spokesman for the Portadown business community pledged that life would go on despite the outrage . |
| 2 | But last night a source close to Jagger said : ‘ All that stuff she has been saying about hardly knowing him is rubbish . |
| 3 | But last night a club spokesman said : ‘ The board denies such a rift . |
| 4 | But last night a boat brought news of a raid on Coll , and it was more than he could bear ! ’ |
| 5 | No walker has yet been hit by a bike on Snowdon but last year a cyclist was killed in Gwynedd by a motorist fiddling with his radio . |
| 6 | But last week a spokesman said ‘ we are showing an interest in the idea but we are not committing ourselves . ’ |
| 7 | But last week a court heard how she also ran three kinky health studios . |