Example sentences of "but [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long term effects have not been established , but sit two metres away from the TV screen to be safe . |
| 2 | It will be seen that section 61(1) does not require the Secretary of State to release any person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life on licence , but imposes two conditions which must be satisfied before he may do so , namely , that the release must first be recommended by the Parole Board ( a body which was itself constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and that the Secretary of State may not release on licence except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of England together with the trial judge if available . |
| 3 | To counteract this , I 've sometimes specified quantities of potatoes , rice and pasta in the menus , just for the 28-day period , but given two courses at every meal so you should n't need to eat in between . |
| 4 | When she reached the main road she did n't know which direction to take , but seeing two men accompanied by two women she hurried to them and said , ‘ Would you , please direct me to the cab rank ? ’ |
| 5 | Also available in a combination pack at £6.99 is Doc Wellfish 's Aquarium Starter Kit , which unlike other ‘ starters ’ does not seed the water , but offers two bottles with not dissimilar actions . |
| 6 | We shall start again with a resistive ring but make two modifications . |
| 7 | This has great potential , but has two limitations which are particularly serious in the case of mathematics . |
| 8 | But to meet two gentlemen on the road — we would not hope to meet them off it . |
| 9 | But consider two things about any DTI inquiry . |
| 10 | Matthew : Matthew follows Mark 's account very closely but includes two additions of his own : |
| 11 | The man was dressed in a combat jacket and jeans , and behind him stood two more men , their hair cropped short , dressed in a similar fashion but holding two flags , a Union Jack and a red flag with a cross on it . |
| 12 | I mean if er that w you you 'd had it if if you w ruined for life if you er took one man 's see but served two teas . |
| 13 | The Conservative party did not have a programme as such , but included two sections : Lower Taxes and Social Security — a fair deal for those in need , which addressed the same problems , albeit with different solutions . |
| 14 | Bahrain 's first constituent assembly was elected in 1973 but dissolved two years later [ see pp. 26340 ; 27364 ] . |
| 15 | Yeah I had my disc removed but took two operations but |
| 16 | He made no attempt to re-enter the system without paying but bought two tickets from the machine while the bear waited meekly with bowed head . |
| 17 | The right-wing Republican Party won less than 1 per cent in the state overall but won two seats in Hannover , where the SPD suffered a serious setback , and two others in Delmenhorst . |
| 18 | Janet Walters , an Oxford history graduate who had previously served as a full-time tutor in Northamptonshire in 1943–45 , arrived in August 1952 but resigned two years later : she went on to a successful career in adult education , eventually retiring as principal of Hillcroft College , Surbiton , in 1982 . |
| 19 | He was appointed surgeon dentist to the Royal Public dispensary ( 1857 ) , but resigned two years later to establish an institution devoted to dental treatment , the Edinburgh Dental Dispensary , which opened in 1860 . |
| 20 | What she has chosen to do , therefore , is to have only ten goals , but to spend two weeks on each goal . |
| 21 | He took only two wickets in the first Test after leapfrogging Essex man Mark Ilott when Alan Igglesden pulled out injured , but had two catches dropped by Graeme Hick , including Mark Taylor early in his match-winning innings . |
| 22 | At first , they were not married but had two sons . |
| 23 | By coming into a room that I thought was empty — which was n't empty , but had two people in it … |
| 24 | Cutts did the grand slam of all four events in last season 's area finals , but following two eliminations in the last round , will have to fight hard to qualify for just one in the current campaign . |
| 25 | Cutts did the grand slam of all four events in last season 's area finals , but following two eliminations in the last round , will have to fight hard to qualify for just one in the current campaign . |