Example sentences of "but [vb past] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bad debts written off in previous years but recovered this year amounted to £1,740 . |
| 2 | Category 1 again contains the barn owl and short-eared owl but joined this time by the snowy owl . |
| 3 | The SPD parliamentary group in the Volkskammer voted on Aug. 7 to remain in the coalition , but reversed this decision on Aug. 19-20 after de Maizière had made Cabinet changes against the SPD 's wishes . |
| 4 | He glared down at her for eternal seconds and then his mouth descended and Robyn felt the anger and fire , still there , but focused this time in the searing heat of his kiss , the grip of his embrace , the rough glory as his hands roamed her body , conjuring desire and need out of nowhere , moulding her to him , showing Robyn just how much she wanted him , how much he desired her . |
| 5 | Sunset Court went on to race again , but died this spring after breaking a shoulder |
| 6 | They had proposed a new rule to the effect that , if during an interrogation , a suspect omitted to mention some fact which would exculpate him or her , but kept this back until the trial , the court or jury could infer that the evidence was untrue ( Criminal Law Revision Committee , 1972 ) . |
| 7 | So he came round to use mine and to be honest I did n't have too much interest in punk rock at the time but did this fanzine for 12 issues and I got into it . |
| 8 | In his City of London speech traditionally delivered at the Mansion House , but staged this year in the Guildhall , because of refurbishment of the usual venue the Chancellor endorsed Norman Lamont 's plans to raise £10bn over the next two years by slapping VAT on home fuel bills and raising National Insurance contributions . |
| 9 | In his City of London speech traditionally delivered at the Mansion House , but staged this year in the Guildhall , because of refurbishment of the usual venue the Chancellor endorsed Norman Lamont 's plans to raise £10bn over the next two years by slapping VAT on home fuel bills and raising National Insurance contributions . |
| 10 | At the time it was worth five shillings , no mean sum for a Gorbals kid , but had this promise been honoured I would not have parted with the note . |