Example sentences of "[noun sg] but came " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dan Jackart , the other capped prop , went off with a damaged shoulder in the first half against North Harbour but came on as a replacement for Szabo . |
| 2 | He took avoiding action but came close to a third . |
| 3 | Understandably , the expert systems did not assist the experts a great deal but came into their own when both of the 2 experts were not available and an inexperienced technician had to take over . |
| 4 | Mind you the title was a bit funny because it did n't Almost an Angel but if he died and he went to heaven , then he must have been an angel but came back down , he 's still an angel . |
| 5 | On the icy roads and tracks of sweden the prodrive rally team from Banbury were flying at the weekend … at the end of day one Colin McRae was in the lead … on day two he dropped back … on day three broke a wheel on a boulder but came in third just 28 seconds behind the winner … |
| 6 | Not entirely sober one evening in 1832 , Turner entered a Preston temperance meeting for a joke but came out converted . |
| 7 | Geelong , who finished ninth last year , were the underdogs for the match but came within one straight kick of achieving the impossible dream , in coach Malcolm Blight 's first year . |
| 8 | I remembered that when I had first come to live with Jean-Claude , I had learnt to hear him thinking , and how I had not lost this gift but came to enjoy the sound of his inner voice much less . |
| 9 | She continued to record the details of almost every meal she cooked throughout the War but came to deplore the futility of her household routine : |
| 10 | She kept a pretty green budgerigar called Peter , who once dropped dead in his cage but came back to life when Nanny gave him a few drops of gin squeezed from a wad of cotton-wool . |
| 11 | The Baker Plan of 1986 was a move in the right direction but came only after what the IMF called the painful adjustment phase of 1983–4 was over . |
| 12 | My Delight completed the course but came in ten lengths behind the rest of the field . |
| 13 | Both of us nearly ended up blasting each other but came to a reasonable compromise instead — which is the true story of our lives . |
| 14 | Where Mallet began in agreement with Blauner but came to different conclusions , Naville starts from a quite different position , arguing that work itself , under automated technology , is inherently unsatisfying . |
| 15 | I had a moderate start but came through very fast over the last half of the race to win . |
| 16 | Stanley kept in contention in the first half of the game but came to grief on the 11th end when they dropped a five . |
| 17 | Even the new silent propulsion system seen on some new Russian submarines was not their own invention but came from Toshiba of Japan . |
| 18 | Tico on the inside , hit Miss Woolco at the initial corner but came off best and shot clear , holding off a late challenge from Newry Blue by three quarters of a length in 31.03 seconds with third . |
| 19 | They were certainly known during the European markets of the seventeenth century but came into disrepute in England with the collapse of the South Sea Bubble ( see Chapter 1 ) in 1720 . |
| 20 | In the North West Division Two Deeside were also without a full squad but came fourth at Crewe and now lie sixth overall . |
| 21 | ‘ We were frustrated at the time but came out with a completely proven business plan , ’ Mr Church says . |
| 22 | who refused to wear the stuffy school uniform but came to classes in a grubby khaki shirt and shorts , would not sit properly on his chair but cross-legged on it , yawned during lessons and often stayed away from school altogether . |
| 23 | Ross Drummond opened with a double bogey but came home in 34 for a 70 and 145 . |
| 24 | Mr Paul Bagni , general manager of Dalgety , said : ‘ I am convinced the pilot was aiming for an old airfield behind our plant but came down just short of it . ’ |