Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter , and notably from the 1780s , the company had to make recourse to fresh stock issue not so much to raise fresh working capital but to release it from debt . |
| 2 | The funds made available through the Farm and Horticultural Development Scheme will be a sound national investment but does it make sense to embark on a programme with a possibility that perhaps after six years the land might be allocated to forestry ? |
| 3 | I rumpled his dark curly hair but gave him a firm ‘ No ’ when he asked , ‘ If I play radio louder , me get better more quickly ? ’ |
| 4 | Let me just , le I 'm not really a , I 'm not really a very numerate political scientist but let me just run some numbers by you to give you an idea of the escalation of the change . |
| 5 | The second is to buy yourself a good waterproof mascara but remember you may need to buy a suitable eye make-up remover , too . |
| 6 | ‘ He is a talented young lad but give him time to find his feet , ’ says Martin , whose team will be headed by Jason Plato . |
| 7 | Violette had set up as a paper restorer , an arcane occupation which took precise scientific skill but involved her in outlandish escapades with police and businessmen or lawyers . |