Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [pron] [noun] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wideband cable systems which were trumpeted some years ago could well carry high quality sound as well as umpteen television channels but their development has run into serious economic problems . |
| 2 | A practised smile was on her lips but his eyes had moved rapidly , assessingly over her figure until their appreciation eventually showed on his face . |
| 3 | Bundles of papers and box files were stacked on termite-proof metal shelves but their labels had faded . |
| 4 | These are apartments but our visitors have renamed them piggyback bungalows . |
| 5 | These are apartments but our visitors have renamed them piggyback bungalows . |
| 6 | These are apartments but our visitors have renamed them piggyback bungalows . |
| 7 | Other limestone gorges may be valleys which were cut very deep by old rivers but whose sides have remained almost vertical . |
| 8 | He was thankful she was n't wearing boots but her hair had disappeared again under an awful black felt hat that looked as if it might have been her father 's , and when she handed her coat in at the cloakroom she kept the hat on . |