Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most educationalists accept examination results as a performance indicator but believe they are too crude to be meaningful and should be seen alongside a number of other factors combined with visits to the school by parents . |
| 2 | At this early stage in getting to know Qbasic you can hardly expect to turn out a master work but to leave you with just Hello World until next month would be cruel . |
| 3 | Ranald fetched his harp , and he sang a story of a great selkie , one of the seal people , who loved a land maiden but warned her that if she took their son away from him , the baby would kill him when he grew up ; but in fear that her child would become a wild selkie himself she stole the baby and reared him inland as a normal man . |
| 4 | Your school may well have school rules and even a discipline policy but do you have a policy for catching children being good ? |
| 5 | Valiant had a near miss at intercepting her one day as she homed into the Thames after a channel crossing but lost her on a chase up the Medway in which they stood no chance with the power boat 's superior speed . |