Example sentences of "[noun] but [vb past] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin McCormack , the super-heavyweight champion , was denied entry but arrived as expected for yesterday afternoon 's weigh-in . |
| 2 | Gould accepted the commission for illustrating the volume on birds for Darwin 's Zoology but left before he saw it completed . |
| 3 | This was briefly halted after it was designated a Grade I listed building by the Scottish secretary Ian Lang but recommenced after the local council declared much of the structure dangerous . |
| 4 | He said he had only offered to use the truncheon as a sex aid but desisted when she shook her head . |
| 5 | Insp Ken Madison , of Darlington police , said officers had been to the scene of the crash but left when they were satisfied no one was hurt in the collision . |
| 6 | He should have been carrying out a test run but refused because the machine is blacked by the NCU . |
| 7 | Rummenigge said on German television on Wednesday night that he considered Ferguson to be a better player than Ally McCoist but wondered if so much money could be spent on such a relatively inexperienced player . |
| 8 | they had been married for two years but had as yet no offspring . |
| 9 | The 35-year-old German , with just two top-10 finishes in his nine previous U.S. Opens , admitted he has speeded up his routine but said if anything it had enhanced , rather than impaired , his performances . |
| 10 | A former Birmingham police officer , Finnegan was set to stand as Tory candidate for Stockton South at the 1983 general election but withdrew when it was disclosed he had been a National Front organiser . |
| 11 | Mr Finnegan was to stand as Tory candidate for Stockton South at the 1983 general election but withdrew when it was disclosed he had been a member of an extreme right-wing party . |
| 12 | 612 where it was held that a defendant had been validly committed for trial by justices notwithstanding that they had previously embarked on a summary trial but decided before the summary trial was concluded that in the circumstances they should not deal with the case and should commit the defendant for trial . |
| 13 | ‘ My own wife was included in the sample but disregarded because of her known political views . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ My own wife was included in the sample but disregarded because of her known political views . ’ |
| 15 | The gunman advanced towards the two officers but fled when another car appeared . |
| 16 | Proksch was sentenced to 20 years ' imprisonment for the murders and for attempted fraud , the ship having been loaded with scrap metal but insured as carrying uranium-processing equipment valued at US$15,000,000 . |
| 17 | My fingers had not merely done the walking but felt as though they 'd run a marathon . |
| 18 | They point to the triumphant end of the Psalm and suggest that Jesus was reciting the Psalm but died before he could finish it . |
| 19 | ‘ They said they did n't think it was Brian but asked if forensic could come to take some prints from his toys and school books . |
| 20 | The replacement , voted against by Opposition MPs but passed because of the Government majority , does not , however , allow the penalties to be imposed against electricity suppliers which fail to promote electricity efficiency , and so is not as strong as the Lords ' amendment . |
| 21 | She tried to get to Ana but fainted as she moved . |
| 22 | His brother , the only member of the family to escape death , was off fetching materials but returned while we talked . |
| 23 | Include also those items which you wanted to have in the past but dismissed because you thought you could not have them or simply forgot about them . |
| 24 | Police said the raiders had taken £450 worth of sweaters but fled when disturbed by a passer-by . |
| 25 | Mr Smith understood there was a need to send money home to most mothers but reasoned if the Girls were capable of earning above average wages , they should be treated like adults and make their own decisions about their finances . |
| 26 | Victor , a friend of mine who hails originally from the east but emigrated before the Wall came down , is particularly worried . |
| 27 | The first , St Joseph 's in Marton Road , had space for 200 children but objected since it is still recovering from the effects of housing another primary school following a major fire . |
| 28 | Robert Anthony , for Sim , 33 , of Portobello Road , London , told the High Court in Edinburgh the accused 's cousin had borrowed £5,000 from moneylenders in London but disappeared when he was unable to repay it . |
| 29 | He jettisoned his parachute but died after his reserve chute failed to open in time . |
| 30 | Fuchida ordered his remaining 324 aircraft back to the waiting carriers but stayed as long as he could over the target . |