Example sentences of "[adj] but [noun prp] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been linked with Manly but Leeds have made the better offer . |
| 2 | The Pools had closed down and Eileen and Joe were unemployed but Littlewood 's had made arrangements for their staff to sign on for unemployment pay at the Edge Lane office . |
| 3 | Portadown appeared to have gained a foot-hold shortly after the restart when Brown landed his second penalty leaving the sides all square but Armagh continued to defend vigorously . |
| 4 | John still looked strained but Angela had recovered quickly and was radiant . |
| 5 | At the end of the Second World War , Japan and China were both rundown but China had become the poor neighbour , a condition the students were not satisfied to accept without questions . |
| 6 | On the night of 26 April , a nursing auxiliary had noticed Miss Lowe was hot and sweaty but Allitt had told her not to worry , said Mr Goldring . |
| 7 | France 's permitting the USA to use French air space and refuelling facilities , and accepting nominal US leadership of the 10,000 French troops involved was considered significant but France continued to equate the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait with that of the occupied territories by Israel . |