Example sentences of "[noun prp] but the [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Begin eventually agreed to a plan for evacuating the PLO but the bombs continued to fall . |
| 2 | Our claim is for 7% salary increase for the 12 months from 1st March but the Banks pointed out that inflation was running at only 1.7% . |
| 3 | She had urged her husband out into the large society in and about Liverpool but the forays had not been happy . |
| 4 | Mr Major had cause to regret sending David Waddington to the House of Lords but the Tories hope Ribble Valley will return to ‘ normal ’ — in the manner of so many seats won by centre candidates in by-elections . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll have to see a specialist when I get back to Barnsley but the eyes feel much better today , ’ said Taggart . |
| 6 | ( The secret life of the apple NI 212 ) OK , so the pear did n't make it big in the Garden of Eden but the Romans worshipped it as an aphrodisiac , and consecrated it to Venus , Goddess of Love . |
| 7 | The defendants had previously encountered Mr. Perot in 1983 when they had sought to negotiate a letting of Caliban to Mr. Perot but the negotiations had broken down . |
| 8 | Last time we were at Lane Notts were leading by two goals to nil over Pisa but the Italians have got one back . |
| 9 | It seemed that every round of the cup had become a pressure game for Tommy but the Glens made it through to the semi-final against Bangor . |
| 10 | David Plange added another try for the home side but Widnes fought back with further scores from Bobby Goulding and Stuart Spruce but the Eagles managed to hold on for victory . |
| 11 | The apple-picking season ended in April but the pickers remain because they have no money to leave and there is no work anyway . |