Example sentences of "[vb past] but a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is ambiguity in the question asked but a high proportion interpreted it literally . |
| 2 | It required but a single coincidence , whereby an apparent answer to a prayer arrived at the appropriate time , to make him believe that his objects of supplication had powers beyond himself , and had brought him relief . |
| 3 | At that moment he felt but a poor copy of Li Hang Ch'i . |
| 4 | His approach to economics and sociology tended to concentrate on personalities or small groups , rather than broader analysis , and he took but a limited interest in the philosophical aspects of history . |
| 5 | She was the losing finalist in the English Championship both in 1933 and 1934 having , in 1934 at Seacroft , survived a match against the mysterious Gloria Minoprio , the first woman to wear trousers and a player who carried but a single club . |
| 6 | US dollars was the only currency he had but a quick currency change with Peter Young solved that . |
| 7 | At a sales level , the reports of the IoD speech had but a marginal effect — Ratner 's outlets trade under a variety of names and the consumers ' memory is short . |
| 8 | This lasted but a little while , for those on the fringes , both forward and aft , drew off as soon as they had room and control , and sought firmer ground and more elbow-room . |
| 9 | His bogey at the 17th meant that he held but a one-stroke lead heading into the 18th , a par-5 over water that is reachable in two shots . |
| 10 | Thirty workmen died in the factory , of which nothing remained but a tall chimney stack , sticking up like a post above a desert of black boiling and seething mud . |