Example sentences of "[n mass] but a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over a lifetime these two strategies yield almost the same number of offspring but an older male clearly needs the quicker success and he takes the greater risk . |
| 2 | Income under the category of Public Policy has increased to £173,141 but a sizeable element of this relates to a number of projects associated with the Council 's Diamond Jubilee Year and will not necessarily be repeated in the year ahead . |
| 3 | Housing authorities have a general duty to house ‘ vulnerable ’ people but a recent survey by the National Children 's Home found that only 50 per cent of authorities would classify as vulnerable a young homeless person with no parents and no support . |
| 4 | For example , although they might see the same people every night in the pub , that was not a planned attempt to see those people but an unplanned consequence of going to the pub . |
| 5 | Proper leaning gives you not just more mpg but a healthier engine too , says John Gratton . |
| 6 | Her chicken-pox had turned out not to be chicken-pox but an over-violent reaction to a takeaway pizza . |
| 7 | No monster at 11lb 5oz but a welcome sight and the first fish landed during the hours of daylight . |
| 8 | The poll tax water charge is £30 but a direct comparison is inappropriate as poll tax charge is levied on each adult whereas the council tax water charge will apply to households . |
| 9 | The poll tax water charge is £30 but a direct comparison is inappropriate as poll tax charge is levied on each adult whereas the council tax water charge will apply to households . |