Example sentences of "in [num] but [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water closet had been patented in 1775 but the widespread use of water carriage for sewage needed abundant water supply and good leakproof glazed drains . |
| 2 | His regular visits to the hospital for treatment finally ended in 1991 but a psychiatric nurse still visits him every fortnight to help him with the bouts of depression he suffers . |
| 3 | Acts I and III were found in 1984 but the crucial second act was missing until 1988 when it was discovered amongst some rubbish in the basement in a packet labelled ‘ Ballet — no use ’ . |
| 4 | It was begun in 1380 but the tall tower was not built until after 1500 . |
| 5 | Control was lost in four of them in 1977 but the Labour Party regained its monopoly of these strategic authorities in 1981 before they were abolished in 1986 . |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn had become Britain 's first World Champion in 1958 but the great British monopoly of the World Championship started in 1962 when Graham Hill won the first of his two titles , but then perhaps the greatest driver of the modern era , Jim Clark , won the first of his two titles in 1963 . |
| 7 | Unemployment is one third lower than in 1987 but the key point is that the number in work keeps going up . |
| 8 | In the former , the DoI budgeted to spend £24 million in 1982–83 but the true figure will be about £ 14 million , an underspend of 40 per cent . |
| 9 | The parasite was originally described in 1907 but the first human case was not recognised until 1976 and only eight cases were described in the literature before 1982 . |
| 10 | Kelly 's outstanding win in Milan-San Remo last month was one of the most courageous since the event was first run in 1907 but the uphill finish in the Belgian classic will favour the younger men . |
| 11 | An Oshkosh steamer won a 232 km ( 201 miles ) race from Green Bay to Madison , Wisconsin in 1878 but the French claim the first real race for automobiles was the 31 km ( 19.3 miles ) race from Saint-James , Paris , along the Seine , to Neuilly in 1887 . |
| 12 | The treaty had been renewed for 20 years in 1974 but the Yemeni government had indicated that it would oppose renewal in 1994 . |
| 13 | In spite of determined efforts to rescue the breed , there were only perhaps 150 cows in 1983 but no pure bulls at all , so that the cows were put to Guernsey bulls . |
| 14 | Earth tremors caused structural damage in Angra village in 1988 but the nuclear plant 's operators , state-owned Furnas Centrais Electricas , denied that the reactor had been damaged , although it has since been closed several times for " repairs " . |
| 15 | Champions in 1990 but a disappointing 15th last year , Middlesex start the season against Cambridge University on Friday still unsure about the fitness of their leading seamer and with doubts about the cricketing future of another potential England bowler . |