Example sentences of "but [noun] [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But defence analysts say it 's unlikely that Iraq would acquire the new missile . |
| 2 | ‘ And the mortgagee having sworn he paid and expended above £120 in defending his mortgage at law , although he had but £60 costs allowed him there … shall not be held down to the taxation at law , but shall against the account be allowed all he laid out , or expended . |
| 3 | If you invested a pound on a horse , then the amount of money you 'd expect to get back would depend on the odds that that horse was offered at , but if you confined yourself to horses that had a reasonable chance of winning , say , the sort of horses that tend to be offered at odds of , say , six or seven to one or better , then your average rate of return might be nearer ninety per cent than thirty per cent , so putting it one way betting a pound a week on the horses is a slower way of losing your money than betting a pound a week on football pools , but football pools gives you a much greater chance of winning an absolutely astonishing sum of money . |
| 4 | Women who tried to get into the car park without a pass this morning were allowed through the barrier , but council officials warned them that they could face disciplinary proceedings if they try again tomorrow . |
| 5 | But council officials say they 've done as much as they can to protect their female staff . |
| 6 | But Customs regulations demand it should be returned to Russia or destroyed . |
| 7 | But motoring organisations say it costs too much . |
| 8 | To some westerners this seems pseudo-philosophical bunkum , but East Asians take it seriously . |
| 9 | But phone companies know they will spend thousands more from their own pay . |
| 10 | The father of seven has called for the teacher to be suspended but education officials say they do not plan any drastic action . |
| 11 | A warning about the beans was published by trading standards in Birmingham last year … but Oxfam officials say they had no idea of the danger until this week |
| 12 | The lights fixed to the roof rack came on , but paper cones prevented them from being visible from the shore line . |
| 13 | The Bill , introduced by Labour MP Alf Morris , aims to outlaw discrimination against disabled people but government ministers say it is too wide-ranging and potentially costly for employers . |
| 14 | But union officials say they 're worried that the sell off will lead to more job losses . |
| 15 | But Yard chiefs decided he had to be moved . |
| 16 | Twenty one year old Wayne O'Hora , also from Ecton Brook had been in custody since the killing , but Northampton magistrates granted him conditional bail until next month . |
| 17 | But police officers found him lying drunk outside the door . |
| 18 | The other man ran off but police officers caught him . |
| 19 | Council leader , Phyllis Starkey , and Conservative Group Leader , Janet Todd , have written to the Unit General Manager of the John Radcliffe , Tony Stapleton , asking him to withdraw the charge , but hospital officials say they are introducing fees following a survey of people using the hospital , which showed that seventy percent of them were in favour of it . |
| 20 | But City sources said they believed that Mr Lawson might reinforce the fight against inflation without resorting to another increase in base rates , by announcing a further tightening of monetary policy in next Thursday 's Mansion House speech . |
| 21 | The Government is believed to be reluctant to push rates any higher , but City analysts predicted it would act if pressure on sterling became too great to hold with intervention alone . |
| 22 | But county councillors claimed it would reduce parental choice by restricting the number of 11-year-old pupils the popular school can recruit . |
| 23 | A furious Liverpool bench claimed Wright 's killing goal was offside — but TV replays showed he was just on . |
| 24 | But prison officers say it would be impossible to enforce . |
| 25 | But estate agents think it 's got alot going for it . |