Example sentences of "a [noun sg] but [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er as a end result that number , that 's a function but you have to do something with it . |
| 2 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 3 | I mean it may have pleased the Irish government a bit but it 's got implications both domestically and internationally . |
| 4 | I do n't know anything about Gary as a footballer but he 's got nice legs . |
| 5 | . This is an alcohol it has an O H group so it is a butanole but you have to indicate where the O H group actually is it 's either on four or it 's on one . |
| 6 | As regards the registration document , it was not a case of obtaining consent by a trick ; he had obtained the possession by a trick but he had obtained no consent at all to that possession . |
| 7 | I 'm not a writer but I have done some singing , and so we met up and decided to do some songs , with a conscious effort to keep it basic-sounding , and showcase Lola 's voice . |
| 8 | Ossie has not signed a contract but we have shaken hands on a three-year deal . ’ |
| 9 | you 're shoe was size twelve and a half but we have to buy thirteens for trainers |
| 10 | She not only had the figure of a mannequin but she had learned from the girls at the salon how to walk , how to hold her head up , how to appear perfectly poised . |
| 11 | On most occasions it would be a boy but I have seen men doing it . |
| 12 | Thou hast done wonders in a little time , not only made a rake a husband but thou has made a rake a preacher . |
| 13 | Maidstone craved a drink but he had to stay sober . |
| 14 | The US Masters champion added : ‘ I always try to defend a title but I have sweated my guts out in America this year to get where I am and I feel I am entitled to play . |
| 15 | The business about sparklers erm it is one of those things where the very young children like to hold a sparkler but it has got to be done under proper supervised conditions . |
| 16 | I said Just a minute but We 've had a Mrs . |
| 17 | ‘ The Disabled ’ is a non-disabled construction , a representational framework no more real than a hologram but which has to contain two properties if it is to have any cathartic meaning for society . |
| 18 | Senior officers countered their allegations , saying Pringle 's sister had been offered as a mediator but he had refused to speak to her . |
| 19 | I I 'm I say you must excuse me going on at such a pace but I 've got A I 've got another meeting quite shortly and B you 've got some little mo I think M Michael 's looking to take over . |
| 20 | No actually it does n't have a curve , it is a triangle but it 's got a longer base has n't it ? |
| 21 | Okay now she 's off really quickly on a reach but she 's oversheeted , she 's got too much power there , she 's sheeting the sail in instead of easing it out until it flaps and then just pulling it in a little . |
| 22 | A few corpses swayed in the breeze at the end of a rope but they had built a wall so when the bodies decayed and fell , their sight , if not their stink , was hidden from passersby . |
| 23 | Yeah it has got a thing but somebody 's whipped it , get out dog ! |
| 24 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 25 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 26 | The S.D.D. ( Scottish Development department ) had been approached about funding such a project but they had replied saying that the projected cost of such a project would be too high for them to offer financial aid . |
| 27 | I 'll I promised Mr a list but I 've had a very busy week and have n't done him a list this week and I have promised and I 've broken a promise . |
| 28 | There was a background but it had darkened . |
| 29 | They tell you you 've got a letter but they 've sent it back . |
| 30 | And as for Stephen Blufton well , he sticks his oar into programme-making a lot but he 's got no interest in promoting the career of an inexperienced regional reporter . ’ |