Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] but [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | nice try Gary but it did n't work |
| 2 | It was a bit shit but I liked it . |
| 3 | Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books . |
| 4 | Oh you can income support but it 's not why should I be any different . |
| 5 | You going out there , you stop all your Income Support and it co turns out to be a bloody week or something well alright you turn round and get back on Income Support but it 's not simple is it ? |
| 6 | I fell asleep and remember him lifting me off and putting me on the settee cushion but I 'd had a tiring evening and hardly stirred . |
| 7 | It is obvious that large volumes of private cars use the Park roads but I was surprised at the extent of this , as revealed by the Traffic Survey — nearly 20,000 vehicles a day . |
| 8 | ABSEILING 130ft from maltings at Bury St Edmunds is not everyone 's ideal Saturday afternoon pastime but it suited our daring duo from the maltings , and from Export . |
| 9 | Well there were electricians there were carpenters , the carpenters were into directly involved with building aircraft but they used to create the engines and make engine stands such things and do maintenance work around . |
| 10 | We will carry out a full defence review but we ca n't promise where the cuts may be reversed |
| 11 | Dave also played the old fashioned curved soprano sax , which looks almost like a toy instrument but it sounded clear and forceful in his hands . |
| 12 | Tessa , a keen machine knitter , was a little nervous as she had just moved from the South and was conscious of the supposed North/South divide but she found the warmest welcome . |
| 13 | Well , I think we 're talking here about hospitals in particular and not GP practice but we 're also saying that this is something which the enthusiastic and bright and very capable people we have in our health service are very keen on because they believe it will do better for their patients . |
| 14 | Erm , there is one slight technical problem which I have to overcome in relation to a computer terminal but I 'll erm face that problem at if and when that situation develops . |
| 15 | Sandra Cooper , 33 , midwife and founder of the Darlington Miscarriage Association , said : ‘ Women who have had a miscarriage experience grief but they have no record of their unborn child . |
| 16 | Sandra Cooper , 33 , midwife and founder of the Darlington Miscarriage Association , said : ‘ Women who have had a miscarriage experience grief but they have no record of their unborn child . |
| 17 | The bulk of coil production is for the building industry but it has a wide range of other applications , from washing machines to venetian blinds . |
| 18 | All the different schools had er cos then we had , used to compete against er all sports and we used to get an afternoon football we used to march from up to the and erm play football but we did n't go up there until at half-time at erm play-time so they went to school at two o'clock and at half past three then that 'd be our break , then we 'd go up to erm football till five o'clock . |
| 19 | We could have done this without the Support Force but it would have taken longer to do . ’ |
| 20 | In an older house , it can sometimes be difficult to get the shower tray level but it 's always difficult to get a good and permanent seal between the shower tray and the tiled walls . |
| 21 | The 2D has the same colour quality and light output as an ordinary 100 W light bulb but it uses only 21 W of electricity ( 16 W for the lamp and 5 W for the control gear ) . |
| 22 | Such actions did not infringe the Corrupt Practice Acts but they did make them virtually inoperative . |
| 23 | It may be tempting to regard today 's share price as a buying opportunity but it is a temptation which should be avoided given the uncertainties and high risk which the company still attracts . |
| 24 | Never good with their , good with their overtime hours but we 're working at that . |
| 25 | It is not the purpose of this chapter to speculate on the degree of roof venting but it is necessary to consider the means by which roof venting is controlled . |
| 26 | I mainly used the Boogie amplifier but I used a bunch of stuff as well , like really terrible sounding digital distortion just to get different harmonics for rhythm tracks . |
| 27 | Paul was saying that I mean , they 're a hundred percent nomination housing the people who need the housing most are are n't the ones who who 'll be able to er , to use the and there 's no housing strategy on on er o o on the equity part , the the there might be , only a tiny bit , on on on the rent side but it does n't homes fo for the people who really need it , even if they 've got a hundred percent nomination flats ! |
| 28 | Well we done about seventeen of them but mainly on the super mail side but we stick to the one sort of with |
| 29 | ‘ She 'd give you a hand with anything that needed doing , from packing , invoicing , cutting and laying to choosing and mixing colours ; she was n't keen on the administration side but she did that too , ’ Meirion recalled . |
| 30 | She could 've used Switch card but they had n't got one of them neither . |