Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] but [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | nice try Gary but it did n't work |
| 2 | There are people , especially in this region , who would like to follow a university course but who do not fit the usual pattern of an undergraduate student . |
| 3 | In February this year Martin was awarded 130,000 in an out of coirt settlement but there was no money . |
| 4 | It was a bit shit but I liked it . |
| 5 | Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books . |
| 6 | Oh you can income support but it 's not why should I be any different . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | Judd Lander , head of Chrysalis Records Promotions Dept , and prime mover behind this trip says , ‘ We wanted to hire the European Parliament building but there was too much bureaucracy involved and , in the end , no-one could make a decision . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | There are many voluntary options included in these Cost Reduction Proposals but there is nothing voluntary for those staff who remain in the Bank and continue to work under extreme pressure at this time . |
| 12 | Mention is made of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts but there is no attempt to question their ultimate effectiveness . |
| 13 | Intestinal permeability , as assessed by the 5 1 Cr EDTA test , was greater ( p<0.01 ) after treatment loperamide oxide but there was no difference in the absorption of lactulose/rhamnose ( Table III ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | We will carry out a full defence review but we ca n't promise where the cuts may be reversed |
| 17 | Imagine a normal single coil split in the middle , with one side then reversed ; the result is still a single coil pickup but one which is n't susceptible to noise . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Erm a park tends to give the impression of being like a memorial park , erm equally it 's not just earmarked for football , which is it could be er seen as just that , the idea was that it would provide facilities for all types of sports and interests throughout the er throughout the area , particularly er girls , I know girls play football but there 's a lot of interest in er sport particularly hockey , and I personally would n't like to see it just dominated by football . |
| 27 | We could have done this without the Support Force but it would have taken longer to do . ’ |
| 28 | In the UK , different local authorities have developed a range of renewal policies but there has been little attempt to evaluate their effect in the wider urban context . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 ) . |