Example sentences of "but [noun prp] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Tod is the last one left , clumping around his empty ranch with two minders and his Rottweiler dogs . |
| 2 | But Hamburg was the last of the great glass train-sheds . |
| 3 | But Steilmann is the first major manufacturer to tackle this issue in Europe ; in America Esprit has launched its Ecollection and Levi has developed Nature jeans . |
| 4 | This was precisely her own conclusion , but Jamie was the first man she 'd met who agreed with her . |
| 5 | But Kate was the first plain clothes police officer he had ever dealt with on a personal basis . |
| 6 | But Pinsent was the first to concede after the comprehensive three and a half lengths reverse : ‘ The best team won . |
| 7 | To the question , therefore , which ought to hold the first rank , Raphael or Michelangelo , it must be answered , that if it is to be given to him who possessed a greater combination of the higher qualities of the art than any other man , there is no doubt but Raphael is the first . |
| 8 | All the stars smoked in those days , but Henreid was the first to turn the habit to such sexual advantage . |