Example sentences of "but [pron] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good runner ; needs one or Two repairs ; a few grey hairs but Nothing a respray could n't fix Would like a 1966 five-speed turbo In exchange : something in the sporty Twin-carb range . |
| 2 | Our work is not a solution for the area , but its a relief for the area . |
| 3 | But its a catering service with a European flavour . |
| 4 | But its a joke . ’ |
| 5 | Nick Price says that point to point is just like the cheltenham gold cup … its run under the same rules as the grand national … the big difference is that this is amateur … totally amateur … but its a boom sport and very popular in this area |
| 6 | I know we are playing well and Sunderland are a bag of shite but its a cup match and we seem to be shit at cup matches . |
| 7 | One piece of evidence is the fact that people questioned about a text or asked to recall it , frequently fill in details which they were not actually given , but which a schema has provided for them . |
| 8 | You see a working , well of course they do get them up nowadays , but in th you were supposed t to stay in bed for at least a fortnight after the mother was born but you a lot of these mothers used to hop out of bed when the midwife had gone , and , and I mean if they 'd got two or three children and a husband coming in and they had n't got a mother or a neighbour or somebody to come in and do the cooking , i I mean she 'd just get up and get on with it herself . |
| 9 | But one a month is . |
| 10 | But there a sequel to it . |
| 11 | Na no , but there a lot of speculation |
| 12 | Nothing , if the injury persisted , but whatever a man 's mates might collect for him by passing round a hat . |
| 13 | But whatever a rose 's name , its breeding is a well kept secret . |
| 14 | But what a price to pay for two months of passion ! |
| 15 | But what a price he paid . |
| 16 | There were no photographs around , but what a fool she was to imagine that the expression in his eyes meant more than the harsh words he dealt her . |
| 17 | ‘ But what a coincidence . |
| 18 | Endless cups of coffee helped a bit but what a relief it was to see the first pale streaks of dawn creeping across the sky . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a big gamble and we need the fans to keep turning up , but what a relief , ’ said chairman Roger Alwen . |
| 20 | But what a relief for Juliette and for Fernand , she thought . |
| 21 | But what a turn up , eh ? ’ |
| 22 | More than 2 million watched their last big show up at Newcastle ; no goals , but what a classic . |
| 23 | hello there … welcome to the empty manager 's office at the Manor Ground … the desk is clear … the chair vacant who will take over from Brian Horton … we 've a competition for you tonight in which you can vote for who you want to be the new Oxford United manager … but what a weekend it 's been and Central South of course was first with the news that shook the football world … |
| 24 | hello there … welcome to the empty manager 's office at the Manor Ground … the desk is clear … the chair vacant who will take over from Brian Horton … we 've a competition for you tonight in which you can vote for who you want to be the new Oxford United manager … but what a weekend it 's been and Central South of course was first with the news that shook the football world … |
| 25 | But what a poem . |
| 26 | But what a delight it was to come across your adventure , particularly so as Sept saw me doing 6 days canoeing the Zam with Shearwater , rafting Vic Falls 4–19 and a flip at 18 , and I spent 2 days at Kariba lake on a houseboat . |
| 27 | The kestrel is our most common falcon , but what a delight it is to see it hunting in a natural habitat rather than at the edge of a motorway . |
| 28 | It must have been terrible for you all these years , but what a day it 'll be when Terry comes home , wo n't it ? ’ |
| 29 | So , just one day to go but what a day . |
| 30 | But what a change for the better , I kept thinking , when compared to old committee meetings I used to attend when we haggled over lists of topics for inclusion in a syllabus . |