Sentence examples for wanted but a from inspiring English sources

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It was a few degrees chillier than they wanted, but a bigger problem was Gebrselassie's three pace-setters.

Not the result he wanted, but a respectable comeback against the club that sacked him in December 2013.

The Legislature has approved $30 million for the program, not the $50 million the governor had wanted, but a start.

It has not got as much as it wanted, but a less competitive auction may give the successful operators more of a chance to build a profitable business.

Jasper Dorgan Edington, Wiltshire Not the result I wanted, but a result, and quite a lot of people will get what they voted for.

We still had not found what we wanted, but a few miles east, near the village of Łazy, we spotted a single car parked in the forest beside the beginnings of a narrow sandy footpath.

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"He tried to tell me what he wanted, but an hour was not really enough.

Faure can say what he wants, but a Catholic, and even more so a bishop, obeys and respects the pope".

They can say what they want, but a handgun is very different to a taser".

After that, what do you want but a few quid in your pocket?

They can say what they want, but a zero is hard to explain".

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