Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dad builds houses but he did n't build my house . |
| 2 | Cut 4cm ( 1½inches ) off the ends of two of the rectangular cakes and sandwich all four cakes together with some of the buttercream , the shorter ones on top , centred widthways but aligned at one end . |
| 3 | Anaesthetisation of one hemisphere produced defects in naming objects but no discernible difficulty in tasks of serial ordering such as counting , saying the days of the week or reciting the alphabet . |
| 4 | But it may well be that , like Whistler , Mr Rocke did not make notes but simply took a steady look and remembered . |
| 5 | Another difference from the ITV companies was that Channel Four would not itself make programmes but would commission them from other sources . |
| 6 | Initially , the spot market led futures but , by the end of the data period , the futures market led the spot . |
| 7 | In no time my colleagues and I found ourselves organizing not counselling sessions but darts matches in the local pub circuit . |
| 8 | we were going to go Canaries but then we , just now we were looking at what , what did we , what was it |
| 9 | Thirdly , continuing to use oil fuelled internal combustion engines to drive cars but making the engines more efficient . |
| 10 | I bought the prescribed or recommended books but had no time to read them . |
| 11 | The traditional way of undertaking market research is through using questionnaires but there are difficulties in gathering information by this method . |
| 12 | They still lack goals but the signs were they will come . |
| 13 | He sent a message saying that the Phoenix King did not answer demands but granted pleas . |
| 14 | Nowadays the stars of the chemical business are not giant , diversified groups but pharmaceuticals companies such as Glaxo , SmithKline Beecham and Wellcome , which appear recession proof . |
| 15 | This paraphrase of Paul 's words in Ephesians 4:26 guaranteed they not only resolved conflicts but also gave and received forgiveness . |
| 16 | Their Lordships accepted that there was no general duty to provide reasons but attached a caveat , that if the preponderance of reasons pointed in favour of taking action and the Minister gave no explanation for taking a different course , the court would infer that he had no good reason and that he was misusing his authority . |
| 17 | Expert determination is also used in electricity supply contracts , which are not strictly supply contracts but contracts for differences , because the electricity is supplied from a pool and the purpose of the contract is to cover price fluctuations . |
| 18 | Difficult decisions will need to be made to ensure that commissioned research is sufficiently responsive to the needs of purchasing authorities but at the same time of sufficient scientific rigour to attract good quality academic researchers . |
| 19 | It 's fine to pass Acts but even a good Act are no good if their parents are expected to care for the child without resources . |
| 20 | Cheap swimming goggles fit Whopperbears but do n't let it be tempted to go sub-aqua ! |
| 21 | We conclude that the political , economic and legal reality demands fund accounts but many users ( particularly business accountants ) do not understand them . |
| 22 | Not only did they lack skills but they did not adapt readily from the rhythm of agricultural life with its long periods of inactivity and frequent holidays , to the demands of modern industry . |
| 23 | Systematic evaluation and forecasting can minimize risks but never eliminate them . |
| 24 | Some experimenters , therefore , have made the comparison with a control group given initial training in applying labels but to stimuli different from those used in the motor task . |
| 25 | The collapse of International Leisure in 1990 and the sale of Dan Air to British Airways created waves but failed to blow Airtours off course . |
| 26 | The molecules are initially in highly coiled shapes but application of a force causes rotation about the chain bonds resulting in an elongation of the molecules in the direction of the stress . |
| 27 | Not only do they lack legs but there is no sign of an internal girdle of bones at either shoulder or hip . |
| 28 | Those who have been identified as ‘ dyslexic ; will necessarily be underachieving readers but not all underachieving readers will necessarily be ‘ dyslexic ’ . |
| 29 | The gastric mucosa of capsaicin pretreated rats showed a similar degree of repair to that of vehicle pretreated animals but , as the initial insult was more severe , recovery seen 180 minutes after ethanol was to the same extent as that in vehicle pretreated rats ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 30 | Abuses of dominant positions might include demanding excessively high royalty rates or refusal to grant licences but being in a dominant position , per se , does not conflict with article 86 . |