Example sentences of "[v-ing] but the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to put the phone down and pretend it was n't happening but the noises came back and a different voice said , ‘ Sergeant MacDonald is n't here at the moment . |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't understand what 's happening but the telemetric system that controls the flow of gas from the whole of the Hewett , Leman and Shaun fields has gone berserk . |
| 3 | Oh , two rugs on the stone floor were smouldering but the fire was contained . |
| 4 | It was not justice these two were dispensing but the semblance of justice . |
| 5 | The opinion of the Parliament at that time was to support the changes which we were seeking but the immediate reaction from the European Commission was not to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 6 | On the way in which he has assessed n not the points scoring but the the assess er er assessed the various sectors although he has erm given a extra scoring to two sectors , the A sixty four south and also the Harrogate sector . |
| 7 | Most models use plastic lugs for fixing but the CB30 has a single screw fixing . |
| 8 | The interviewer may be expecting certain answers and qualifications from the person she/he is interviewing but the overall impression of yourself which you create in the interview is equally important . |
| 9 | The Annual Conference was held on 11 March — Peter considered going but the one-day rate , at £50 plus , seemed too expensive to warrant it . |
| 10 | the booklet choices and then the discussion can get going but the careers officer for half an hour . |
| 11 | There was uproar when the council refused to hear the delegation and the meeting was adjourned , the Unionists withdrawing but the Nationalists remaining in their seats . |
| 12 | Sorry to keep you waiting but the bellman said he thought you 'd all gone to your rooms . ’ |
| 13 | Five years ago rugby club chiefs were in favour of selling but the cricket club committee was firmly against . |
| 14 | It had stopped raining but the wood was sopping . |
| 15 | It had stopped raining but the night was dark and damp . |
| 16 | People need to see what they 're eating but the light must never be so bright that it kills any atmosphere you 're trying to achieve . |
| 17 | It was meant to allow the driver the freedom to use his left foot for braking but the system was taken off the car at the end of the first practice session in its first race , the South African Grand Prix . |
| 18 | One occurred between referral and admission , one had recurrent cyanotic breath holding but the parents did not use the prescribed home po 2 monitor . |
| 19 | She could see his mouth moving but the words were strange , alien . |
| 20 | Most of Scotland is still rising but the south-east of England is sinking by 15cm a century . |
| 21 | I can totally agree with the woman here just now , what she 's saying but the woman at the back of me just now , she 'd said about lesbianism , this is a different thing entirely . |
| 22 | Just try and remember what we were doing but the pig about resistance is it 's one over and think ooh we 're all into weird fractions and everything seems to work the opposite way round to the way you 'd expect it . |
| 23 | The plaintiff 's solicitors must make regular checks ( and it is a good idea for the defendant 's insurers and solicitors to do the same ) on the wage rates at regular intervals , and not only on the rates for the job that the plaintiff would have been doing but the rate for any job into which he might have been promoted but for the accident . |
| 24 | He broke Sir John 's concentration by asking but the coroner just glowered . |
| 25 | By itself this is not microteaching but the same principles can be applied even if a full programme is not being followed . |
| 26 | Speculation of a revenge bid by the jeweller 's ousted chief Gerald Ratner sent the price soaring but the shine soon wore off . |
| 27 | Its 1986 report on community care , for example , criticized not only under-funding but the pattern of organizational fragmentation and confusion that began in central departments and worked its way down . |
| 28 | Informations were listed for hearing but the justices were not satisfied that they had been served so further summonses were issued . |
| 29 | The NHS is changing but the nature of the change is still unclear . |
| 30 | As the repression increased , more and more of our time was spent denouncing human rights violations , And it was n't just the management we were fighting but the army and the security forces as well . |