Example sentences of "but [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two wheeled carts are easier to balance than a single wheeled barrow , but tend to be more difficult to manoeuvre . |
| 2 | Other indicators , such as consumption anomalies and incident , of misuse , are available but tend to be unreliable . |
| 3 | The rye-grasses , particularly Italian , are very leafy and productive , but tend to be superseded by less prolific indigenous species . |
| 4 | These shapes might look cool on stage and in promotional videos but tend to be uncomfortable to wear . |
| 5 | A packet of tees , box of balls or a golf glove are all useful , but tend to be regarded as the ‘ socks and underpants ’ of golfing presents — necessary , but unimaginative items . |
| 6 | Unlike other British sculptors of recent times , however , the materials he works with are not drawn from the junk-heap but tend to be artefacts symbolic of consumer society : cars , television sets and illustrated magazines . |
| 7 | Neologisms come and go very quickly in spoken language but tend to be less frequent in writing . |
| 8 | Now , the signs of that beauty are still discernible but tend to be offset by the layers of crumbling stucco , stone or woodwork resulting from too many years of neglect . |
| 9 | Pre-packed bulbs come in a much wider range of varieties but tend to be more expensive . |
| 10 | Lapsed priests remain priests , but tend to be unemployable in their clerical functions . |
| 11 | This means that you will no longer need to offer cash discounts for early payment , but gain from increased flexibility in offering credit terms to improve your competitiveness , and increased ability to accept large orders without excessive pressure on your cashflow . |
| 12 | I threaten nothing , but sit on my branch , attentive as any other creature ; as slowly the forest reveals itself in the cry of a bird , the crash of a branch , the rustle of leaves as something moves through the forest litter ; the incessant percussive music of insects . |
| 13 | No indication that anyone had been killed in it or done anything else in it but sit in it . |
| 14 | Other families may not have meal-times but eat at erratic times of the day . |
| 15 | Take your cue from the tone set by the interviewer but err on the side of formality . |
| 16 | But review by the High Court of decisions of tribunals is a common feature of many other tribunals . |
| 17 | This one has been sounded to a depth of a mere 1,000 feet , but peer into it is as far as I would ever want to go ; such crevices are no doubt thrilling to explore when they widen out into great chambers , but the thought of the narrow places I for one find exceedingly off-putting . |
| 18 | THE draw for the 1990 World Cup has been kind to the host nation , Italy , but hard on the holders , Argentina , easy on the West Germans and Brazilians and fair to the Scots but mean to Belgium , Uruguay and Spain . |
| 19 | The water is freezing and there are no bikini-clad girls ti impress , but winter in Cornwall sees the surfing hardcore come into its own . |
| 20 | Of course the people who hear the singing do n't climb the Minster tower , but congregate outside their houses , in the streets or in their gardens . |
| 21 | They cost about 50 pence each to make , but sell for an average of £12.99 . |
| 22 | It looks an exquisite mess , but push through the vegetation bordering the path and the undergrowth clears . |
| 23 | Try as she might , Rory could n't help but giggle at the ridiculous picture that conjured up in her mind 's eye . |
| 24 | For example , a pair of lines of longitude are parallel at the equator but converge toward the poles . |
| 25 | Another group who will lose out will be those on low incomes who are ineligible for income support but qualify for housing benefit . |
| 26 | My plants are strong and healthy , but suffer from Black Algae . |
| 27 | Open back designs , like most combos , sound slightly brighter off axis but suffer from lack of bass . |
| 28 | Such measurements distinguish temporal events from spatial structure , but suffer from lower resolution . |
| 29 | But lose to the Patriots ? |
| 30 | What can I do but intercede for the publicans |