Example sentences of "[noun] but [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His other inventions included the Maxaman ventilator and resuscitator , a life support unit which allows the victim to breathe oxygen freely at his own rhythm but acts automatically in the case of respiratory failure . |
| 2 | Thirdly , ritualism , abandoning the goals but sticking rigidly to the legitimate means of achieving them . |
| 3 | In response , it is not difficult to produce examples from the practice of science that illustrate the same point , namely , that what observers see , the subjective experiences that they undergo , when viewing an object or scene is not determined solely by the images on their retinas but depends also on the experience , knowledge , expectations and general inner state of the observer . |
| 4 | Many small farmers , of course , did not hire any outside labour but relied entirely on the combined efforts of each member of their family . |
| 5 | HARPY 's unified graph design leaves the system with little alternative but to work left-to-right through the utterance , since there are no individual components whose attention might be directed to one portion or another of the utterance . |
| 6 | Whitlock caught up with Mobuto but remained discreetly in the background while he finished talking to the Chief of Protocol . |
| 7 | They took the same tube into work but walked apart on the final stretch to the office in case anyone saw them together and jumped to the right conclusion . |
| 8 | The detailed arrangements for the non-metropolitan districts were not included in the 1972 Act but determined subsequently by the LGBC . |
| 9 | but if the elderly pensioner does n't read all the solicitor 's correspondence or the solicitor does n't communicate every fact of the correspondence but relies solely on the brochure they 're carrying in their pocket or their handbag the brochure taken in isolation might mislead might it not ? |
| 10 | This first capacitor charges to the peaks of the rectified sinewave potential during forward intervals but discharges somewhat through the load during reverse intervals as the rectified e.m.f. first falls from its peak value and then rises back to the potential difference retained on the capacitor . |
| 11 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 12 | The population of Korea averaged around eight million during the Yi era but increased rapidly in the twentieth century growing from approximately ten million in 1900 to about thirty million in 1949 . |
| 13 | He cautioned them to avoid crossing the Waste but to cling instead to the edge of the forest . |
| 14 | The " good years " of textile out-workers , for example , began before the war but lasted only over the first half of it . |
| 15 | And when I bribe a willing campesina to buy a train ticket for me — gringo tourists are not supposed to use cheap local transport but to stick together on the ninety dollar tourist train — I shall be continuing a gentle descent into the lushly green Urubamba valley that , eighty kilometres beyond the small town of Aguas Calientes , becomes thick , matted jungle ; becomes a hideout for Sendero . |
| 16 | We regret the end of our schooldays but look ahead to the future with great hope . |
| 17 | Whilst agreeing in part but disagreeing substantially with the assumptions of Ludmer , I felt — and still feel — that the attraction of sport for black kids is a little more complex and that any full understanding can not assume that sport constitutes an area freed of racialism , or that black youths are attracted to it simply because they see it as such . |
| 18 | So when faced with pay demands in some public services Chancellor Denis Healey did not print the extra money but went strictly by the book . |
| 19 | It does not criticise Caldwell but argues instead along the lines suggested in Satnam that : |
| 20 | Again two main dimensions emerged from parents ' answers , called love-hostility and control-autonomy but referring essentially to the same features as the dimensions described by Sears and his colleagues . |
| 21 | The opted-out units are no longer under the direct authority of the regional health authorities but report directly to the Secretary of State . |
| 22 | The findings were drawn from the study of both cohorts but relate only to the first year of the course . |
| 23 | His ships sailed primarily to the East Indies but entered vigorously into the newly opening trade of Australasia , including whaling , sailing more rarely to Africa and the Americas , and occasionally to the Baltic . |
| 24 | The pollen tube requires a whole year to grow down and reach the egg , but once there , it contacts the egg cell directly and the male cell , after descending the tube , does not tarry in a drop of water but fuses directly with the egg . |
| 25 | From that standpoint he looks at world development , taking into account the technical problems but concentrating mainly on the moral issues involved . |
| 26 | I would also avoid all those bent wire contraptions : they may look attractive in a well photographed catalogue but do little for the design of your garden . |
| 27 | The Travel Claims Handling instructions are based on the standard ‘ IT ’ Travel Policy but apply equally to the ‘ OT ’ Policy and the Motor Breakdown + Travel policy ( CTT ) . |
| 28 | Trade union delegates remained silent during the short debate but voted solidly behind the leadership . |
| 29 | OIL production by member states of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped 900,000 barrels a day to 23.5m last month but remains well above the cartel 's target level of 22.9m for the first half , the International Energy Agency has said . |
| 30 | His side produced another spirited performance but slipped away in the final 15 minutes as Stockport striker Andy Preece fired in two goals to complete his hat-trick and take Darlington 's promotions companions of last season a step closer to Second Division football . |