Example sentences of "but [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like them all , but tend to use the Italian oils most . |
| 2 | Large lakes thaw round the edges but tend to retain a core of ice in summer ; in consequence their waters never warm far above freezing point . |
| 3 | This result conforms to the trend established in previous surveys which shows that Scottish exports follow that of the UK but tend to do so in an exaggerated fashion . |
| 4 | But these are also weaknesses in the original , which wo n't worry Lodge fans but tend to agitate the unconverted . |
| 5 | The pendant or hanging variety give good overall light but tend to flatten shadows and do not provide enough light by which to read or work comfortably . |
| 6 | Wood cutting boards will survive for a period but tend to crack after about a year of continuous washing . |
| 7 | As Casteleyn noted : ‘ many libraries are unable to appoint a full-time training officer but tend to link the training function with another job , very often involving personnel work ’ . |
| 8 | This can be understood by assuming that the neutrons do not mix uniformly with the protons but tend to form a skin on the surface of the nucleus . |
| 9 | 95% Political — perhaps necessary for subject , but tend to lose vision of whom we serve |
| 10 | HEAVYWEIGHTS , it is said , take a while to mature but tend to remain longer in the sport . |
| 11 | Within lesson structures of this kind , teachers do not , in fact , orientate themselves so much to the needs of individual students , but tend to treat the whole class as a kind of ‘ collective student ’ . |
| 12 | Rubber or foam backings provide resilience and firmness underfoot but tend to push carpet joins up making them prone to wear . |
| 13 | People do n't seem to moan on but tend to look more at the positive angles . |
| 14 | The students themselves take little active part in the teaching/learning process , but tend to follow passively round the various stations . |
| 15 | They are also much appreciated by members but tend to run the risk of segregating members from the activities of the normal community . |
| 16 | They can be easily manoeuvred , but tend to slip downhill on any pronounced slope . |
| 17 | Human relationships can not usually be kept within neat bounds by both partners , but tend to spill over in deep emotions of pain and anger . |
| 18 | In the clamp they last well until February , but tend to rot when the weather warms up in the spring . |
| 19 | But doth suffer a sea-change |
| 20 | He was not afraid of my men , but asked to speak with me alone . |
| 21 | The little girl decided to stay with her father but asked to make one final phone call , Teesside crown court heard . |
| 22 | Most recently , second phase schools were sent question and pupil answer sheets as before but asked to provide their own apparatus from a detailed list supplied along with administration instructions by NFER . |
| 23 | The final column of Table 3.12 also shows the summed results for both in situ and isolated molars ; this was done because post-depositional loss of teeth from the jaws increases the numbers of isolated teeth in fossil samples , which would include both the teeth already isolated in the pellet and the ones that were still in jaws in the pellet but became separated later . |
| 24 | This patient has never been in hospital , but became colonised after sharing a car journey with a P , cepacia-colonised CF adult . |
| 25 | In Korea negotiations for an armistice began in the summer of 1951 , but became bogged down as the American nation , unused to anything but total success , grew weary of the struggle , which dragged on indecisively throughout the remainder of Truman 's Presidency . |
| 26 | In the USSR itself , art flourished at first in experiments after the 1917 Revolution , but became confined to social utility after 1922 . |
| 27 | Amidst the unhilarious mayhem , a bespectacled and wide-eyed Dustin managed to time a few gags well , but became swamped by the strained and desperate elements of the ridiculous plot . |
| 28 | I thought this was completely mad but became enthralled as Tom , Dean of Agriculture at AUB and an expert in animal science , outlined all the possibilities and problems — he even knew the average milk production of a sow . |
| 29 | MBFR ( Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction ) talks began at Vienna in 1973 but became deadlocked around questions such as the way in which the forces deployed on both sides should be counted and whether absolute or relative reductions should be made : the first of these suited the East , which had larger totals , but the second was pressed by Western negotiators . |
| 30 | A third round of direct talks between UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali , the President of Cyprus Georgios Vassiliou , and the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Rauf Denktash , began in New York on Oct. 28 but became deadlocked on Nov. 11 and was adjourned until March 1993 . |