Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] but [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lenders have confirmed that they do not seek possession where the borrower has suffered a severe reduction in income support but is still making a regular and routine payment , nor will they repossess — which is the point that I was making — where income support is paid direct to them . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , he joined the company in 1970 as a sewing machine mechanic but was soon moved to work on one of the large printers . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , many directors do not have even a basic social work qualification but are more influenced by business management . |
| 4 | ( 3 ) Oesophageal sensitivity to acid was preserved in patients with impaired peristalsis and oesophagitis. ( 4 ) Reflux symptoms lasted longer in patients with prolonged oesophageal acid exposure but were still reported for a small fraction of the total acid exposure time . |
| 5 | The article was about a British archaeological laboratory in Greece which has apparently provided sterling service but is now suffering from a lack of funding . |
| 6 | One person on site was taken to the local hospital complaining of eye irritation but was later discharged and the crew of a vessel in the Humber estuary reported exposure to an irritant cloud , but not ill effects were evident when the crew was checked by a doctor . |
| 7 | A Pharisee by training and once a vehement conservative , he had at one stage harassed the infant church but was dramatically converted by confrontation with a vision of the risen Lord . |
| 8 | At a caucus meeting on May 31 , Hawke tried to force an open vote on the leadership issue but was eventually forced by Keating 's supporters to concede a secret ballot on June 3 . |
| 9 | Control mice ( C ) were anaesthetised and placed in the irradiation jig but were completely shielded . |
| 10 | Ndebugre , a former PNDC Secretary for Agriculture dismissed in November 1984 [ see p. 33828 ] , was arrested for allegedly failing to rise promptly for the national anthem , and was reportedly beaten while in detention — he was later released on a court order but was immediately rearrested . |
| 11 | ‘ Do you know , Anna , my darling , that the poor child longed , only longed , to be a concert pianist but was literally forced by her ogreish father to nurse him while he died of drink and now her spirit is quite broken and all she can bring herself to do is dispense plastic cups of repellent coffee to OAPs going to Ferndown to see their married daughters ? ’ |
| 12 | Also , as you probably know , mortgage interest relief is no longer allowed for higher rate tax but is now restricted to the basic rate of 25 per cent — so the savings are smaller than before for those in a high income bracket . |
| 13 | This was actually smaller than the dressing room but was richly furnished and lit by a large crystal chandelier . |
| 14 | LEFT : Merrets Mill was used as a cloth mill but was later turned over to the production of flock , shoddy and mill puff , by the Grist family . |
| 15 | He also tried to get computing work but was only met with excuses . |
| 16 | Takeover offers are regulated primarily by the City Code but are also affected by the Yellow Book ( where the acquirer or the target company is listed on the London Stock Exchange ) the CA 1985 and the FSA . |
| 17 | The increases were widely expected after the abolition of tax on new car purchases in last year 's Autumn Statement but were nonetheless condemned by the Automobile Association and the Royal Automobile Club . |
| 18 | The NCOAP began by pressing a universalist demand but was eventually forced to accept a compromise which , although in line with working-class notions of respectability , did not reflect the absolute material wants of the many . |
| 19 | A deadly nerve poison , it was once used as an animal poison but is now banned on the grounds that it kills with extreme cruelty . |
| 20 | These are mostly based on the 8th note triplet groove but are usually written as 12/8 grooves . |
| 21 | If a person died of coronary heart disease but was never admitted to hospital we used the date of death as the incidence date . |
| 22 | These cells are not , however , the origin of arm movement but are merely driven by other regions of the brain . |
| 23 | John Kirwan , the wing who has scored 25 tries in 30 Tests , missed training with an inflamed Achilles tendon but is firmly expected to play . |
| 24 | For many years it was a centre for cave exploration but was recently acquired by the Royal Signals for adventure and training . |
| 25 | On Feb. 24 Monsengwo Pasinya , president of the national conference , indicated that Nguza had abandoned the round table idea but was still expected to demand a reduction in the number of delegates to the conference . |