Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] but it [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a certain amount of gossip but it soon died down . ’ |
| 2 | As with de Santillana 's innovatory essay Kemp 's book not only offers new ways of understanding the history of science and the history of art but it also raises a host of historical and historiographical questions . |
| 3 | A constitutional convention was elected in May 1975 to try to agree on a new form of government but it too ended in failure , leaving the province under direct rule from Whitehall , through the Northern Ireland Office and the continued presence of the army . |
| 4 | This is just another example of regulation but it also shows that in the early frog embryo the fate of the parts is not fixed . |
| 5 | Most obviously this includes earnings from tourism but it also involves the image of products , not least whisky . |
| 6 | Greek civilization not only gave rise to philosophy but it also produced , in the fifth century BC , the first real historians . |
| 7 | ‘ Writing is not just a means of passing on information but it also bridges gaps of misunderstanding and can help establish good ecumenical relations . ’ |
| 8 | This distinction between cognitions ( the informational building blocks , the stored bits of information ) and specific attitudes or opinions is critical , for it not only emphasizes the public 's growing dependence on the mass media for information but it also draws our attention to the consequences of such a dependence . |