Example sentences of "but they [am/are] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , WordPerfect does have drop-down menus , but they 're accessed via an unmemorable key combination — Alt plus the = key , although you can change the default to something more sensible , like plain Alt — and the keyboard shortcuts are equally forgettable . |
| 2 | Most figures are shown over the page , and pa in para two five , but they 're calculated in a different way . |
| 3 | They s moor them but they 're employed by the Ipswich Port Authority , the boatmen , these other men were n't . |
| 4 | But they 're credited with a double X. But I 'm also aware in the context of the A fifty nine sector , and this may well be your point , Mr , that Leeds would have , to put it succinctly , a dim view , about a new settlement in that sector because of the fact it may draw off erm regeneration effort in in the Leeds metropolitan district . |
| 5 | Cyclists can use any of Britain 's 20,000 miles of bridleways and certain tracks , but they 're banned from the 100,000 miles of footpaths which causes tension . |
| 6 | As you 'd expect strong traces of the surging Pixies sound remain , but they 're delivered with a more melodic , playful edge , almost as if splitting up the band has allowed the real Black to emerge . |
| 7 | Braque had first introduced letters into a still life , probably of early 1910 ( Le Pyrogène et ‘ Le Quotidien ’ ) , but they are blended into the composition and have no function other than that of identifying as a newspaper the object over which they are painted . |
| 8 | The views expressed may or may not be shared by their readerships , but they are invested with a special status by virtue of numbers . |
| 9 | Groups like that have tremendous power in the United States but they are marginalized on the culture of America , having formidable influence but not respected or trusted . |
| 10 | Electron storage rings can easily produce visible outputs because of their high energies ( typically several hundred MeV ) , but they are weakened by the very low peak current that can be achieved , which significantly lowers their gain . |
| 11 | They may be packaged slightly differently but they are based upon the same unspoken tradition that underpinned my own short years at college . |
| 12 | The two are superficially rather different from one another , but they are united under the headings of ‘ coevolution ’ and ‘ genes as each others ’ environments ' . |
| 13 | Injuries have reduced their defensive options , but they are blessed with a number of fine attacking players ranging from Mark Gallagher and Brian Carty to complement those of Collie Curran . |
| 14 | ( Hitherto , information about these and other studies has not been published , but they are covered by the regular workshops held by the IMS to promote the approach . ) |
| 15 | Our natural impulses towards mountains , waves , forests , and flowers may be less overt than those attaching to animals and other people but they are sustained by a fascination all their own . |
| 16 | A Land Rover spokesman said : ‘ Our vehicles are not designed to tumble down mountains but they are built for a tough life . ’ |
| 17 | Similarly , elements of rhythm and blues phraseology remain ( drum techniques , guitar phrases and techniques ) but they are subsumed within a heterogeneous mixture of styles . |
| 18 | There may be surprises , but they are woven into the fabric , the kind of surprises you live with . |
| 19 | Such themes are there if you choose to identify them but they are woven through a tightly-written narrative which will hold you from beginning to end . |
| 20 | But they are ranged on a continuum and a satisfactory account really depends on a theory of language which encompasses both grammar and lexis within the same descriptive scheme and makes explicit the relationship between them . |
| 21 | ‘ They still remain chaste and celibate but they are released from the vows of poverty . ’ |
| 22 | Loyalty bonuses for disloyal players , bloated payments to executives , contracts which give managers shares of transfer fees and other salary innovations may be above the law but they are rooted in the same dark subsoil which nourishes numerous rackets and scams . |
| 23 | But they are supplied by the Institute and not the government . |
| 24 | 3. he statutory obligations to consult trade unions over redundancies contained in employment protection law ( see IDS , 1982 ) remain in force , but they are reduced to a formality . |
| 25 | And the telephone calls , the forty five ninety two , they have n't effectively been paid yet , but they are included in the result presumably this has n't er been finally settled as regards the cash but this is the result . |
| 26 | The Alps may be friendly in winter , but they are feared in the summer . |
| 27 | Some German vineyards can be found in more northerly locations , but they are subjected to the greater continental influence of colder winters and hotter summers . |