Example sentences of "but [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's then just turn our attention to the facilities in this country , the sort of things you 've heard Stan saying here in the studio that there 's a lot to offer in this country , lot 's of different kinds of scenery , lot 's of different types of attractions , but let's just take a look at the sort of facilities that are available in this country . |
| 2 | But let's not ignore the fact that , despite this , rock has been undergoing a certain process of feminisation over the last couple of years . |
| 3 | But let's not hurry the process . |
| 4 | Failure to follow this guidance will not invalidate any subsequent proceedings but may clearly influence the court when it applies the principle in s1(5) of the Act and considers whether an order would be better for the child than no order at all . |
| 5 | This is not only tiring but may also preclude the child from participating in sports clubs , choir , drama groups or other out-of-school activities . |
| 6 | This is partly because private hospitals select simpler cases but may also reflect the lack of incentives to reduce admissions and length of stay in public hospitals and the absence of adequate community care for the impoverished populations which tend to use them . |
| 7 | If some biological constraint can rule out , or make unrealistic , some normative practice or institution , then knowledge of it may not only encourage us to decline that practice if it is suggested , but may also contribute an explanation of why human communities do not in general display that practice or institution . |
| 8 | Alternatively , the presence of platelet activating factor reflects not only inflammatory cell infiltration , but may also represents a stage of inflammatory amplification in which inflammatory cells are about to be recruited . |
| 9 | Genesis 1:2 , 5 , ‘ the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters ’ may indicate a creative function for the Spirit , but may equally describe the chaos referred to in the earlier part of that verse , ‘ the earth was without form and void , and darkness was upon the face of the water ’ : and ‘ a ruach adonai , a mighty hurricane from God , was moving over the expanse of the unruly waters ’ may be a better translation . |
| 10 | York winner Sabre Rattler will be backed for the big two-year-old race , but may not give the weight to Urry Urry Urry ( 3.00 ) . |
| 11 | They may know , intellectually , that their partner is less adaptable , but may not find the reality easy to deal with . |
| 12 | Mansell said that recent bone surgery on his left foot to fix a lingering injury was sore occasionally , but should not prove a hindrance . |
| 13 | A good unit can be extremely supportive to the teacher but should not decrease the role that he alone can play best , ie , picking up and building on the pupils ' reactions and suggestions . |
| 14 | Fiveyear , renewable contracts for all ranks would still mean good officers being in the job for life but should also mean an end to lazy time-servers . |
| 15 | The music , to be satisfactory , may need contrasting sections , differing textures , and periods of thematic recall ; and such factors must not only be compatible with the text , but should also form a whole which is a perfect expression of the words . |
| 16 | This may take a few iterations to achieve a good balance , but should eventually make the zero crossings correspond to more or less zero field . |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand should not build their own incinerator to dispose of toxic waste , but should instead develop a range of technologies , including portable systems , tailored to the particular properties of the waste . |
| 18 | We shall return to these points later in the chapter but should now describe the range of information and advice agencies which will offer help with legal problems . |
| 19 | The cost of connection for the new service will be about 20% more per minute , but should still cost the user less for the same operation . |
| 20 | The clinical teacher can guide and advise but should never monopolise the situation . |
| 21 | Because firms have no discretion over prices but must passively accept the price prevailing in the market they have no ‘ market power ’ : they can make profits only at the level that justifies the continued employment of their assets in their existing use and are unable to effect a transfer of wealth from customers to themselves . |
| 22 | I 'm afraid it 's very , that 's not very good ladies but might just get an idea to er the type of machines . |
| 23 | Thai intelligence sources confirmed the existence of several small resistance groups in Laos but could not confirm the extent of Vang 's claims . |
| 24 | Advance orders alone ran to 12 000 ; ICL was signed up as the manufacturer but could not make the equipment quickly enough . |
| 25 | He braked but could not avoid the pedestrian whom he thought was wearing dark clothing . |
| 26 | Scotland 's Neil Turnbull clocked a respectable 21.90 but could not match the Welshman . |
| 27 | Rocky came on in the 60th minute but could not affect the game . |
| 28 | Thatcher reportedly singled him out for promotion when he was honest enough to tell her that backbenchers were uneasy about the state of the economy : like the young George Washington , he trembled , but could not tell a lie . |
| 29 | He had four chances of piling on the agony for the Londoners but could not find a way past keeper Bob Bolder . |
| 30 | Cosenza had their moments but could not find a way through Derby 's tight defence . |