Example sentences of "and [noun] but [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution wanted the officers , who infiltrated a group of suspected hooligans , to testify behind a screen in sight of lawyers and defendants but hidden from the public to protect their identities . |
| 2 | By road take the motorway N1 heading west from Bern , taking care in 12km ( 7 ½miles ) not to take the exit for Kerzers and Neuchatel but to continue on the motorway as it curves south and becomes an ordinary national road a short distance from Murten Murten lies beside the lake which bears its name , close to the linguistic frontier between French and German speech . |
| 3 | The sections which follow are not about computer-based systems and jargon but focus on the information needs and systems of schools . |
| 4 | He was cleared of attempted murder and assault but sentenced to a year in prison for possessing a gun illegally . |
| 5 | He not only read widely about German government and trade but worked as an apprentice for a week or two each with painters , weavers , dyers and smiths . |
| 6 | Kurdish insurgent activity was not confined to Iraq and Iran but contributed to the atmosphere of insecurity that prevailed in Turkey before the military coup in 1980 . |