Example sentences of "[noun] but [vb -s] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The funds made available through the Farm and Horticultural Development Scheme will be a sound national investment but does it make sense to embark on a programme with a possibility that perhaps after six years the land might be allocated to forestry ? |
| 2 | The plant alkaloid ryanodine opens the channels at low ( nanomolar ) concentrations but closes them at higher doses ( micromolar ) . |
| 3 | Prudential 's equities director , Rodney Dennis , uses copious research but complains it is often ‘ more descriptive than analytical ’ . |
| 4 | And the fact that the film is not frightened of its sexual aspects but treats them with some taste is another point in its favour . |
| 5 | Teletext not only gives up-to-date news and a wealth of information on different subjects but keeps you informed of sub-titled plays and many special TV programmes which can be followed visually . |
| 6 | Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead . |
| 7 | Not unusual in this industry but does it really take an entire A4 page to say it ? |
| 8 | The ITC will closely monitor response to the ad but says it will be difficult to edit out offending elements . |
| 9 | He has ruled out any keel or mast changes in the four days left before the final trials but hopes he can find more speed by using new sails . |
| 10 | Glenn , who has one daughter and two grand-daughters , said he was very impressed with the NHS but thinks his was a case of being in the right place at the right time . |
| 11 | Later Fred sits down to play Gameboy tennis but tells me , ‘ Say I 'm playing Sega and … ’ — he halts a moment , thinking sponsorship — ‘ … wearing Levi 's and a John Richmond jacket . ’ |
| 12 | Hankin rates the Bishop Auckland youngster but feels he will benefit from a spell away from the first team . |
| 13 | However , latest th er Microfit not only gives you the test statistic but gives you erm the significance level , probability value er which erm that test statistic is significantly different from zero right so if we are looking at that serial correlation test statistic of two point zero eight right we would accept the null hypothesis of er no serial correlation , right , or would n't be able to reject it strictly . |
| 14 | In its second report on the BCCI affair , the select committee makes no recommendations on compensation but says it believes the report of the inquiry held by Sir Thomas Bingham demonstrates conclusively that the Bank of England failed to discharge its supervisory duties in respect of BCCI . |
| 15 | There are , however , clear attempts to make us giggle , like when the Swamp Thing ( Dick Durock ) conceives a passion for Heather Locklear 's leading lady but tells her that he ca n't give her the love she wants because he 's a plant . |
| 16 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
| 17 | In a similar vein , a cartoon in Police magazine ( January 1981 ) repeats an old joke but puts it into the mouth of a totally bald senior officer . |
| 18 | He is near enough for his bulk to cut out the reflection of the sky and so his own reflection does not reproduce his colours but allows us to see into the water . |
| 19 | Erm I mean some people say , quite wrongly , that it 's something that does n't take any part in the reaction but speeds it up , but how can it do that . |
| 20 | He really scents the difficulty but thinks it too hard for discussion and so conveniently pretends that he has not seen it . |
| 21 | Today ex-manager Farrelly claims he is not bitter about the split but says he is annoyed about the things Sinead has said about that period . |
| 22 | Now does that have a er I , I know you lose the income but does it , does it penalize you at all ? |
| 23 | DEC says this did n't allow it sufficient time to evaluate the proposals but says it supports all such unified Unix efforts and promises to make its position clear this week . |
| 24 | KENNETH CLARKE also signed the public immunity certificate but denies it was an attempt to stop evidence about Government involvement reaching court . |
| 25 | IBM Corp is using the 88110 in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got them in volume : a 40MHz 88110 offers roughly the performance of a 33MHz SuperSparc . |
| 26 | IBM is using it in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got volumes . |
| 27 | Or take the old woman who is really a slave to the Gluttony of Delicacy but thinks she is the very model of abstinence : She is a positive terror to hostesses and servants . |
| 28 | There was the public humiliation of being dropped from the side ; the autocratic style of managers , who were themselves as afraid and insecure as their players ; the refusal to let good players use their natural talent to play , forcing them through repetitive training ‘ systems ’ and naïve ‘ game plans ’ ; the petty jealousies of the players , their hierarchies , and childish pranks ; the fear of the new signing , who has to be included at the expense of an old friend ; the view of a match from ‘ the inside ’ when you know a team-mate does not want the ball but wants it to look as if you will not give it to him . |
| 29 | HUNGARY 's KONTRAX COMPUTER CONGLOMERATE HITS CASH-FLOW PROBLEMS BUT SAYS IT 's NORMAL IN HUNGARY |
| 30 | He admits Satan is an interesting character but denies he is all he appears . |