Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] but [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be the case in some industries , or for some products but as , for example , both Moran 's study of the Chilean copper industry ( 1974 ) and Girvan 's of the Caribbean bauxite industry ( 1976 ) demonstrate in rather different ways , the control that globally integrated corporations can exert on distribution and marketing may nullify what appears on the ground to be a better bargain for the host . |
| 2 | It 's been toyed with a few times but as far I 'm aware , this is probably the first serious attempt — certainly at the sort of scale we 're talking of — to use a perched beach to provide coastal protection . |
| 3 | Okay then , welcome to everyone , and er hopefully a few minutes but if it does |
| 4 | I hope to see most of you personally over the next few weeks but if I do n't then can I say ‘ Thanks ’ and ‘ All the Best for a healthy and prosperous future . ’ |
| 5 | Some of their later records have produced a few hits but though it is thoughtful , well-made music , something 's missing . |
| 6 | We much regret that this involved a net loss of some jobs but if we are to remain competitive against increasing overseas competition , it is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and the most efficient facilities . |
| 7 | The individualistic bias that Rawls is accused of by Nagel is not that he rules out such conceptions but that he is not neutral regarding them because he makes their successful pursuit more difficult than that of individualistic conceptions of the good . |
| 8 | Now the advice a few years er be from the s solicitor was not in quite the the th precisely these words but if somebody was leaving , I mean if the wife was leaving the husband , the instructions were basically Love , get your furniture out , hide it somewhere , and argue about who owns what afterwards . |
| 9 | We have all had these emotions but when they reach such a pitch that our suppression of them can not cope , we explode , turning against whoever or whatever is in our way in an attempt to destroy it . |
| 10 | He said I used to laugh at my Dad when he used to do these quizzes but when |
| 11 | While I sympathize with the caller from West Calder , I feel we pay poll tax as well to cover all these things but when I bought my house , my solicitor had me in for two hours and went through all my obligations under the title deeds part of was , that I had to pay one three hundredths of keeping the open areas clean and tidy plus grass cutting . |
| 12 | Dr Maria Hari was , however , keen to point out that the training was not simply a summary of these professions but that conductors were unique products of a complex system . |
| 13 | That is what annoys about it or fair enough if they have n't got any money they get these handouts but when they 're working and they still get them that 's when I think it 's wrong ! |
| 14 | But it , yeah , I mean I quite take all of these qualifications but if sh if you take the first couple of paragraphs does n't it seem to be a call to , to radical land reform ? |
| 15 | I mean I do n't think you can it 's alright having all these players but if you he does n't seem |
| 16 | Oddly enough , it was not during one of these silences but while she was talking that her eyes closed and her shallow breathing became deeper . |
| 17 | The client is not voluntarily engaging in these proceedings but as he strongly denies the charges he has no option but to defend himself . |
| 18 | Great weight is still given to both of these factors but since the mid-1970s even higher qualifications have not guaranteed continued employment . |
| 19 | The government did not accept fully these recommendations but as we have seen they gave councillors the choice between claiming an attendance allowance or financial loss allowance . |
| 20 | Resistance , other than to the organocholorines , is confined so far to only five important malaria vectors so the potential for chemical control still exists in many parts of the world It is very easy to advocate the use of alternatives to these chemicals but if you examine those for vector control in detail you will find that most are directed against the aquatic stages of the mosquito and few cases of adequate malaria control by such an attack on any significant scale can be cited . |
| 21 | ‘ The debate is no longer whether the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative will spread to all schools but when it will . ’ |
| 22 | He said : ‘ They were shooting in all directions but as I drove towards them on my tractor they started to run . |
| 23 | I know you only have to work so many Saturdays but because it 's sort of Christmas do they like everybody to work ? |
| 24 | Great sporting moments have many facets but when it comes down to thrills and spill and leaving the pulses racing , the National is hard to beat . |
| 25 | It was as if he has caught an infection which was moving around all men but as yet lighting on few , something which would grow to cause fever where there had been force . |
| 26 | People do say that erm there are far too many pupils but if you 've got the stuff and the accommodation , which our school provide they 're not overcrowded . |
| 27 | I am not saying they 're all pussycats but if you love and respect them , they will return those qualities tenfold . |
| 28 | I mean , everybody took loads of everything in those days but if you have an incredible tour schedule and you can find a way of having extra energy , which you can get with cocaine , you overdo it if you have n't ever had it before in such huge quantities , and you 're that big , and girls come to the dressing room afterwards , and everybody gives you free packets , and suddenly you 're everybody 's pal . |
| 29 | I do n't know the value attaching to the stamps on those envelopes but if they are or have been in your possession you would be well advised to make a full statement of your involvement . |
| 30 | I sped along Euston Road , hoping for more buses but as I neared Goodge Street all hell seemed to break loose . |