Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] but [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lothian and Borders Police admitted liability but disputed her claim for £75,000 damages . |
| 2 | The consultant at first attempted to induce labour but discontinued it . |
| 3 | But the technocratic approach did not lessen discrimination but reproduced it in a subtler form . |
| 4 | Lord Diplock in Caldwell [ 1982 ] AC 341 did not overrule Cunningham but distinguished it . |
| 5 | Mrs Thatcher 's governments have not only won elections but retained their drive . |
| 6 | POOLS includes all the English and Scottish football leagues , is easy to use and not only does it predict draws but gives you odds on each potential draw to make your selection easier . |
| 7 | Travis did n't break stride but threw her a steely glare . |
| 8 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
| 9 | ‘ We do not want to destroy Buddha but to christen him . ' |
| 10 | They now not only conduct funerals but have their own joiners and monumental masons making coffins and headstones , and some even own their own crematoria . |
| 11 | He rejected the alternative package offered by Congress on the grounds that its tax increases for the rich would " not stimulate growth but stifle it " and were indicative of the inability of the Democrats to resist " their natural impulse to raise taxes " . |
| 12 | This week , Faldo has been not exactly refusing interviews but making it abruptly and abundantly clear that he is willing to say nothing of import . |
| 13 | His supervisor , engineering and operational research lecturer Jean Tunnicliffe-Wilson , says much of the satisfaction is not only in suggesting ideas but having them tested in practice . |
| 14 | His supervisor engineering and operational research lecturer Jean Tunnicliffe-Wilson , says much of the satisfaction is not only in suggesting ideas but having them tested in practice . |
| 15 | They twice tried owning houses but found it too expensive so they gave them away , and Charles refused to accept any of his estranged father 's estate . |
| 16 | A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind . |
| 17 | The trial of Marion Barry , 54 , Mayor of Washington DC , ended on Aug. 10 when , after eight days of deliberation , the jury convicted him on one count of possessing cocaine but acquitted him on a second charge of possession . |
| 18 | Shoved into a seatette by a hostess who had been trained not to calm and charm passengers but to harm them and occasionally embalm them , I quickly settled into what would become my life for what seemed like more than a lifetime . |
| 19 | The stoma care nurse encouraged him not to avoid foods but to monitor their effect on the colostomy action . |
| 20 | Helen poured coffee but left them to take it from the tray . |
| 21 | The ambassadors of Canada , France , the United States and Venezuela then successfully intervened and persuaded the coup leaders not to kill Aristide but to allow him to leave the country , in order to prevent widespread bloodshed . |
| 22 | ‘ Fasting can be resorted to only against a lover , not to extort rights but to reform him , is when a son fasts for a father who drinks … |
| 23 | Yeah I know Ann but see it could be a er a jerry-built . |
| 24 | MacGregor , who remains passionate about sport and whose father had played football for Glasgow 's Queen 's Park , not only played rugby but spent his afternoon off playing soccer . |
| 25 | Councillors admit the decision wo n't stop hunting but say it 's a way of bringing public opinion to the notice of the Government . |
| 26 | Its shared outlay option involves the hotelier paying the installation cost and buying fuel but having he system run and maintained by Cogen , with a consequently much lower electricity charge . |
| 27 | It used to be called Austin-Morris but changed its name to British Leyland and then Rover . |
| 28 | The reprocessing does not create plutonium but recovers it so that it can be recycled as a source of energy . |
| 29 | Our first winner was Debbie Moseley and when Debbie told the guys at Feature You she would like to do modelling but thought she was n't good enough , they decided to prove her wrong and set to work on a dramatic transformation . |
| 30 | ‘ Many voluntary organisations are providing care but leaving themselves out of pocket . |