Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They knew that the village police sergeant and constable were there not only to deal with ordinary crime but to report on any political activity in their district . |
| 2 | The foreign secretaries of the two countries did not deal with the political issues in the Kashmir crisis but focused on military confidence-building measures . |
| 3 | I craved liquor but survived on frequent tureens of white wine . |
| 4 | In a veiled warning to Turkey , President Boris Yeltsin of Russia dispatched his State Secretary Gennady Burbulis and Defence Minister Gen. Pavel Grachev to Armenia for talks on the future role of the 7th Army , now under exclusive Russian control but stationed on Armenian territory . |
| 5 | Mr Whitney-Long 's evidence on this aspect was unsatisfactory : indeed the weight of his evidence in cross-examination was that they did not so rely in any material way but relied on other matters . |
| 6 | Detailed instructions for the use of the IPF Problem Control Facility are not included in this section but notes on this facility are contained in Section 6 . |
| 7 | Ignore right fork but continue on main track which ascends to leave forest after ½mile by stile 5 . |
| 8 | This did not advocate a particular option but commented on specific alternatives ( for example , local sales tax , local income tax , poll tax , an assigned share of national taxes ) while ruling out others ( for example , local duties on petrol , alcohol or tobacco , local vehicle excise duty ; charges for licences for sale of alcohol or petrol ; and a local payroll tax ) . |