Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [subord] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope he 'll change his mind but if he does n't , I 'll play bass . |
| 2 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 3 | We agree that the specific algorithm we used wold have been inappropriate if we were interested in examining seasonal or short-term changes in primary production , not because the algorithm does not include a grazing term but because it does not include terms for irradiance and quantum efficiency . |
| 4 | As we shall see , a gene may increase in frequency not because it increases the fitness of its carrier but because it associates with other genes that do , or even because it is in a sense parasitic on other genes . |
| 5 | It 's hard work but once she smiles you know it 's all worth while . |
| 6 | Whether the image of an ice cream cone or a hamburger is good or bad is not too big an issue but when it comes to nuclear weapons and political events which affect not only the happiness of countless people but which are also a matter of life and death , does it help to avoid value judgements ? |
| 7 | ‘ Not so much because of the liver but because it spoils the effect of the first drink of the evening . ’ |
| 8 | Well it er it will be wood but whether it 's covered over whether it 's wood grain or whether it 's white or I do n't know . |
| 9 | MACAULEY Culkin 's Kevin may be a dab hand with a booby trap but when it comes down to straightforward , grimy-faced scallywaggery , there are a couple of Irish lads in Into The West who could give him a run for his money . |
| 10 | ‘ It suggests nothing of the sort but as it happens you are partly right . |
| 11 | A Man Utd fan dies and goes to heaven but before he goes through the pearly gates he has to pass a test . |
| 12 | It is one of the most interesting books I have ever read … not because Rorty is claiming to have discovered the Truth but because he has written a fine description of our confusion and of our capacity to create our own selves . |
| 13 | Cunnilingus is a marginal case but since it involves genital contact and may involve a form of penetration , there is a case for placing it within the more serious category . |
| 14 | Equally , however , Sturge found the Civilization Society 's policy ‘ inadequate to meet the case but as it involves a violation of my peace principles I can take no part in it ’ . |
| 15 | We must be satisfied that the insured person is legally liable and not just morally liable , i.e. he may feel he is responsible for some damage but unless he has been negligent then no liability exists . |
| 16 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |
| 17 | It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot . |
| 18 | A severe drought is not a common feature on the field but when it occurs it may be in any month from April to September . |
| 19 | They 're both at All Saints at present but whether she goes back or not is |
| 20 | He exhibits a number of adjectives which differ in precisely the way required while maintaining the same or essentially the same lexical value ( we modify his examples slightly where it is possible to do so without damage to his case , so as to make the distinction sharper ) : ( 19 ) visible stars vs stars visible the only navigable rivers vs the only rivers navigable a handy tool vs are your tools handy ? guilty people vs people guilty As it happens , the examples which Bolinger uses employ words which can make the distinction a rather subtle one , with perhaps the exception of visible stars ( a group recognized astronomically ) beside stars visible ; but it is quite easy to produce further instances which seem to confirm his view : ( 20 ) a complaining visitor vs a visitor complaining the eligible bachelor vs the bachelor eligible In other cases , the divergence of lexical value between the two positions may be greater but still with the characteristic value for the former , and the occasion value for the latter : ( 21 ) the responsible man vs the man responsible a sorry sight vs the girl is sorry He notes that the acceptability of an adjective in pre-adjunct position may apparently depend on whether or not it can be regarded as indicating a relatively enduring characteristic of what is expressed by the noun , as in : ( 22 ) the faint girl vs the girl is faint an asleep man vs a man asleep This possibility of course depends not only on the adjective itself but also on the nature of the noun being qualified , so that " when one scratches one 's head the result is not *a scratched head but when one scores a glass surface the result is a scratched surface " . |
| 21 | In time a limit may be reached , not because of the depth of the pit but because it becomes too wide and approaches land that must not be disturbed . |
| 22 | There is also a contrast between the forge and Satis House as the house is barricaded and the inside is all dark so Pip has to be led by candlelight to Miss Havisham and when he first sees her all in white she looks like a fairy godmother but as he looks closer he sees her decay and yellowness . |
| 23 | Do you have problems with obesity , he asked the steward on the Desert Wind , the train so called not because of dietary angst but because it crosses the Mojave on the way from LA to Chicago . |
| 24 | Steve Kerton says it 's good to be back racing in this country and he has n't had a brilliant start but if he keeps picking up points might be in with a chance of winning |
| 25 | Steve Kerton says it 's good to be back racing in this country and he has n't had a brilliant start but if he keeps picking up points might be in with a chance of winning |
| 26 | All your commissions are paid the following week but when it comes to bonuses we we there is a slight delay , two two may be two to three months . |
| 27 | Erm it 's the executor 's job to administer the will but if it 's known that there 's a mistake of course the executor on behalf of the estate can sue the solicitor . |
| 28 | He is an intellectual man but since he has married , a woman who is quite the opposite of him , the reader often notices that he retreats to his library during the course of the book . |
| 29 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the encouragement of savings is important not simply because it gives security to the saver but because it provides funds for investment in the future of our country ? |
| 30 | The small businessman may not think of himself as being in the same league as the Maxwells and Murdochs of this world but if he produces leaflets , price lists , brochures or any other form of printed material , he has some degree of affinity with them . |