Example sentences of "[vb pp] but [vb base] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing to be done but face the heat . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the doctors were inexorable , and there was nothing to be done but accept the verdict . |
| 3 | Outside these two regions LASMO is concentrating its efforts on proven hydrocarbon bearing areas that are relatively under-explored but have the potential for further discoveries which are significant to the Group at minimum exploration risk . |
| 4 | The hole distances are then given but bear no resemblance to the course as opened 18 months later . |
| 5 | Currently levels of up to 100 Bequerel are allowed to pass unchecked while levels of up to 600 Bq can be imported but require a permit . |
| 6 | Exhibitors also complain they have to put up with the theft of their merchandise , and suspect their bills are inflated by ‘ ghost ’ workers , who are paid but do no work . |
| 7 | Nor do they look for evidence of sharp boundaries between the classes , preferring to operate with the notion of social stratification where classes are not sharply divided but form a continuum . |