Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] but [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may concede that there may be frictional teething problems lasting a few years or even a few decades but argue that these are overcome eventually . |
| 2 | If users have little experience of using videocassette recorders or tape-slide equipment , a decision may have to be made on whether to ignore sources such as videocassettes or tape-slide sets which may be relevant to the database or to include such materials but ensure that help and guidance are available when the equipment is needed . |
| 3 | Examples from our corpus confirm these observations but show that the line between mediate and immediate assistance is not always as easy to draw as Erades and Wood make it out to be . |
| 4 | The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 does not specifically define these terms but states that " employed " , " employee " and " employer " and " employment " refer to employment under a contract of service or apprenticeship ( section 178 ) . |
| 5 | The research committee agrees that there will be benefits from many of the recommendations made in these reports but believes that changes of a more fundamental nature are required to improve the effectiveness of auditing in meeting the public 's expectations . |
| 6 | It resembles anxiety in many respects but suggests that the causes are more rational and external than irrational and internal . |
| 7 | We shall assume that the syntactic positions for adjectives in English are as below ; we give first the intensional pattern of which each is the surface exponent , as well as an example for each , and also an instance which is ungrammatical and where we shall later be able to suggest reasons for the ungrammaticality ; in each case we shall underline in the intensional pattern the property which is instantiated by the adjective , merely for clarification and not as an integral part of the notation : [ P E ] prenominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : adjective + noun as in hungry passengers ; but note that *asleep kittens is ungrammatical { [ E ] ( P ) } ordinary predicative position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + be + adjective as in the critics were upset ; but note that her husband was mere is ungrammatical [ E P ] postnominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + adjective as in the crimes alleged ; but note that the road wide is ungrammatical ( ( P E ) P ) predicate qualifying position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + noun phrase + adjective as in he brought his gun loaded ; but note that she uses her mixer lightweight is ungrammatical [ E ( P P ) ] postverbal position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + adjective as in the crowd remained angry ; but note that his brother resisted obstinate is ungrammatical ( ( P P ) E ) adverbal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : verb + noun phrase + adjective as in Ali rubbed the lamp clean ; but note that Mark resembles the officer sinister is ungrammatical ( P { E P } ) clausal position = surface syntactic sequence : verb + noun phrase ( + be ) + adjective as in he considers the prosecution case hopeless but note that Sue reported the prizes aplenty is ungrammatical { E P } P extraclausal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : adjective + clause as in furious , the king ordered many arrests but note that furious , the king had three wives is ungrammatical As we have said , these are the adjectival positions of English ( and possibly of any natural human language ) . |
| 8 | At that time , he was not suspicious of any burglars but thought that Sara had been careless and had left the window unlocked . |