Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [noun sg] but [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 2 | Newman had spent three days at the hotel in Walberswick — mainly to attend the inquest but also to soothe Evelyn as far as he could . |
| 3 | At first , Ceauşescu seemed to accept the solution but still needed to be convinced of the details of the route . |
| 4 | The result was there was very little money left ‘ in the kitty ’ to meet the bill but even so the payment was just two weeks late . |
| 5 | It emerged early on that each side was determined to deny the other the means of generating enough income not only to prosecute the war but also to govern the country . |
| 6 | tried it to remember the script but then I |
| 7 | It 's also very good if board members can attend to er not merely to support the staff er and to celebrate the event but also , if necessary , to talk to the press or to er engage er with guests and so on and so forth . |
| 8 | It may well be that the jury took the view that at the outset of the relationship with each businessman the appellant may genuinely have intended to do the work but subsequently failed to do so . |
| 9 | All these economies were necessary not because the women 's husbands were unwilling to share the money but usually because none was available . |
| 10 | Each has proven ideal as a starter design , capable of all the intricate manoeuvres sufficient to satisfy the novice but obviously not the demanding competition flyer . |
| 11 | Admiral Herbert , who had emerged with credit from William 's invasion of England , had hastily assembled a squadron at Portsmouth to pursue the French but now , with 17 ships of the line and three bomb-vessels , one of their earliest appearances on the maritime scene , found himself outnumbered . |
| 12 | Our central task is not just to understand the past but also to relate the past to the present . |
| 13 | The sawdust and bran mixture not only provided a soft base on which to rest the corpse but also acted as a sponge for exuded matter ; the side lining masked the bare wood ; the side-sheets assisted in the presentation of the corpse ; and the frill along the visible top edge formed a seal when the lid was screwed down and helped to keep it all airtight . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State may try to dodge the issue but tonight he is asking us to allow him and British Coal to pay for the top-of-the-range redundancy levels which the interim report from Rothschild urges as a necessary prerequisite for privatisation — |
| 15 | At today 's inquest held in Oxford coroner Nicholas Gardiner said : ’ Arrangements were made to call the doctor but sadly even while she and the sister were discussing the patient Mrs Johansen was in the process of dieing . |
| 16 | During negotiation of the contract , the purchaser will continue to investigate the business but more thoroughly than before and will often instruct both lawyers and accountants to investigate and prepare reports on the business . |
| 17 | Some groups were not favourably received partly because they had little to offer the council but also because they were seen as making ‘ unreasonable ’ demands on the local authority — that is , demands which did not square with the councillors ' own policy predispositions . |
| 18 | Meredith did n't respond to his attempt to lighten the conversation but merely sat staring at him thoughtfully . |
| 19 | For a major chemicals company aiming to be an all-rounder , the sheer size of a petrochemicals operation and the cash it can generate is needed to complement the higher-value but far lower-tonnage manufacture of such products as pharmaceuticals . |
| 20 | When Henry , who had not been present at the death-bed , arrived for the funeral , he at first refused to take the oath but eventually , confronted by his father 's decomposing body , he agreed to do so . |
| 21 | well he has I mean er my my daughter-in-law said he takes he mu he very often drives he 's got a season ticket , an annual season ticket t er to take the train but more often than not he drives because he gets into the into London at about quarter to seven in the morning he goes and you know , parks the car and then goes and gets breakfast and she says he always takes at least one shirt in the car with him to change into . |
| 22 | And here she stayed on public display until 1868 when it was decided not only to close the museum but also to lay Hannah Beswick to rest . |
| 23 | Erm , we I wo n't be there to invigilate the exam but usually there 's some , I mean if you get stuck and you want a break just stick your hand up , but not everybody cos everybody ca n't go to the toilet . |
| 24 | I particularly liked the detachable remote control unit which not only allows you to operate the shutter but also the zoom . |
| 25 | At the final GP he had to finish second to clinch the title but never took his Repsol Honda higher than third in the most crucial race of his life . |
| 26 | Great thanks are due to the Dyfed Wildlife Trust for organising the trip and being such good hosts , and especially to Jane Asher for taking the time not only to make the visit but also to meet the very short deadline required for the article . |
| 27 | ‘ We want to intimidate the audience but also make them feel with us . |