Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] but [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact all ordinary telescopes would do so but for the addition of an extra lens-system to turn the image the right way up again . |
| 2 | Nuclear energy will grow considerably but from a low base accounting for some 3% of total energy demand by the year 2000 from programmes underway in Brazil , Argentina and Mexico . |
| 3 | There is no blueprint that one could lay down but with a on the infinite versatility of God to use and deploy the gifts that we are able to offer to his service . |
| 4 | They wanted to see a battleship launched , they wanted to see Royalty in action , they wanted to see anything that was happening which was an event in the world , and so cameramen like George Albert Smith , and eventually George Albert Smith 's staff , would go out around the world , much as it would happen now but in a much simpler way , erm to make actuality pictures . |
| 5 | On the positive side CAMRA can point to the success of the independent brewers , many of whom would not exist today but for the interest in cask ale generated by the Campaign . |
| 6 | The story of the HSTs powerwise does not belong here but from the point of view of passenger comfort we should note that while much was conventional there was also much that was new … |
| 7 | I want a powder , a potion , one which will not kill immediately but over a period of months , undetected by her or any physician . ’ |