Example sentences of "and [noun] but [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plato makes Protagoras a proponent of democracy , and Socrates is his antagonist : Now when we meet in the Assembly , then if the State is faced with some building project , I observe that the architects are sent for and consulted about the proposed structures , and when it is a matter of shipbuilding , the naval designers , and so on with everything which the Assembly regards as a subject for learning and teaching But when it is something to do with the government of the country that is to be debated , the man who gets up to advise them may be a builder or equally well a blacksmith or a shoemaker , merchant or ship-owner , rich or poor , of good family or none . |
| 2 | A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ? |
| 3 | They stand outside , fidgeting and fighting but once they get it they 're okay . |
| 4 | They stand outside , fidgeting and fighting but once they get it they 're okay . |
| 5 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 6 | It is widely available as Tumbleweed and Greenscape but if you have a large area to treat ( say 500m2 ) , look for the more economical Roundup GC . |
| 7 | ‘ I know it brought tension between Shana and I but if you 're going to do a job properly you have to be prepared to put yourself out . |
| 8 | Er the I know this is basically not iron and steel but if you take the Mediterranean er very loosely |
| 9 | It 's suitable for all hair types and lengths but because it 's gentle , the waves will drop more quickly on longer hair . |
| 10 | The aim of the course is to provide advice and information but as I said at the beginning to get you talking about it . |
| 11 | In time ‘ yeoman ’ came to mean primarily a farmer who had raised himself out of the ruck of common husbandman , ‘ such as be exempted out of the rascalitie of the popular bee called and written yeomen , as in the degree next vnto gentlemen ’ ; and while careful to avoid making wealth appear the sole criterion , Smith adds that ‘ these tende their owne businesse , come not to meddle in publike matters and iudgements but when they are called and glad when they are deliuered thereof ’ . |
| 12 | Claudio Monteverdi ( 1567–1643 ) was already famous as a madrigalist and composer of the operas Orfeo and Arianna but when he brought out his Sanctissimae Virgini Missa senis vocibus … ac Vesperae ( Venice , 1610 ) he had published no church music since the juvenile Cantiunculae Sacrae of the ‘ pupil of the eminent Ingegneri ’ in 1582 . |
| 13 | They provide you with a power switch and LED but unless you are really competent at soldering I 'd leave well alone as the instructions are not very clear . |