Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is ethologically implausible about Ullman 's hypotheses is not that they involve some ( unconscious ) knowledge about material objects and normal viewing conditions , but rather that they assume the perception of rigid objects to be basic , while perception of non-rigid movement is taken to be a more complex special case . |
| 2 | This is not to say that the right and left are necessarily the same , but rather that they converge at key points and share an understanding of what is involved in the politics of ‘ race ’ . |
| 3 | The striking thing about cases such as these is not that they failed — that is only to be expected — but rather that they contain suggestions that a proper claim might meet with success , although difficulty might attend mounting it . |
| 4 | The point is not that the theological pronouncements of scientists are to be discounted but rather that they do sometimes have to be seen as efforts at mediation . |
| 5 | This does not mean that victims are consciously playing this game , but rather that they have learnt to live this way , not realising there is any better alternative . |
| 6 | The true position is not that the directors must take account of the interests of future shareholders , but rather that they have a discretion concerning the time-scale over which existing members may be benefited . |
| 7 | This is not because they wish to act in the public interest as exemplified in the values of their political masters , but rather because they wish to succeed in their careers and the way to do so is to appear efficient . |
| 8 | This is not , as Young ( 1981 : 328 ) asserts , because they are ‘ well calculated to be ineffective ’ , but rather because they have not been framed with a crucial issue in mind — how far can a national state regulatory agency effect the operations of a transnational corporation , particularly when its parental state is one of the two world imperialist powers ? |
| 9 | But especially when they put them at the end of a sentence where they should be putting a full stop . |
| 10 | It is not therefore assumed that people have a' consciousness ' ( false or otherwise ) or a system or knowledge about the outside world , but only that they have a more or less adequate collection of competences in dealing with particular instances of it . |
| 11 | Non-members can take advantage of the low dealing costs by calling into one of the Norwich & Peterborough 's 65 branches , but only once they have received their allotment letters . |
| 12 | Non-members can take advantage of the low dealing costs by calling into one of the Norwich & Peterborough 's 65 branches , but only once they have received their allotment letters . |
| 13 | Newcomers are welcome to the group next term — but only if they 've had some experience of tap dancing . |
| 14 | Meanwhile the car needs repairsing and the garage says they 'll waive the five hundred pound storage bill but only if they get the job . |
| 15 | Under ordinary sale of goods law , consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund , but only if they act quickly . |
| 16 | Choreographers who are inspired to interpret music can do so in many ways , all of which can be successful , but only if they remember that its overall rhythm is not merely a mechanical guide to the timing of the steps within the dance design ( see page 68 ) . |
| 17 | You can ask them for a sick note from their doctor , but only if they have been away for more than seven days . |
| 18 | Under the Fund 's ordinary facilities members may purchase additional foreign currencies , but only if they accept increasing restrictions upon their domestic policies . |
| 19 | I much prefer that kind of viewpoint to the egalitarian doctrine which declares that all men are equal but only if they accept my point of view . |
| 20 | Very young babies show rage , turning scarlet in the face and screaming , but only when they become toddlers can they hit out at whoever is preventing them from doing what they want . |
| 21 | In contrast to the administrative procedures operating before 1986 , the Act authorizes warrants to be granted for preventing as well as detecting crime , thereby compromising the important question of principle identified by Dicey that ‘ preventive measures are inconsistent with the pervading principle of English law , that men are to be interfered with or punished , not because they may or will break the law , but only when they have committed some definite assignable legal offence ’ ( Dicey , 1959 : 249 ) . |
| 22 | Although this is their main role , like other members of the security forces , they are permitted to shoot — but only when they feel their lives , or the lives of others , are in danger . |
| 23 | They 'll accept , but only because they feel they 've reached the end of the line . |
| 24 | It is not unfair to say that some turn out not to mean quite what everyone thought but nevertheless because they represent government policy — seldom of a direct party kind — they are useful . |
| 25 | But just before they plunge into the earth |
| 26 | A big van pulls up and they stick their stuff inside and get in , but just before they go , the man with the fog horn thing turns round and says all friendly like , ‘ Happy Christmas ’ . |
| 27 | It has always seemed to me that people vote in a new government not because they actually agree with their politics but just because they want a change . |
| 28 | not intimidated but just because they do n't know who we are . |
| 29 | But just as they have done throughout the past three years , we find the Opposition spokesmen contradicting each other . |
| 30 | … first of all … they do need to acquire manipulative skills in order to play a xylophone , french horn , synthesizer , whatever … so they learn these as and when they need them … through to recording techniques and so on and so on , but always when they need them … |