Example sentences of "but [vb base] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Lothar then extracted a further concession , " since he would not have , he said , in the share [ of the regnum ] they were offering him the wherewithal to make good to his own supporters that which they had lost . |
| 2 | My Solos are in a 50% cotton and 50% polyester fabric , but Calange now use a microfibre called Sofitex for both garments . |
| 3 | The industry has done much to publicise its fees and the way it calculates charges but cost still remains a hurdle for many companies . |
| 4 | News on Sunday 's temporary London offices in GLEB were available for the summit , but Pilger instead hired a room in the Kennedy Hotel , a modem businessman 's establishment next to Euston station . |
| 5 | But murder invariably meant a court appearance and cross-examination the defence seldom let the scientific evidence go unchallenged in this , the gravest of charges — and a court appearance put document examination in general , and Hoggatt 's Laboratory in particular , on public trial . |
| 6 | The couple , who have a ten-month-old baby , own their own flat in a tenement block off Edinburgh 's Leith Walk but have just bought a new flat and will be moving soon . |
| 7 | PC World 's customer profile breaks down into those who know what they want but want to see it demonstrated and to be able to walk away with the product ; those who know a bit , but have never bought a computer before ; and corporate customers seeking the best value for money . |
| 8 | Mounted police have combed a National Trust estate at nearby Christmas Common , but have still drawn a blank in their search for the murder weapon or any bloodstained clothing . |