Example sentences of "but [noun] [verb] [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour , as the largest party in this first ‘ hung Parliament ’ of the post war years , formed a government , but parliament remained dominated by the prospect of another election . |
| 2 | Modern agriculture requires investment to survive , but investment has fallen by more than half since the Government took office . |
| 3 | Old Shallot , as always , kept well away from this but Southgate seemed fascinated by it . |
| 4 | but spending has risen by no less than 26 per cent . |
| 5 | Notice that money national income has increased by 100 per cent during the period , but prices have risen by 20 per cent from the base year figure of 100 in 1983 to 120 in 1988 , and population has risen by 33⅓ per cent from 3,000 to 4,000 inhabitants . |
| 6 | The workforce has fallen by 700,000 as people have retired or given up looking for jobs , but unemployment has risen by roughly 1.3 million , the EPI reports . |
| 7 | But Francis has replied by setting himself a new goal — carrying on past 40 . |
| 8 | But production has slumped by 45 per cent because of the plunge in demand — and there 's no end in sight . |