Example sentences of "but [noun] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morley took up her evenings but daytime was given to voluntary work . |
| 2 | There is no upper limit on the number of cattle attracting HLCAs but sheep are limited to 6 per hectare . |
| 3 | If only he could come across a barn in which he could seek refuge from the full force of the gale … but visibility was limited to a few strides . |
| 4 | but Napier are going to be teaching the course Napier |
| 5 | Or is it just that Health comes under the national budget but religion is considered to be propaganda ? |
| 6 | But football is going to be the winner . |
| 7 | But planners are paid to be pessimistic , and for the time being they felt it prudent to assume that American assistance in a crisis — imperative though it would be — was likely to be forthcoming only after an unpredictable interval . |
| 8 | The village itself was in Dorset , but visits were needed to Alnwick in Northumberland , Seal in Kent , Syon in Middlesex , Southampton in Hampshire , Slapton in Devon and Salisbury in Wiltshire to examine original manuscripts and take photographs . |
| 9 | But Pam 's coming to the racing with us this afternoon . |
| 10 | It 's an ambitious plan , but Bristol is responding to national as well as local needs . |
| 11 | This is a significant area of importance in the Catholic school and has been clearly expressed in several documents but attention is drawn to Position Paper 4 ( Catholic Education Commission ) . |
| 12 | But Eeyore was saying to himself , ‘ This writing business . |
| 13 | Fazila and Salima attended English classes but Ruksana was forbidden to by her father-in-law who thought she had too much to do in the house . |
| 14 | But predictions were destined to be wrong . |
| 15 | But packaging is kept to a minimum . |
| 16 | But Robson is expected to be back for next Saturday 's visit to fourth-placed Chelsea . |
| 17 | With the growing awareness of the scale of financing which would be necessary for urgent economic and environmental projects in Eastern Europe , there was some recognition that the EBRD could only be one of several sources of funds , but emphasis was given to its potential as a co-ordinating and technical assistance agency . |
| 18 | Ruth soon came to share Miss Beard 's opinion of the Barnet children , especially of Edward , but Anna was attracted to him and within twenty-four hours was his willing slave . |
| 19 | But Harry was returned to his mother in Barking , Essex , after a welfare services meeting led by social worker Mrs Bula Biswas . |
| 20 | But traditions are made to be broken ; if this one is not , Lloyd 's may find itself in pieces instead . |
| 21 | But inflation is expected to be 0.4 percentage points higher in both years , while interest rates might rise by half a point in 1991 and perhaps by 30 basis points in 1992 . |
| 22 | The Cyprus issue was discussed [ see also p. 38402 ] , but priority was given to the relationship between Turkey and the USA in the aftermath of the Gulf war . |
| 23 | But Murrell was taken to another London station — and the police refused to say where . |
| 24 | ‘ But Angelina was engaged to him . ’ |
| 25 | Security 's being tightened up around the breeding pens … but staff are committed to maintaining the same easy access to the birds for visitors to the trust . |
| 26 | THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more . |
| 27 | Mr Bailey has been very much a front of house man at Hatchards and well known to many of the bookshop 's most distinguished customers , but Dillons is understood to be reorganising the store 's management structure under its new general manager , Roger Katz , and , with the recent appointment of Duncan Goldie-Scot , looks to be putting greater emphasis on direct marketing . |
| 28 | There are no rule changes but amendments are made to the " How to Pay " box on Forms N6 , N27 , N27(1) and N27(2) . |
| 29 | The canal plans were not included in Japan 's report to the convention , but details were leaked to the Japanese press . |
| 30 | It was sad to go , but Godafoss was waiting to be photographed in the evening sun . |