Example sentences of "but [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marshall ( 1987 ) follows Mandel ( 1975 ) in relating long waves to major shifts in the wider economy , and especially to movements in the rate of profit , but goes beyond Mandel in trying to make the theory less deterministic . |
| 2 | But for almost two million pounds she not only got up , but got to grips with the crumbling guttering on a Paris rooftop . |
| 3 | It is believed the brothers , who were keen anglers , went for a swim but got into difficulties in the lake which is renowned as a dangerous swimming area by locals . |
| 4 | It is believed the brothers , who were keen anglers , went for a swim but got into difficulties in the lake which is renowned as a dangerous swimming area by locals . |
| 5 | Camdessus said that " President Yeltsin has perfectly understood the methods of the IMF " and that the organization never dictated , but agreed on programmes with the countries concerned . |
| 6 | This was a noble aspiration , but led to difficulties with the Soviet Union as well as with some of the military dictators of Latin America . |
| 7 | The practice closed during World War I , but reopened in London in 1919 and continued to flourish until 1939 . |
| 8 | He did not retire into a monastery but lived in Rangoon as a layman , under constant police surveillance . |
| 9 | Our first one is next Sunday , 4th October and will celebrate the B.M.S. Bi-centenary , but planned with visitors in mind . |
| 10 | Open back designs , like most combos , sound slightly brighter off axis but suffer from lack of bass . |
| 11 | World middleweight champions Mickey Walker and Joey Giardello both came from solid middle-class homes , but fought like cavemen in the ring . |
| 12 | This voyage in the yacht Williwaw , a 13m steel ketch , is the subject of a book called North West Passage , originally written in French but translated into English by Bruce Penman , and it has Rear Admiral G.S . |
| 13 | It is the trick of the big-stage musical number but applied to circus with finesse and much tongue-in-cheek humour . |
| 14 | Terms which are not expressly agreed between the parties but inserted by law into the contract are called implied terms . |
| 15 | Furthermore , attacks such as Crews 's are , as he acknowledges , not taken seriously and replied to in their own terms , but treated as symptoms of repressed disturbance . |
| 16 | The remaining 80 per cent of the records are also equal in update frequency , but account in total for only 20 per cent of transactions . |
| 17 | John was born in Belfast but placed in care in England when he was less than a year old . |
| 18 | In 1750 the town sought to have a linen market set up but met with opposition from Richhill where a linen market had been flourishing . |
| 19 | Typing in letters gives capitals ; but typing in numbers from the number row still gives figures , not symbols . |
| 20 | We begin with the 1870 Education Act which in many ways represents the beginning of the modern education system — but concentrate on legislation since 1944 . |
| 21 | What the song means and what story lies behind it are typically not explained in The Lord of the Rings , but remain in suggestiveness till The Silmarillion . |
| 22 | It is important to note that , in any given society , mating patterns are not easily manipulated by policy and edicts , but change in response to education , socio-cultural processes and aspects of development . |
| 23 | The ants ( or termites ) forage for plant material that they do not digest themselves but make into compost on which they grow fungi . |
| 24 | The national conference , under way since Jan. 24 ( but boycotted by representatives from Moheli island ) , ended on April 8 with agreement on a new constitution and on an electoral schedule commencing with a referendum on the draft constitution on May 24 , followed by multiparty legislative elections on June 21 and the election of island governors and town councillors on July 19 . |
| 25 | It will not fight by raising its wings and clashing its talons and making noise ; but quietly , cleverly , making you see the Men as friends , making you fear the wide world outside , so that when opportunity comes you will not take it as you should but hide behind excuses like ‘ The time is n't right yet ’ or ‘ I do n't think I can do that ’ . |
| 26 | Any models hit are not struck by the Goblin 's spike , but caught by pieces of flying debris , smashed weapons , and broken armour . |
| 27 | Suddenly , he was crouching down behind it , still hanging on , but weaving from side to side . |
| 28 | As stated previously , Dunning and colleagues ( 1984 ) show how football crowd violence had a low level of incidence in the post-war years , but rose in frequency from the mid-sixties on . |
| 29 | Not mentioned among the list of stores , but found in cupboards throughout the house , are quantities of Colman 's mustard , Lea & Perrins Worcester sauce , Shippam 's paste , Jackson 's vinegar , as well as toilet soaps from Pears and Atkinson . |
| 30 | This is Rupert , a 5 month old Barn Owl who was deserted by his parents at a few days old , but found in time to be saved and hand reared . |