Example sentences of "but [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The brighter stars within each constellation are shown using larger symbols , but for accurate magnitudes reference must be made to the detailed charts in Chapter 7 . |
| 2 | In this case , building society deposits or National Savings certificates are the most likely option , but for higher-income earners equities and government securities will be considered as well . |
| 3 | But despite bitter disagreements Field convinced the company that they should try again . |
| 4 | Before April 1 Council tenants paid for water and sewerage services along with their rents but under new arrangements payments should go direct to the water company . |
| 5 | The premier 's downfall was widely predicted before he was assassinated , by an anarchist but with possible police complicity , in September 1911 . |
| 6 | But in recent years students of human ethology — human patterns of behaviour — have begun to follow the lead of their counterparts who observe animals , and to collect and catalogue raw empirical data . |
| 7 | But in recent years criticism has become intense . |
| 8 | Until the 1950s written language dominated the curriculum of our schools , but in recent years teachers have increasingly recognised the importance of spoken as well as written language . |
| 9 | Florida was one of the first areas to attract the golfer , but in recent years South Carolina has become popular as European golfers discover the delights of Hilton Head ( 27 courses ) and Myrtle Beach ( 66 courses ) . |
| 10 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 11 | It might seem a daunting task , but in recent years climatologists have begun an intensive study of temperature changes on Earth . |
| 12 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 13 | Any projected reconstruction of this great temple has been made very difficult by the fragmentation and scattering of the remains but in recent years Anton Bammer has published the results of his work on the site in Die Architektur des Jungeren Artemision von Ephesos , Wiesbaden , 1972 . |
| 14 | Judgement can never be excluded from the weeding process , but in recent years practitioners and researchers have sought a more reliable weeding criterion which can be applied scientifically to produce consistent results . |
| 15 | It had been said in the past that there was a convention that the House of Lords would not pass amendments calculated to alter the kernel of a bill approved by the Commons , but in recent years amendments have gone much further than altering the fine details of the Bill . |
| 16 | As ruler of Aquitaine Henry felt that it was his duty to impose a settlement , but in recent years Louis VII had been showing some interest in this region , which lay on the route between Paris and Toulouse . |
| 17 | But in recent years sterling has appreciated against the US dollar but depreciated against the major European currencies and also the Japanese yen . |
| 18 | Initially the grants were concentrated mainly in the higher education sector but in recent years attention has been switched to the schools sector . |
| 19 | Walpole-Bond noted that eggs were only very exceptionally laid before the end of April , but in recent years nests with eggs have been found in February ( the 26th , 1967 ) , and have been noted fairly regularly in late March and early April . |
| 20 | During a visit to Taiwan in mid-November — to open a £150m terephthalic acid plant — Sir Denys claimed that the merger was still on course , but in recent weeks doubt has been cast on whether the demerger will go ahead , at least in the immediate future . |
| 21 | Team Spirit 92 had been cancelled due to the improving relations between the two Korean states , but in recent months relations had deteriorated as a result of the North 's refusal to accept unscheduled inspection of its nuclear facilities , and the alleged discovery within South Korea of a huge Northern spy network [ see p. 39141 ] . |
| 22 | But in economic affairs state intervention can easily do more harm than good . |
| 23 | In eastern Sussex most sub-£2 assessments were on earnings , but in central districts goods were the rule ; in the vale , in common with most of West Sussex , almost all were on wages , and , with much land under the plough , probably those of farm workers . |
| 24 | But in other circumstances returns will be maximised by raising prices . |
| 25 | In some cases — particularly bricks and blocks — stocks are very high but in other areas profits should react pretty quickly . |
| 26 | In some cases these seem to have been produced by surface impacts , but in other cases exposure to a rather strong magnetic field in the past seems to be required . |
| 27 | Replotting data from the cumulative curve to the frequency curve shows that linear segments do sometimes coincide with recognizable sub-populations but in other cases inflexions where linear segments join also coincide with population peaks . |
| 28 | The central concept of the unitary authority had been rejected , but in other respects Wood suggests that there was more consistency ( Wood 1976:104 — 5 ) . |
| 29 | Geothermal energy is based on the increase in underground temperature which is , on average , 1 degree centigrade per 30 metres of depth but in certain areas faults at plate boundaries allow higher temperatures at shallower depths . |
| 30 | Legal systems differ in the width of the discretionary power granted to judges : but in developed societies limits are invariably set , beyond which the judges may not go . |