Example sentences of "but [conj] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AFM Michael Ferguson played the Dalek claw seen at the end of episode four , but although convincing to the audience , this claw was nothing more elaborate than a joke shop gorilla hand covered in grease . |
| 2 | If fitting to a track pull the spaces between the pleats forward , but if fitting to a pole , gently push the spaces back . |
| 3 | But if disposing of the waste generated by the Hinkley C reactor during its normal operation was a problem , what about the waste that would result from the eventual shutdown and dismantling at the end of its hoped-for forty years of operational life — the process described as ‘ decommissioning ’ ? |
| 4 | See , Sue has n't come back to me , the science department has n't come to me so I 'm not , I may leave that and say , and do something like that next year in a module or wait until I 've finished again I do n't mind , that 's still something in my mind which I would like to do but because talking to the form tutor 's , what I had written down as a fait a complet erm they 're not too keen so therefore I opened up and say you know , which particular things they were interested in the banking one they are very interested in the environment one , yes , within the school tidy upping area that they would like to do but I 've got ta be able to , and I do n't when planting season is or if I wan na put , be able to put flowers in etcetera , you see what I mean ? |
| 5 | But while writing about a sexual relationship between a man and woman Shakespeare does not continue with Donne towards celebration of the beloved , effecting a union between sex and love . |
| 6 | India supports the Kabul government , much to the annoyance of Pakistan and most western countries ; but while allowing for the mischievous nature of Mr Gandhi 's remark , they suspect that it is no more than the truth . |
| 7 | They were both then hauled through the treacherous water to the boat , but while paddling for the shore , the current seized the boat and it capsized throwing everyone into the water . |
| 8 | The composition of Joni 's painting derives mainly from Matteo 's ‘ Madonna and Child ’ , n.283 in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Siena , but while keeping to the internal rhythms of Matteo 's composition , Joni incorporates his own variations . |
| 9 | He was taken to Homerton Hospital for treatment but while waiting in the casualty department he heard a news flash about his escape and fled . |
| 10 | She came second in a women 's international free-for-all at the 1933 Chicago races , at 189mph , but while leading in the Phillips Trophy race at the same meeting lost fabric off a wing and was killed in the subsequent crash . |
| 11 | At half speed , guitar tones are mutated into bass frequencies and can become dull and difficult to hear ( the main problem with the Akai U4 ) but when dealing with a digital signal , it is merely a matter of mathematics to ‘ slow ’ a signal down . |
| 12 | I had been paying the fees of the home a month in advance , but when explaining about the social security payments , I sent two months ' fees in advance to cover , as I thought , any delay . |
| 13 | My 1982 Land Rover Stage I V8 station wagon performs well at low speeds , but when pulling in the gears or at higher speeds , lacks the power I would have thought the V8 should deliver . |
| 14 | Frequently it is found that an accident is the result of a combination of adverse circumstances , each of which is normally containable but when occurring at the same time can lead to disaster . |
| 15 | But when talking to a different audience at a different time , the Labour party poses as the green party , committing itself to the tough and demanding target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000 . |
| 16 | Cinematic signification again taken generically is further de-differentiated in that it portrays the primary process and sexuality , not as a deep otherness , but as erupting on the very surface of representations . |
| 17 | The inquirer is distanced from current results , and sees himself , not as finding things out but as contributing to the cognitive progress of a wider community . |