Example sentences of "and [noun] but [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can happen in the closest of relationships when the parent is wanting to be caring and kind but realizes that some limits need to be set . |
| 2 | The move covers wines from France , Italy , and Germany but appears to largely exclude British products . |
| 3 | Ian Durrant , whose midfield creativity will be crucial , appeared briefly as a substitute against Switzerland and Portugal but wins a starting role for the first time since being seriously injured four years ago . |
| 4 | Hoffa is played by Jack Nicholson , an actor who , like Brando and Hoffman , has boiled down his performances to mannerism and make-up but carries the part nonetheless . |
| 5 | With some halls on campus and others off , you need to consider the pluses and minuses : the first eliminates travel time and expense but you may feel isolated from the wider community ; the second involves travel time and fares but provides more choice of shops and entertainment , with an escape from the enclosed campus . |
| 6 | For one thing , they feel the functionalist approach does not only neglect change and conflict but tends to ‘ reify ’ society — to treat it as a thing — by attributing to social structures capacities for thought and purposive action which only humans can possess . |
| 7 | With some notable exceptions it assists the process of individual growth and development but does little for collective growth and development . |
| 8 | The original rule applied to food and drink but has now been extended to cover all manufactured products . |
| 9 | Bulgaria also had a long history of Byzantine building of churches and monasteries but remains of original work are not numerous or of high quality . |
| 10 | Weather or not : Crocus biflorus ‘ Parkinsonii ’ is shy of cold , damp and mist but opens up quickly in warmth |
| 11 | For instance , Maria Gough as Cassandra brings great energy and commitment but has a modern prettiness where the implacability of the classical mask might have made her more awesome and compelling . |
| 12 | The second level continues the programme of revision and extension but deals with more complex tenses and language points e.g. the correct use of articles . |
| 13 | Activation and deactivation of integrins as a result of stimulation of other integrin and non-integrin receptors has been described in platelets and lymphocytes but has not yet been studied in hepatocytes . |
| 14 | His data show that immediately after felling , the ground flora increases rapidly in density and diversity but declines as the canopy begins to close ( the thicket stage ) and increases again with tree thinning . |
| 15 | The Glazier Metals work demonstrated the importance of channels for participation and communication but seems to dispute the informal and evolutionary structures associated with organic organisations . |
| 16 | She 's had three boyfriends with normal sight and hearing but says : ‘ The last one went off with another girl with normal sight and hearing . |
| 17 | The Health Advisory Service covers hospital and community services for the " priority " groups and children but has no power of enforcement . |
| 18 | Non-collection is not confined to Strathclyde and Glasgow but applies also to the shires , which collected only 82 per cent . |
| 19 | A man like Muhammad Ali not only symbolizes what can be done with talent and ability but shows that the ‘ man ’ and his system can be beat ( Glasgow , 1980 , p.78 ) . |
| 20 | This increases the significance of the information system to that of a recommender as to what to do based on value and choices but leaves the final decision to the manager . |
| 21 | Radcliffe 's description of the period 1788 – 1803 for Lancashire cotton weavers mingles experience and myth but conveys something of the style of the good times : " Their dwellings and small gardens clean and neat — all the family well clad — the men each with a watch in his pocket , and the women dressed to their own fancy — the church crowded to excess every Sunday — every house well furnished . " |
| 22 | He now travels frequently between Luxembourg and Edinburgh but maintains a keen interest in the affairs of the National Library as well as those of the many other Scottish institutions with which he is involved . |
| 23 | Sainsbury 's champagne at £8.75 is also a fine example of decently mature fullness and ripeness yet freshness and fruit but scores a point more for greater elegance at no greater cost . |
| 24 | The consortium has huge contracts with British Coal and ScottishPower but has been unable to fulfil them . ’ |
| 25 | His brother Paul , conversely , had soccer trials for Middlesbrough and Leeds but plays cricket , more out than in just now , for Yorks . |
| 26 | Gildas writing in the mid-sixth century gives no detail of the battle and Bede in 731 mentions Vortigern and Hengist but does not specify any location . |
| 27 | Monde de L'Art welcomes four artists from Senegal : Amadou cloaks the everyday in the light of legend , applying considerable sophistication to the use of voids and subtle colouring ; Souleymane Keita paints abstract scenes influenced by local mythology and European stylistic developments ; the sculptor Ousmane Sow looks to Rodin , Bourdelle and Giacometti but employs local colours and rhythms ; Serigne Mbaye Camara carves geometric forms and applies them to two-colour backgrounds . |
| 28 | Direct selling in customers ' homes is to some extent accepted practice for a number of consumer product groups such as perfumes , cosmetics and toiletries but remains an area of unexplored potential for a number of others . |