Example sentences of "but [conj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | People seem to be able to identify easily with the small local council such as the parish or town council which represents an identifiable local community , such as a village or small town and also with their traditional county , but where areas have neither an identifiable community nor an historical association , problems can develop . |
| 2 | This was a country where only 3% of the land could be used for agriculture but where farmers received considerable financial assistance from the government to ensure that rural communities continued to be viable . |
| 3 | The Directive allowed a margin of discretion in introducing national laws but where problems arise over interpretation of the Act reference may be had to the Directive . |
| 4 | But where societies have areas , sectors or elites still undergoing this process . |
| 5 | But where standards appear to a discharger to impose excessive demands he may exercise a right of appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 6 | But where policemen deal with states of affairs or episodic deviance such as vagrancy , prostitution , or mental disturbance , they too adopt a compliance strategy . |
| 7 | But although figures released by the Home Office today show some grounds for optimism , robbery and burglary , the crimes people fear most , are still on the increase . |
| 8 | The hey-day of sport in our village seems to have been from the late 19th century up to the 1914 war , with a short revival between the wars but although attempts have been made at intervals the same enthusiasm does n't seem to prevail . |
| 9 | But although doctors know that they must do all they can for their patients , the limits of their responsibilities have never been , and perhaps never can be , defined . |
| 10 | But although long-nets have a number of uses the nets are exactly the same for each purpose . |
| 11 | But although delegates opposed the Home Secretary 's proposals , they decided to put the motion on ice until they saw the strength of his final document on the matter , said Chris Burgess , secretary of the Suffolk Police Federation . |
| 12 | But although nurses had acquired heightened managerial opportunities they were ill-equipped by tradition or training to take advantage of them and often simply managerially incompetent ( Strong and Robinson 1990 ) , an ineffective counterweight to the medical members . |
| 13 | It is also possible that guls possessed some mystical or totemistic significance , but although symbols aimed at warding off the " evil eye " are still found in some tribal weaving , any deeper meaning attributed to them can now be little more than conjecture . |
| 14 | But although techniques exist for playing elaborate tricks with the camera , photography , as used in ads , is generally a very homogeneous medium . |
| 15 | But if changes had to be made , the only cost effective alternative was an all-purpose authority for Edinburgh and the Lothians . |
| 16 | It argued that the existing two tier local government in Lothian was the best for delivering local services but if changes had to be made , the only effective alternative would be an all-purpose local authority for Edinburgh and the Lothians . |
| 17 | But if objects to do with God could be regarded as so dangerous , how much more God himself ! |
| 18 | ‘ We believe the French Texel must be a strong sheep and have size , but if breeders take it too far they may lose the qualities that are fundamental to the breed as a successful crossing sire for the commercial producer , ’ says Mrs Martin . |
| 19 | ‘ But if members tell us they are in dire straits , without a job , gone bankrupt , and the wife 's run off with the milkman , then we will move heaven and earth to help them . |
| 20 | But if attempts to produce this concrete research are doomed to neglect or derision or to be defined as ‘ espionage ’ , then what can be achieved ? |
| 21 | But if descriptions deviate too far the products , and certainly the price structure , should be suspect . |
| 22 | But if researchers home in on the record as the first level of access , ignoring the surrounding administrative context and archival structure which forms part of its meaning , will understanding be fostered or impaired ? |
| 23 | Hard and fast rules can not be laid down as each individual situation varies , but if nurses participate in discussion and role play , it can help them to have more confidence when they experience the real situation . |
| 24 | It is thought that 16 months should provide sufficient time for new pension arrangements to be set up , but if difficulties arose the powers in clause 12 would be available to the Secretary of State . |
| 25 | But if firms perceive that a deviation will be followed by renegotiation rather than punishment this means that punishment would never be carried out , and so agreement to collude could not be reached in the first place . |
| 26 | But if things go wrong , how easy is it to complain and get your money back ? |
| 27 | In the run-up to your exams , try to avoid confrontation , but if things get nasty and your boss sacks you , you still have legal rights . |
| 28 | But if things get any worse , I 'll talk to Andrew . |
| 29 | But if things have got that bad , one way of forgetting your problems would be through the attentions of workers from Angels Escort Agency in Chelsea . |
| 30 | But if women learn their social orientation , it may not be as universal or as unchanging as these female-associated methods suggest . |