Example sentences of "but [adv] [vb base] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | If ratings are good at picking out enduring themes , while detailed observations are indispensable to explanations of how these themes arise , then the best analytical method should not choose between splitting and lumping but rather combine them . |
| 2 | ‘ Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them . ’ |
| 3 | ( ii ) It is probably clear to the reader that , although we are trying to work formally and to assume nothing other than that given , we do not choose our definitions of unc and unc in a perfectly random fashion , but rather make them reflect what we want to happen . |
| 4 | Most parents can identify the first phase of interaction with their child , that is they can see what the child is doing that is irritating and they see how they react , but rarely do they then follow through the interaction to see what happens at the end . |
| 5 | ‘ I have a part to play , but so do they , and we are all on the same team . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah , but so do they , and their official time is half past seven to half past eight in n it ? |
| 7 | Live foods which are not collected from water do not carry the risk of fish diseases , but only collect them from the garden if you use no weedkillers , insecticides and so on . |
| 8 | The AIC can not expel members , but only demote them from Fellow or Professional Associate to Associate . |
| 9 | The trainees have to remember that the trainers are not responsible for these policies but only facilitate them . |
| 10 | The rationale for this is that intervention can not replace natural developmental processes , but only complement them ; it is therefore necessary to ensure that structured attempts at intervention and ‘ natural developmental processes ’ are working in unison . |
| 11 | Yeah , but fucking shake them Shell , do n't cheat |
| 12 | But just watch them explore picture books and the bookseller breaks into a cold sweat . |
| 13 | Some people prefer to think of blue or golden light ; others may not think of a colour at all but just feel they are centred within a sphere . |
| 14 | Cash limits were initially fixed to reflect volume decisions , but once set they , not the volume decisions , were to be the determinants of expenditure . |
| 15 | But once let them lose confidence , and they are like children in the dark , reaching out for the grasp of a strong hand . |
| 16 | There was the shore of the loch where we children could paddle , catch tiny sea-creatures ( but always put them back in the water again ) and collect all sorts of treasures . |
| 17 | Sometimes it is necessary to take bits out because they need special coaching , but always put them back in context . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ The Tories have slashed the value of their houses — but still expect them to pay the council tax as if nothing has happened . |
| 19 | M. Shirley Emerson , a GP from Cambridge married to another GP , writes : ‘ On the whole I think women whinge too much about the inability of men to cope , but probably give them little chance to practise . |
| 20 | Only when some convincing reason can be adduced for believing that both employers and workers not only misread market signals , but also misread them in the opposite direction from each other , will it be plausible to infer that both the supply of and demand for labour will rise with the general rise in prices and money wages . |
| 21 | How is it possible to exploit coral reefs for tourism , for example , but also use them as a food source ? |
| 22 | ‘ We want to intimidate the audience but also make them feel with us . |
| 23 | The appointment of the famous doctor and educational theorist Nikolai Pirogov to the headship of the Odessa educational district in 1856 demonstrated that under Alexander II enlightened academics could not only serve in educational institutions , but also run them . |
| 24 | Her Sacred Majesty , being by nature full of mercy and clemency , who is most inclinable to such pitiful complaints and will not endure to hear such tragedies made of her people and poor subjects , as some about her may insinuate , then she perhaps for very compassion of such calamities will not only stop the stream of such violence and return to her wonted mildness , but also con them little thanks which have been the authors and counsellors of such bloody platforms . |
| 25 | Motability has arranged special schemes with motor manufacturers , wheelchair manufacturers , insurance brokers , and other so that today a variety of schemes can be offered which not only help disabled people become mobile but also give them a chance to be truly independent . |
| 26 | Thus they were able to continue their campaign against the use of asbestos but also say they were not opposed to the Raybestos factory as such . |
| 27 | Jane had removed her specs for a short myopic rest , but now put them on again , quickly . |
| 28 | She should have said , I do n't know where you got these things , but please put them away before somebody sees the sun glinting off them and assumes it 's me spying on the guests . |
| 29 | We do not try to motivate them but simply gather them together for ease of reference . |
| 30 | Bocskay 's brilliant italic scripts reproduce prayers , canticles , psalms and passages from imperial briefs : Hoefnagel 's illuminations do not attempt to illustrate the texts but visually enhance them with exquisite depictions of flowers , fruits , insects and small animals . |