Example sentences of "but [vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And God will not only listen to our insignificant prayers , but has given us his Spirit to enable us to pray and to share with us in that most demanding task . |
| 2 | Suppliers margins have therefore come under pressure but has positioned itself to face up to this ongoing challenge . |
| 3 | James Hann , Scottish Nuclear 's chairman has made it clear he wants to continue buying fuel from BNF but has said he is prepared to look abroad if he ca n't obtain a reasonable price . |
| 4 | Syria has reinforced its troops facing the Christian enclave where Gen Aoun is entrenched , but has said it plans no immediate attack . |
| 5 | Russia has welcomed the Korean contribution of experts , equipment and funds to finance the survey , expected to cost US$400,000 , but has said it will have to continue dumping because it lacks the facilities or funds to process the waste on shore . |
| 6 | Nowadays , the census does not seek information about the numbers of people obtaining support from different factors of production , but has extended its range into a whole gamut of policy-related matters such as housing , education , income as well as occupation , and , very recently , ethnic status . |
| 7 | United are unchanged … player coach Greg Downs has served his suspension but has named himself as sub … a man to watch is young Gareth Davies he 's been having trials with Liverpool and may have a future at Anfield … |
| 8 | Suppose a man knows nothing of trusts and trustees , but has heard something of the separate use , leaves property — say £1,000 — to his married daughter ‘ for her separate use ’ . |
| 9 | She accepted but has heard nothing since . |
| 10 | He got three months ’ jail but has served it on remand . |
| 11 | Gerry Drumgoole managed to escape death at his Hazelfield Street home on Monday afternoon but has lost his spleen and suffered other internal injuries . |
| 12 | Having her daughter has not stopped her from doing more or less what she had planned , but has spurred her on to better results . |
| 13 | Taking its impetus from the alleged crash of a flying saucer at Roswell in 1947 and the supposed recovery of alien bodies , this is the theory that the US government has been in contact with aliens for years , but has kept it secret . |
| 14 | The town itself is uneventful but has spawned its own genuine tourist activities . |
| 15 | It is not a south-east phenomenon , but has hit us all — including the rural areas where business expansion plays such an important role . |
| 16 | As 1992 draws to a close , the undisputed star of Cologne is gallery owner Karsten Greve , who has not only opened a second gallery in Rudolf Zwirner 's former space on Albertusstrasse 18 , but has expanded his premises at Wallrafplatz 3 to include the second and third floors of the building . |
| 17 | The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda . |
| 18 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 19 | If an employee has produced a computer program outside the normal course of his duties , but has used his employer 's equipment or done it during the hours of his employment , the ownership of copyright is more difficult to predict , although it is more likely that the employer will be treated as owner . |
| 20 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
| 21 | Donald , who describes himself as a Friend of the Earth , does not himself hold a driving licence , but has taken it upon himself to publish a list of prominent men and women who have had the misfortune to be caught driving over the limit a judge , a chief superintendent , various footballers , actors , television personalities — in what he chooses to call his Hall of Shame : It is the number of celebrities we have discovered that is so shocking . |
| 22 | Mr Andreotti , inveterate beneficiary of the existing system , is hostile to Mr Segni 's proposals , but has surprised his own party by expressing interest in Mr Craxi 's idea . |
| 23 | Not only has it showcased its product offerings including the new high end range of Macro Array CMOS High performance and density , or Mach , devices and recent high-speed programmable logic devices — but has offered its third party Fusion partners a platform and conducted straw polls to assess the demand for new 3V devices among its customers . |
| 24 | Armagh musical family ; Gerry McKee hails from Antrim but has spent what seems like a lifetime playing his mandocello in Clare ; Liz Doherty from Buncrana is on fiddle , and bringing up the rear is Wexford bodhran beater Frank Torpey . |
| 25 | It has , however , been argued that certain fundamental Acts of Parliament such as the Act of Union with Scotland 1707 and the European Communities Act 1972 could not be repealed as , in each case , Parliament which enacted the provision is no longer in existence in the same form but has reconstituted itself as a less powerful body . |
| 26 | Dismissed as a novelty ever since it first began , rap has not only survived but has provided us with endless pleasures and variations . |
| 27 | It has been tough going , finding out things about myself which were buried deep but with ministry from the leaders and looking to God for answers I believe he has healed not only my drug problem but has cleansed me from sin so that I feel clean . |
| 28 | The company was due to announce new RISC machines in October , and originally wanted to release a 680X0 offering at the same time but has cancelled its decision . |
| 29 | Despite our beliefs , pain has undermined his strength , he is not undefeatable , God has had his way , if he ever lost it , and Satan has not just fallen , from Heaven to Hell , but has buried himself further into the pit , he has fallen further in trying , once again , to achieve greater height than he deserved . |
| 30 | The 31-year-old from Kenilworth slumped to 84th in the rankings this year but has regained his enthusiasm after two rounds with Woosnam . |