Example sentences of "but they [vb base] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only do they share the official theory of schooling but they hold ideas about discipline and order that are markedly more ‘ traditional ’ than those they believe the staff hold . |
| 2 | The participative approaches to information systems development discussed in this section are pragmatic but they require consensus on the part of the technologists and users . |
| 3 | These are not merely reading for children but they form part of a shared British culture . |
| 4 | And those which have absolutely no affect on the quality of the service that we provide to our client , but they form Board requirements , legal and other requirements , admin arrangements , local instructions and policy . |
| 5 | Many ‘ minority ’ viewing programmes — such as children 's , documentaries , religious , educational and scientific — may not attract huge audiences , or lots of advertising , but they reach parts quiz shows , soap operas , American series and adverts do n't . |
| 6 | Yeah but they tell lies ! |
| 7 | These lymphocyte receptors lack tyrosine kinase activity but they recruit members of the src family such as fyn and lck ( Fig. 1 ) . |
| 8 | But they know prices on the day of the auction could go anywhere as ordinary members of the public bid for a piece of Maxwell notoriety . |
| 9 | ‘ But they know Sam 's missing . |
| 10 | A fairly narrow range of people are responsible for key decisions ; some of these attain such positions through democratic representational procedures , but they co-opt others to their ranks . |
| 11 | But they hope Colditz should be ready to accept its new inmates within a few years . |
| 12 | It turns out that the worms move at a rate which is unaffected by the intensity of illumination , but they change direction , to left or right , at a rate which does vary with light intensity . |
| 13 | They have theoretical knowledge and practical experience of language-teaching methods , but they lack knowledge of the methods and materials used to teach their native language as a foreign language in the UK , and have only limited familiarity with British secondary education — the school system , teacher and pupil roles and expectations , curricula , assessment and exams . |
| 14 | The landscapes are pleasantly rural and in places beautiful , but they lack excitement ; it is a district where dairy cows and fat sheep are more likely to be seen than eagles and deer , and gentle streams rather than mountain cataracts . |
| 15 | These are concepts which are not exactly weak , but they lack substance ; they are words and words are extremely dangerous . |
| 16 | They tend to be inspired by many of the ideas for home projects they see , but they lack confidence . |
| 17 | Refined carbohydrates , such as sucrose and pure glucose , may be a convenient source of quick energy , but they lack vitamins , minerals , and fibre . |
| 18 | Pinot Blanc wines in Champagne have more body than the Chardonnay and a greater alcoholic potential , but they lack finesse and usually remain neutral or possess a slightly earthy taste . |
| 19 | But they claim doctors are n't paying enough attention to the use of oxygen at high pressure . |
| 20 | But they put limitations on this discretion . |
| 21 | But they remain islands . |
| 22 | But they take opinion polls all the time , I mean shortly after the recent general election they were taking opinion polls a week later . |
| 23 | No , I think we all have it in us , but they take intuition much more seriously than we do . |
| 24 | But they make dustbins big enough now int it ? |
| 25 | Not only do they move into sheds in cold weather and eat your fruits , vegetables and bulbs in store , but they eat seedlings , especially hellebores , in the frame . |
| 26 | How we do it and the various other things we do are n't exactly what we 're paid for but they become part of the job . |
| 27 | you can get little speakers to put on the side but they use loads of power they do . |
| 28 | But I mean they actually do work , er ten percent gross yield and erm if you asked me to explain how they get the ten percent , I 'd have to use some notes they gave to me cos it 's , cos it 's complicated , but they use derivatives , and they buy in er in the shares and options market , and erm the company I 'm thinking of actually own the shares , but you take options on them , and they take commission on the options , they also take dividends , er and by the time you 've read the , the , the spiel , it sounds a bit like you 've fitted all these petrol savers to your car and you 're driving to Nottingham , and the tank overflows , it 's that sort of |
| 29 | Middlesbrough people fear crime generally more than other boroughs , but they fear burglary in particular . |
| 30 | The Argentines break them by fear and pain , but they get results . |