Example sentences of "but [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's already got rid of a minimum wage in industry , but farmworkers say they must be treated as a special case . |
| 2 | Hunting has now been banned , but experts fear it will take many years for their populations to recover . |
| 3 | But experts said it was not toxic . |
| 4 | When the Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) first screened the videotape of the Dec. 14 demonstration on state television in June [ see p. 37544 ] , Mladenov denounced it as a " slanderous montage " , but experts ruled it authentic on July 4 , whereupon Mladenov in a nationwide broadcast declared that his remark had been taken out of context , and that he should be judged by deeds not words . |
| 5 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
| 6 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
| 7 | But Hebrews tells us that Jesus is the same yesterday , today and forever . |
| 8 | Legal protection exists for working children — but employers flout it . |
| 9 | But opponents say they are noisy and ugly . |
| 10 | But opponents say it will almost double the population of little Deadwood , sending property prices skyrocketing . |
| 11 | There is already an agreed offer worth £38m from Inter-national Family Entertainments ( IFE ) , the US-based concern run by American TV evangelist Pat Robertson , but shareholders reckon it is not enough . |
| 12 | Sophie shook her head , but words failed her . |
| 13 | Work went on through the night to scatter wood chippings , straw and stone on top of the mud , but traders say it 's too little , too late . |
| 14 | Deloittes thought that two categories of transaction should be included as sales , but Peats thought they should not be included . |
| 15 | I , too , 'ave an absurd fake Cockney accent but youngsters think I 'm a sad old man an' they refuse to buy my records . |
| 16 | But punters say they are no longer prepared to pay the agreed price because the value of the supercars has now crashed through the floor . |
| 17 | He has built up a reputation for naïvely self-important pronouncements on the state of the world and for a determined shunning of personal publicity , but circumstances force him to stand by his words when the Evallonian Royalists seek his support . |
| 18 | Gary started to walk with them but Nails told him to clear off home . |
| 19 | Holman stresses that lack of contact did not necessarily reflect parental wishes ( in fact nearly half of the parents wanted their children back ) , but parents felt they were being tacitly excluded by the agency . |
| 20 | The tunnels were built in the reign of George the third … but engineers say they 've stood up to two centuries of wear remarkably well . |
| 21 | We think there was problem with the materials when it was built There are other bridges in the county built with the same system but engineers say they 're safe ) |
| 22 | But Palestinians say they can not return to the Arab-Israeli talks until the issue of the deportation of 415 Palestinians is resolved . |
| 23 | The Foreign Office is trying to play down the row but officials concede it could be some time before both sides talk again . |
| 24 | But officials deny they 've been keeping their proposals under wraps . |
| 25 | Its more than a hundred and seventy years old and is now derelict , but conservationists hope it will be renovated by whoever buys it . |
| 26 | A housing development in what was green belt between Cheltenham and Gloucester may be an attractive place to live , but conservationists say it should never happen again . |
| 27 | He has never been enthusiastic about it , regarding the growing grassroots demand for proportional representation as a distraction from the main issues facing the party , but aides insist he now has an open mind about the outcome of the review . |
| 28 | Contains lots of currants , but testers found it a bit dry . |
| 29 | He used to be the boldest man around , of course , but bolts mean he can now earn that living without risking his life . |
| 30 | During interviews he denied all knowledge of how the fire started but investigators said he must have been awarethat Bailey had confessed to his wife . |