Example sentences of "but [vb past] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The replacement , voted against by Opposition MPs but passed because of the Government majority , does not , however , allow the penalties to be imposed against electricity suppliers which fail to promote electricity efficiency , and so is not as strong as the Lords ' amendment . |
| 2 | I was summoned to the matron ( the then equivalent of director of nursing services ) who thanked me for telling her , but asked whether I was aware that the consultant was the most senior in the faculty , and probably one of the world 's most eminent ? |
| 3 | He replied that he did , but asked whether I had tried any of the new generation motion detectors . |
| 4 | When he came to see me , I said that I would write to the chairlady of the health authority , who replied that she was very sorry that this had happened but asked whether the gentleman could prove that the burn marks had been caused by the deposit from the hospital chimney . |
| 5 | Blencowe apparently owed his career as a judge to Wallis who turned down a bishopric for himself but asked that his son-in-law be considered for a judicial appointment [ DNB , 20 , 598–602 ] . |
| 6 | Not only did he vote against the proposals but asked that his objections be publicly recognised . |
| 7 | I said I wished mine to be destroyed , but asked if I might keep some of hers of a literary interest . |
| 8 | But asked if Mr Onanuga was sticking to his story , Bernadette , 26 , replied : ‘ John is not a liar . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ They said they did n't think it was Brian but asked if forensic could come to take some prints from his toys and school books . |
| 10 | It saw no need for immediate action but recommended that the matter should be kept under review . |
| 11 | At the insistence of the USA , the Convention stopped short of setting a binding target date for emission reductions , but recommended that industrialized states should aim to stabilize CO 2 emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000 ( a target already agreed by the European Community " see p. 37784 " and Japan ) . |
| 12 | Touche Ross thought that the requirement was appropriate in relation to partnerships , but recommended that it should apply only to cheques made out for an amount greater than a specified sum — a suggestion also made by a number of others . |
| 13 | They discussed gossip about Hardy being in love with Gertrude Bugler , but agreed that he was only obsessed with her fine portrayal of Tess on stage . |
| 14 | Cathal Goulding was generally in favour but agreed that some of the phraseology could be altered . |
| 15 | Prosecution experts said the mushrooms were a product and substance , but agreed that the words could have different meaning . |
| 16 | I had no authority to do this , but agreed that it was a sensible thing to do . |
| 17 | He did not say much but agreed that he had had queer thoughts ad wondered whether they really were due to normal depression or the influence of the discovery . |
| 18 | The other participants from Japan acknowledged that the country 's CATV regulations make it difficult to obtain public access , but agreed that awakening public interest through seminars and publications is an important first step . |
| 19 | The wines and spirits company thought that the Big Bang had made recruiting more difficult but agreed that the effects of the Crash were hard to discern . |
| 20 | In 1988 , when Mohammed Khan Junejo 's government was dismissed by Zia ul Haq , the court declined to uphold the legality of the decision , but agreed that an election should be held . |
| 21 | She glared at me suspiciously , but agreed that we should , as they say , try for a baby . |
| 22 | In the event , Wilson not only joined the policy group , preparing two closely reasoned papers on which the analysis of the social causes of the rising crime rate in the group 's report was based , but agreed that his name should be included amongst the authors of the published version . |
| 23 | Low rejected this , but agreed that a Yugoslav officer would be permitted " to visit all camps in which there were CROATS , or as he called them , Yugoslav Quislings " . |
| 24 | He took her to the airport nurse , who could find nothing wrong with her but agreed that she might be suffering from jet lag and needed only to rest . |
| 25 | The captain spoke few words , but agreed that the crew were better than he 'd hoped for , and that the ship was a fine one . |
| 26 | They 'd considered going to the police , but agreed that , after the embarrassing débâcle of the inquest , further accusations from Jacqui against Nigel Steen would sound more like the ramblings of a paranoid than anything else . |
| 27 | The meetings emphatically rejected implementation of such a scheme on an individual one-to-one basis but agreed that a way forward should be collectively examined . |
| 28 | Assad reportedly disagreed with Mubarak 's position that a peaceful solution was the " optimal " one but agreed that a peaceful course should be pursued , provided that the solution sought was " a just and comprehensive one " . |
| 29 | The committee had not been able to establish clearly the cost of nuclear power but agreed that it was at least 2@1/2 times the cost estimated before privatization was considered . |
| 30 | It was recorded that the UK was " unable to accept the approach set out " , but agreed that " the overriding objective of monetary policy should be price stability , that the Community 's development should be based on an open market system , that excessive budget deficits should be avoided , and that there should be no monetary financing of deficits nor the assumption of responsibility on the part of the Community or its member states for one member state 's debts " . |