Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] but [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several calls have been eventually connected but are suddenly dropped by the system for no apparent reason . |
| 2 | One of the conclusions of this research is that nuclear families are not isolated but are actually placed in a network of relationships with kin and others . |
| 3 | North Rona , twelve miles to the east , was once populated but is now deserted . |
| 4 | In New Zealand it is still milked but is mainly used as a suckler for early-maturing calves , or as a terminal sire for easy calving in dairy herds , whereas in Australia it competes successfully in steer competitions , especially for home-frozen beef . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , the Department said later that the documents were not illegally leaked but were inadvertently sent to the Press Association because the two fax numbers were similar and the operator had mistakenly hit a wrong key . |
| 6 | If the bride 's mother has subsequently remarried but is jointly hosting the occasion with the bride 's father : Mr Charles Brown and Mrs David Green … their daughter . |