Example sentences of "but is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the shortest par-three but is guarded by enough sand to build at least a four-bedroom castle . |
| 2 | The queen not only produces pheromones but is fed them , so she receives all this information . |
| 3 | It forms the outermost investment of the body and its appendages but is invaginated locally to form endoskeletal structures ( p. 81 ) and also provides the lining of the tracheal system , some glands and parts of the alimentary canal and reproductive tract . |
| 4 | Yorkshire Water has declined to comment but is believed to be refusing to accept liability . |
| 5 | He did the engineering for the new Rolls , but is believed to have felt that a smaller , lighter and more economical new car should have been developed . |
| 6 | The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial . |
| 7 | ( This is not the present ladies ' room but is believed to have been on the first floor of the main clubhouse where it was known to be in the 1940 's at least ) . |
| 8 | The child was born three weeks premature , but is believed to be in good health . |
| 9 | Notes : This listing of surviving Japanese aircraft from World War Two is not complete , but is believed to be the most comprehensive yet published . |
| 10 | HP , a more consensus-run establishment , might be a bit more tepid this week in its enthusiasms but is believed to be sending observers with at least a statement of goodwill . |
| 11 | This contains nuclear weapons , but is believed by Norway not to present a threat to the environment as long as it remains on the seabed and does not break up . |
| 12 | The monitor looks like a AUVA unit but is branded APC , Atomstyle 's own brand . |
| 13 | Feb. 16 , 1918 Lithuania , under German occupation since 1914-15 , is declared independent from Russia ; upon German withdrawal in December 1918 , a soviet republic is proclaimed , but is overthrown by Polish , German and Lithuanian nationalist forces in mid-1919 . |
| 14 | When the hammer strikes , the string can not be dislodged from the nut , as it tends to be in a conventional 18th-century action , but is hit into the nut as in a down-striking action . |
| 15 | The garden plant community is never allowed to settle down , but is kept in a state of permanent succession . |
| 16 | Minor unevenness is inevitable , but is kept within acceptable limits by the skill of the calligrapher . |
| 17 | Child benefit is deducted from other social security entitlements , but is kept in full by parents in work . |
| 18 | A situation can be envisaged where a child commits an offence at the age of eight and then offends no more , but is kept subject to a supervision requirement for a number of years for his ‘ care or protection ’ . |
| 19 | This shirt is put on over the head and does not surround the body in one piece but is fastened at the back . |
| 20 | She expects him to be an untidy swimmer , but is irritated to find that he has a smooth powerful crawl which takes him through the water swiftly and seriously . |
| 21 | The true story of a major league baseball star who went from the street corner to stardom and then to armed robbery but is saved from destruction by a one in a million chance . |
| 22 | The plot has an almost geometric neatness , but is saved from aridity by Yorke 's sense of humour and excellent use of detail . |
| 23 | Their daughter , Georgiana , is a pathetic creature , utterly crushed by the magnificence of her parents ; she falls an easy prey to the Lammles ' schemes to marry her off to Fledgeby , but is saved at the last moment by a change of heart on Mrs Lammle 's part . |
| 24 | This saving does not have the character of savings ‘ in general ’ , that of being saved for future consumption , but is saved by capitalists . |
| 25 | Some provide a protective barrier against the rain — your hair will still get wet , but is saved from damaging effects of pollutants . |
| 26 | The film is sentimental , but is saved by some smashing performances , in particular the statuesque Geena Davis as down-to-earth Dottie Hinson , star player and backbone of the team , who completely overshadows kid sister , Kit ( Lori Petty ) . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , most conflict in organizations is not confronted openly , but is ignored . |
| 28 | Aumann , for example , quoted Mark Twain 's account of his visit to the Holy Land in 1867 in which the American writer spoke of ‘ desolate country whose soil is rich enough but is given over wholly to weeds — a silent mournful expanse … |
| 29 | His opposite number , St Boniface , is equally finely bedecked , but is given the dignity of a plaster mask over his skull . |
| 30 | Then Petra , a group which looks and sounds like Led Zeppelin , but is given to quoting from St Paul 's epistle to the Ephesians ( 6:11-17 : ‘ Put on the full armour of God , that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil … ’ ) , is for you . |