Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It needs a powerful machine to run it at a reasonable speed but even if you do n't have such a machine you need to know about it as a sign of things to come . |
| 2 | The section on the chemistry of gasication is not so definitive partly because the temperature gradient , which varies according to fuel and gasifier design , affects both the position of chemical equilibria and the relative rates of different reactions within the gasifier but also because few experimental results are available for interpretation . |
| 3 | It is interesting that the Secretary of State does not claim that he has a majority of public opinion on his side but merely that the very large majority against trust status was ill informed and listened to Labour propaganda . |
| 4 | But , George is off Monday and Tuesday but so if you were getting them , sitting here and bringing them up on Thursday John can come here and get his tea here and then take them home . |
| 5 | There are times when the word unbelief is used to describe the doubts of those who are definitely believers but only when they are at a stage of doubting which is rationally inexcusable and well on the way to becoming fullgrown unbelief . |
| 6 | Animal portraits at this time can therefore be appreciated as not only accessing many artistic currencies but also as moving between the needs of several classes located in both rural and urban populations . |
| 7 | Marxist views are not approached as merely theoretical formulations but also as guidelines for action . |
| 8 | The moral authority of law gets a foothold in the idea that it is rational to give special consideration to views which result from a process of impartial , informed and capable reflection , and this not simply because this process helps us to know more precisely what will promote independently ascertained moral goals but also because it is liable to result in superior judgements about what goals we ought to pursue ( Campbell , 1971 ) . |
| 9 | For all complex deal management roles but specifically when acting as lead adviser it is important to establish detailed responsibilities from the outset . |
| 10 | This ‘ business ’ characteristic does not require that he should regularly carry on business as an agent but simply that on the occasion in question he was acting as a business proposition . |
| 11 | Thereafter Pecham and the king worked together in relative harmony , avoiding further crises , not only because the king had decisively cowed or suborned the clergy but also because of the archbishop 's paternalist view of his role and Edward 's astute sops to his ideals . |
| 12 | we were able to persuade our new manager Wilf Howe not only of the potential importance of QA to the department but also that we should have an ambitious leap ahead of other departments . |
| 13 | ‘ I could n't find the kids but just as had to pull out the fire brigade arrived . ’ |
| 14 | It is now time to attempt to draw together not only the material presented in this chapter but also that considered in Chapter 3 . |
| 15 | This potent theme needs exploring not only for its past influences but also because it affects what sort of theories are thought worth considering in current debates . |
| 16 | Answers tend to be vague and general , and sometimes phrased in terms of domains or interlocutors , as in the following description : Well they do n't really use it , like , well , now and then , like if we 're all in the family , if like my mum 's going to say somefing , right , she wo n't say " Wayne would you go do de dishes please " , she 'll say [ z ] somep'n like dat — she would say it in a West Indian talk but normally if like if there 's a visitor or something it would be plain English … |
| 17 | In the contrasting situation , when there is no convention but only agreement in conviction , everyone follows the same rule but principally because he thinks it independently the best rule to follow . |
| 18 | Conspiracy as a crime was developed by the Star Chamber during the seventeenth century and , when taken over by the common law courts , came to be regarded by them as not only a crime but also as capable of giving rise to civil liability provided damage resulted to the plaintiff . |
| 19 | One of the best places to go is the Edinburgh Room not only because of its wide variety of subjects but also because of the choice of sources , as there is not only books but slides , photos , maps and much more . |
| 20 | My Lords , section 87 does not stipulate that the successor must have resided at a particular house for 12 months but only that he should have resided with the deceased tenant for that period . |
| 21 | Erm be because out of that debate this morning I sense you have much to offer the rest of us and I hope that that conversation will not be a conversation confined your Synod or to the to the assembly of URC but that we 'll find ways of sharing that perception of ministry with those of us in other churches cos you do n't need me to tell me , tell you that that key question in the whole ecumenical debate , not just in these nations but worldwide and I think that from within this reform tradition in which I share I will hope that we will find ways of offering that perception of ministry , in all its forms as erm , a symbol and a sign of the ministry of the whole people of God we have that to offer the churches in Wales and worldwide and I hope that we can find ways of doing that . |
| 22 | When some of these were examined , they were found to be less than successful ; in some cases because of poor engineering practice but generally because of inadequate evaluation of the economic factors involved . |
| 23 | Fingers come round , things go in and out of my mouth but even when I venture to open my eyes I see nothing . |
| 24 | A lot of people are inquiring about remortgages but often when they find out what exactly is involved they are happy to stay where they are . |
| 25 | Learning to be reasonably at home with this formal and stylized ‘ language of books ’ — primarily as readers but also as writers — is undoubtedly one of the major learning tasks for children in the upper primary and early secondary school . |
| 26 | Four years had elapsed since that splendid wedding but somehow although she herself had passed from childhood to early womanhood , Anne had still pictured Richard as he had been then . |
| 27 | Diffuse oesophageal spasm was defined as the presence of greater than 10% but less than 100% simultaneous contractions . |
| 28 | The Government promoted Swahili as a national language not only because it was useful in administration but also because it was seen as an instrument ‘ for uniting the people of the nation 's different tribes ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ She was out of the oxygen tent earlier- and her temperature was coming down with the antibiotics but then when she came to … she opened her eyes and suddenly seemed to go into a panic . |
| 30 | The expression ‘ new ’ in relation to a vehicle is capable of meaning not just in new condition but also that the car has not been registered . |