Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally dug in spring but can provide permanent bed for compost cutting . |
| 2 | GEC , Ferranti 's main British rival in radar , is also keen to mount a takeover bid but would encounter fierce Ministry of Defence opposition on the grounds that it would damage competition in electronics procurement . |
| 3 | British Aerospace , possibly in partnership with Thomson CSF of France , has emerged as the leading British contender to mount a bid but could face Ministry of Defence objections . |
| 4 | She twisted round in the seat but could see no sign of a pursuing car . |
| 5 | Many chemicals employed in industry have little therapeutic usefulness but may produce poisoning in man when they are used . |
| 6 | Regardless of our commitment to joint decision-making most of us will find that there are many decisions where we feel we lack either sufficient interest or qualification and are perfectly happy to leave those decisions to our partner , eg many men would feel primarily responsible for choosing a car but would prefer their wives to pick out the furniture , decorations and plan the kitchen . |
| 7 | It is thought that the Criminal Law Revision Committee , the Report of which formed the basis of the Theft Act , would not have wanted such a result but would have preferred the outcome to be theft ( para. 65 ) . |
| 8 | The official governmental explanation of this legislation sets out unambiguously that unlike the school system , the youth support service does not have an autonomous pedagogical mandate but can derive this only from the primary mandate of parents ( Bundestags-Drucksache , 1990 ) . |
| 9 | Any busy person will recall that he has a particular engagement but will have only a sparse internal record of when this commitment will arise , hence the importance of a diary . |
| 10 | What we call the public relations interview , which is often a radio interview but can take different forms , is a situation in which you have an opportunity , in a fairly low-key way , to sell something , to promote something , to get a message across , and if you are successful , you can find that the media will do a lot of your hard work for you in this area . |
| 11 | Lloyds will add the extra words to cheques from mid-summer but will have the present cheques available on request . |
| 12 | The miners probably resented the intrusion but must have been fearful of the possible consequences of this calamity . |
| 13 | The installation of the other two new cards and their spinning frames is part of a phased operation to minimise disruption but will follow on immediately the first card is completed . |
| 14 | However , it should not just act as a check-list but should relate facts about a country to the expatriate 's new life style . |
| 15 | Certain quality developments will have little or no cost saving effect but will improve patient safety — for example , the preferential use , wherever possible , of well tried drugs with a long safety record . |
| 16 | Perhaps it would be useful in such cases if the court could , instead of refusing relief completely , grant some sort of declaration which would not impugn the decision affecting the applicant but would state a rule or principle which would apply to future cases . |
| 17 | the expert sailers say its not a beginners ' boat but will give an exciting performance … they think it will be a good test of skill … and it 's a great boat to sail … it 's fantastic … just the craft to be in |
| 18 | ‘ We ’ , McLeish remembered from Francesca , did not necessarily mean this administration but must mean one of the same political persuasion . |
| 19 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |
| 20 | A successful applicant is normally admitted as a candidate for the degree of MPhil but may apply at a later date to transfer his or her registration to that for the degree of DPhil . |
| 21 | West of Wester Hailes ( ie away from the city ) the towpath is rural and in poor condition but could form a valuable corridor for leisure/recreational access to the countryside . |
| 22 | It usually starts with short-term memory loss but may move to a change in actual social behaviour . |
| 23 | Marketing director Tony Gledhill says the company will not be using an ad agency to launch the range but will stay below the line with recently appointed PR agency Smart Communications . |
| 24 | Replying to a TODAY story on Saturday headlined The Man Most Likely To , he said he was still friendly with the princess but would do nothing to embarrass her . |
| 25 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 26 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 27 | He will not himself carry out the work but will invite works contractors to tender for packages of work within the project . |
| 28 | The lysine analogues are antifibrinolytics that inhibit certain platelet functions and have no effects on the coagulation process ; they can not initiate or accelerate clot formation but will delay clot lysis . |
| 29 | Pricing at marginal cost might equate marginal cost and benefit but would entail losses . |
| 30 | PH Pope & Son ( ) , a long-established independent firm based in Staffordshire , says it will not usually take on less than £20,000 for discretionary management but will do advisory work on less . |