Example sentences of "[adj] but [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendants had accepted ‘ unreservedly ’ that Mr Donovan was not homosexual but maintained that the article was a responsible discussion of ‘ outing ’ , which the magazine opposed . |
| 2 | The defendants had accepted ‘ unreservedly ’ that Mr Donovan was not homosexual but maintained that the article was a responsible discussion of ‘ outing ’ , which the magazine opposed . |
| 3 | However , he concedes that ‘ state practice on this question is not unequivocal but indicates that the governments of the United States , France , Canada , and the United Kingdom regard the use of nuclear weapons as permissible against an aggressor state irrespective of the weapons employed by the latter ’ . |
| 4 | The plaintiff was not interested but said that the defendant could do this work as long as the resultant program was not marketed in the UK . |
| 5 | Thalberg was interested but thought that it was not quite MGM 's thing as that studio was moving away from its earlier interest in realistic films towards glossier entertainment , and eventually it was Chaplin who arranged the film 's release through United Artists , although Vidor had to mortgage his every possession before firm backing was achieved . |
| 6 | Most often , the car parks , protecting your customer 's property , offering him or her protection ; the fire exits ( not to stop people getting in because they are already alarmed but to check that they are not obstructed ) ; the reception or foyer and other public areas so that management can see which parts of the hotel are being used by guests and roughly by how many , which is very useful if there is an emergency and you have to clear the building ; and finally as a good old-fashioned deterrent and for detection . |
| 7 | He acknowledged that in some cases it could be hundreds of pounds extra but argued that people would still be allowed to go to law . |
| 8 | The educational psychologist ( EP ) expressed surprise that on every occasion he had met John the latter had always been attentive and cooperative but felt that ‘ We have to accept what we are told about his behaviour by his teachers . ’ |
| 9 | He tried to sound jocular but realised that he sounded almost pleading . |
| 10 | The software company which supplied the package is not unsympathetic but claims that it was just not given clear and sufficient guidance as to what was expected of the software . |
| 11 | They reflected as to whether division at the top of the Korean peninsula might not be preferable but believed that the 38th parallel could be accepted if the Russians insisted on moving into the northern part of the peninsula . |
| 12 | His great sermons warned of the dangers of being controversial and subjective but confirmed that the movies could greatly increase their emotional power as a story-telling medium by developing a surer sense of society . |
| 13 | We shall assume that the syntactic positions for adjectives in English are as below ; we give first the intensional pattern of which each is the surface exponent , as well as an example for each , and also an instance which is ungrammatical and where we shall later be able to suggest reasons for the ungrammaticality ; in each case we shall underline in the intensional pattern the property which is instantiated by the adjective , merely for clarification and not as an integral part of the notation : [ P E ] prenominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : adjective + noun as in hungry passengers ; but note that *asleep kittens is ungrammatical { [ E ] ( P ) } ordinary predicative position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + be + adjective as in the critics were upset ; but note that her husband was mere is ungrammatical [ E P ] postnominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + adjective as in the crimes alleged ; but note that the road wide is ungrammatical ( ( P E ) P ) predicate qualifying position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + noun phrase + adjective as in he brought his gun loaded ; but note that she uses her mixer lightweight is ungrammatical [ E ( P P ) ] postverbal position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + adjective as in the crowd remained angry ; but note that his brother resisted obstinate is ungrammatical ( ( P P ) E ) adverbal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : verb + noun phrase + adjective as in Ali rubbed the lamp clean ; but note that Mark resembles the officer sinister is ungrammatical ( P { E P } ) clausal position = surface syntactic sequence : verb + noun phrase ( + be ) + adjective as in he considers the prosecution case hopeless but note that Sue reported the prizes aplenty is ungrammatical { E P } P extraclausal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : adjective + clause as in furious , the king ordered many arrests but note that furious , the king had three wives is ungrammatical As we have said , these are the adjectival positions of English ( and possibly of any natural human language ) . |
| 14 | Hewitt ( 1989 ) , for example , accepts that the speech of black adolescents shows influences from Creole but asserts that the same influences can be seen in white adolescents ' English in certain areas : the English of many black youngsters also itself displayed evidence of Creole influence beyond those stretches that might be plainly treated as switches . |
| 15 | In the past they had waited until after the school screening tests at 7-plus but felt that this was leaving it too late . |
| 16 | It hopes its own order book is solid but knows that double ordering is going on in the sector . |
| 17 | He conceded she was right but admitted that the frustration of having the MacQuillan case within feet of his desk and very little more information than reporters miles away had worn down his enthusiasm . |
| 18 | The similarities are not strong but suggest that the regions of conservation are functional domains within the proteins . |
| 19 | He felt guilty but relieved that he had not put his name to it . |
| 20 | Writing down certain words may be useful but remember that some deaf mothers may have limited written English and so may not fully understand . |
| 21 | He agreed that this advice had been good but said that things had now gone too far . |
| 22 | He takes on board that the time taken for this job was too long but insists that the only thing accompanying the forms was a handwritten note from you asking them to change 1600 — 1650 on SW143 and 1605 to 1655 on SW142 . |
| 23 | Which may make her happy but means that I am losing my marbles , and Darius thinks I 've betrayed him , and Victor would swallow his cigar . |
| 24 | The advantages that they are getting are admirable and important but reforms that only give these advantages to a select minority can not be called fair . |
| 25 | Tim was startled but saw that the determination in Oliver 's eye belied his friendly tone . |
| 26 | There is , however , an alternative approach based on the development of a new understanding of law , which no longer assumes that the legal system is uniform but realises that law is linked into complex processes of communication between and within different sub-systems of society , which in turn form and influence the substance of a particular segment of law . |
| 27 | He also wore uniform but explained that he only held an honorary rank . |
| 28 | Representatives from the State Education Commission accepted that funds were insufficient but argued that the state could not be expected to provide for everything . |
| 29 | The White Paper accepted that it was sometimes necessary for whole categories of documents to remain secret but felt that the existence of such categories should be reviewed every 20 years . |
| 30 | Scientists from British Universities and dental schools now believe they did — and that the tiny inch-long eel-like creature was not only the earliest vertebrate but suggests that the first vertebrates began to evolve as long as 600 million years ago — as , of course , a marine fish … |