Example sentences of "[vb pp] but [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very happy there , not just because I 'd won but also because the crown was very nice to me and I saw lots of Portuguese people . |
| 2 | She implored : ‘ If the immediate family breaks up the problems created can still be resolved but only if the children have been brought up from the very start with the feeling that they are wanted , loved and valued . ’ |
| 3 | He spoke of it a lot that evening : not to bring home to her all he 'd done but rather because it 'd been perhaps the biggest single event in his ( now rather dull ) life . |
| 4 | The point is not that the theological pronouncements of scientists are to be discounted but rather that they do sometimes have to be seen as efforts at mediation . |
| 5 | It is not unfair to say that some turn out not to mean quite what everyone thought but nevertheless because they represent government policy — seldom of a direct party kind — they are useful . |
| 6 | Four columns can be used but later when the ground-rules are better understood . |
| 7 | Efficient cell room management during chlor-alkali production is vital to the success of this business , not only because of the large amounts of energy used but also because of the number of downstream businesses which rely on it . |
| 8 | This is partly because we think they should be more widely recognized but also because they can also be wonderfully informative and entertaining . |
| 9 | Even in the event of Israel 's relinquishing the occupied territories this political problem is likely to continue , partly because the absorptive capacity of the West Bank is limited but also because the vast majority of refugees in Lebanon come from Galilee , Haifa and Acre , and consider these places to be home . |
| 10 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 11 | not intimidated but just because they do n't know who we are . |
| 12 | One of the major difficulties with much of the literature on regional geography-both the ‘ traditional ’ and the so-called ‘ new ’ — is not only that no methodology is provided but also that the main differentiating characteristics of places are not identified . |
| 13 | Among the professional politicians there could be little opposition , partly because the key men had been arrested but largely because all attempts to rouse the people made by those still at liberty failed dismally . |
| 14 | 7.4 Employees and their managers must complete this form and send it to the Employees Relations Officer at Department Headquarters , , not only in circumstances in which the employee has been physically hurt but also where they may have been abused or threatened in any way or subjected to racial or sexual harassment . |
| 15 | The name ‘ AEA Technology ’ was introduced but more and more questions seemed to arise about AEA 's future . |
| 16 | Now , even the dust has gone but here and there you detect a strange smell : like dry damp or damp dust . |
| 17 | The Article 22 proposal for EEC funding of pilot schemes to demonstrate to farmers how they can achieve the objectives of development plans is to be welcomed but only if it includes environmental considerations as suggested by several witnesses to the House of Lords Select Committee . |
| 18 | Perhaps it will come as no surprise to my readers to hear not only that all knowledge of selling me a coffin was denied but even that they were now , or ever had been , coffin-manufacturers . |
| 19 | For example , it may say 72-hour delivery guaranteed but only if you pay an extra £25 . |
| 20 | For example , it may say 72-hour delivery guaranteed but only if you pay an extra £25 . |