Example sentences of "but gives " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a long way short of defining the format , but gives the flavour . |
| 2 | It shows how the Word could give birth to commentators ’ words , as could the castrated Origen , but gives no acceptable explanation of how it could produce Origen . |
| 3 | before a final all-embracing italicized section , looking back in its typography , placing , and , most importantly , its rhythm , recalls the opening nursery rhyme chorus , but gives it a universal voice which seems to include all that we have heard before in what is now a ritual chant ending with an appropriately childlike sound , |
| 4 | Cat-equipped two-litre 16-valve engine sounds even more potent than it is but gives good economy . |
| 5 | David , at the end of the story , does not buy the threshing floor , but gives the owner 600 shekels . |
| 6 | One of the first on stream is ‘ Ashton Cross ’ , a sweet bramble with a vigorous habit ; last is ‘ Oregon Thornless ’ , which is not the best in flavour but gives fruit for cooking and preserving until the hard frosts strike . |
| 7 | Cooke said : ‘ It puts the responsibility on the ball-carrier but gives an incentive to the tackler . |
| 8 | Here is the fair mall ( mallet ) To give a knock on the skull To the man who keeps no gear for himself But gives all to his bairns . |
| 9 | He does not give as the world gives , but gives instead his peace , fullness and wholeness of life . |
| 10 | Is it not hypocrisy to say that the new tolerance accepts the union , but gives no security or protection to the injured party if the other suddenly decides to leave ? |
| 11 | This reaction is more endothermic ( H = +49 kcal/mol ) but gives three times as much hydrogen . |
| 12 | Roger Moore lacked the toughness of Sean Connery , but gives a smooth , suave performance in this wildly improbable story . |
| 13 | The Maplin dynamic undirectional insert is suitable for use in this unit , but gives slightly lower sensitivity . |
| 14 | But learning things in the hotel room and trying them out on stage the next night leaves it fresh , but gives me room to interject new ideas and see if I can pull them off or not . |
| 15 | It not only distorts the face but gives the impression of anger or impatience . |
| 16 | The latest setback will keep the 29-year-old out over the hectic festive period , but gives him scope to return for the next series of European Cup games . |
| 17 | His new Food and Beverage Manager appears to accept the idea as theoretically desirable , but gives it a low priority in practice : privately , he has been urging Winter to ‘ crack the whip a bit ’ , arguing that the whole establishment needs ‘ a good shake up ’ before reforms can be introduced effectively . |
| 18 | It costs £180 a year but gives £50,000 of cover for all members of a family sharing one home . |
| 19 | She counts off on her hands , but gives up when she runs out of fingers . |
| 20 | Mr Dostam supports the idea of an Islamic government for Afghanistan , but gives sanctuary to former communists ( although not to Mr Najibullah , who is holed up in the United Nations headquarters in Kabul ) . |
| 21 | The new , Kixx-produced packaging tells you all you need to know about the controls and special weapons ; it even included a few tips on baddie bashing , but gives no idea as to how you came to be doing it or why ! |
| 22 | It 's sticky and smelly , but gives a strong and flexible seal . |
| 23 | He does n't come up to the desk straightaway , but gives me a nod and starts looking at the flowers , really closely , like he really knew about them . |
| 24 | A pregnant female has been caught with young inside her attached to their yolk sacs , just like the Illinois fossil , showing that the species does not lay its eggs but gives birth to live young . |
| 25 | Using a camera to record the progress of plant growth or of an experiment not only gives useful experience of photographic work but gives a particular slant to , or stimulus point for , subject study . |
| 26 | The oboe is much harder to play , but gives a clear , incisive lead and offers a range of effects from the Oriental and haunting to the gently pastoral . |
| 27 | The latter method needs practice and knack , but gives a much closer roll than the former . |
| 28 | At pre-university level the originally dominant historically-based approach has been replaced by teaching which often focuses upon the impact of human activity and upon management considerations but gives much less emphasis to the mechanics and principles of landscape function . |
| 29 | This turns out to be a special case of the BKZ equation but gives an explicit form for the memory kernel with the dependence of the rheological parameters on molecular weight and concentration . |
| 30 | Mecdi , in his article on Molla Husrev , says that he went in 877/1472–3 but gives no indication of the date of his return . |