Example sentences of "[noun] be [adv] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless every choreographer creating this kind of romantic ballet today has to spend much time creating the proper gestures to replace the words , which in such ballets are never spoken but must be understood . |
| 2 | Long hours are often needed but there are many bonuses — year round sunshine for one , and a tax efficient salary package for another . |
| 3 | Parts of Corfu 's coast are heavily commercialised but there is an absence of high-rise development . |
| 4 | ‘ Our funds are totally exhausted but we are determined our children will continue to derive enormous benefits that they have gained from their education in Dungannon . ’ |
| 5 | Goals are still identified but they are less well defined . |
| 6 | ‘ Teenagers are much maligned but the support they gave was tremendous , ’ he said . |
| 7 | My bonny lies over the ocean The words are well known but I worked out some actions I use as follows : |
| 8 | The beds of rock are slightly tilted but otherwise undistorted by earth movements . |
| 9 | Bedrooms are simply furnished but comfortable and all have private facilities and a balcony . |
| 10 | All the bedrooms are simply furnished but have side lake views . |
| 11 | Health Authority data are often used but their quality varies . |
| 12 | Her legs were still trembling but she was pulling herself together as quickly as she could and she had to admit that his quiet actions helped . |
| 13 | The stables were well built but badly ventilated ( surely not be expected in Coleman 's time , for he was the arch-exponent of adequate ventilation ) a duct-blocking luxuriant vine having been trained against the outside wall of some loose boxes . |
| 14 | Wetlands transitional to wet pastures were also noted but in spite of considerable travel in these areas , I noted only two active drainage schemes , both consisting of a few open ditches mainly to facilitate surface water runoff . |
| 15 | RNase protection analysis of RNA from adult rabbit smooth muscle tissues showed that in addition to the expected fully protected fragment , two partially protected fragments were also observed but only in RNA from visceral tissues . |
| 16 | Our supporters were vastly outnumbered but at least we could hear them . |
| 17 | Every hairpin and dynamic nuance is scrupulously observed but never selfconsciously so ; not pasted on as it can be in less dedicated , self-aware performances . |
| 18 | Again basically plastic and glass , with painted and sculpted detail , the full ( actually only three-sided ) model was 9 feet ( 2.75m ) at the base and 2 feet ( 75cm ) high , to represent a building some 1.7 miles ( 2.75km ) wide and 2500 feet ( 750m ) high , approaching 200 storeys in the middle ( this compares with the 110-storey twin blocks of the World Trade Centre in lower Manhattan ) — the Tyrell HQ is also doubled but only optically . |
| 19 | The question of the origin of the designer or designers is much canvassed but does not seem to me , in the present state of our knowledge , susceptible of even provisional or doubtful answers . |
| 20 | Do n't know what Scott 's already archived but why they were n't put in boxes away somewhere I 've no idea |
| 21 | So great is the police workload that some crime is simply logged but not investigated . |
| 22 | At the same time it should be remembered that in non-sociological cultural studies , as in much general writing , the question of effect is commonly raised but without much or any evidence and often by simple and even casual assertion . |
| 23 | Bake at 325°F ( 160°C ) gas mark 3 until the custard is just set but still trembling in the centre and the tops of the bread projecting from it are deliciously toasty and crusted . |
| 24 | Data is easily transferred but , sometimes , the underlying data base structure needs a little tweaking in order to function at its best . |
| 25 | In contrast to Iacocca 's blustery persona , Eaton is relatively reserved but , beneath his calm demeanour , it 's clear that there lurks a tough and gritty leader . |
| 26 | The latest works in Chatto and Windus 's much maligned but nevertheless intriguing Counterblasts series come under the scrutiny of writer Marina Warner and anarchist author Colin Ward ( tomorrow , 2.30pm ) . |
| 27 | The Sheikha was completely veiled but , I knew her eyes would have turned black with distress . |
| 28 | The name of his assailant was never discovered but Joyce was adamant in repeating that he was a ‘ Jewish Communist . ’ |
| 29 | The movie was quickly forgotten but director Martin Scorsese remembered Pesci and hired him to play Joey La Motta in Raging Bull , for which he was nominated for an Oscar . |
| 30 | Donna 's mind was still reeling but she reached for her handbag , pulling out the diary . |