Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consultant at first attempted to induce labour but discontinued it . |
| 2 | But the technocratic approach did not lessen discrimination but reproduced it in a subtler form . |
| 3 | Lord Diplock in Caldwell [ 1982 ] AC 341 did not overrule Cunningham but distinguished it . |
| 4 | POOLS includes all the English and Scottish football leagues , is easy to use and not only does it predict draws but gives you odds on each potential draw to make your selection easier . |
| 5 | Travis did n't break stride but threw her a steely glare . |
| 6 | This does n't give curls but leaves you hair thicker and easier to style . |
| 7 | ‘ We do not want to destroy Buddha but to christen him . ' |
| 8 | He rejected the alternative package offered by Congress on the grounds that its tax increases for the rich would " not stimulate growth but stifle it " and were indicative of the inability of the Democrats to resist " their natural impulse to raise taxes " . |
| 9 | This week , Faldo has been not exactly refusing interviews but making it abruptly and abundantly clear that he is willing to say nothing of import . |
| 10 | His supervisor , engineering and operational research lecturer Jean Tunnicliffe-Wilson , says much of the satisfaction is not only in suggesting ideas but having them tested in practice . |
| 11 | His supervisor engineering and operational research lecturer Jean Tunnicliffe-Wilson , says much of the satisfaction is not only in suggesting ideas but having them tested in practice . |
| 12 | They twice tried owning houses but found it too expensive so they gave them away , and Charles refused to accept any of his estranged father 's estate . |
| 13 | The trial of Marion Barry , 54 , Mayor of Washington DC , ended on Aug. 10 when , after eight days of deliberation , the jury convicted him on one count of possessing cocaine but acquitted him on a second charge of possession . |
| 14 | Shoved into a seatette by a hostess who had been trained not to calm and charm passengers but to harm them and occasionally embalm them , I quickly settled into what would become my life for what seemed like more than a lifetime . |
| 15 | Helen poured coffee but left them to take it from the tray . |
| 16 | The ambassadors of Canada , France , the United States and Venezuela then successfully intervened and persuaded the coup leaders not to kill Aristide but to allow him to leave the country , in order to prevent widespread bloodshed . |
| 17 | ‘ Fasting can be resorted to only against a lover , not to extort rights but to reform him , is when a son fasts for a father who drinks … |
| 18 | Yeah I know Ann but see it could be a er a jerry-built . |
| 19 | Councillors admit the decision wo n't stop hunting but say it 's a way of bringing public opinion to the notice of the Government . |
| 20 | Its shared outlay option involves the hotelier paying the installation cost and buying fuel but having he system run and maintained by Cogen , with a consequently much lower electricity charge . |
| 21 | The reprocessing does not create plutonium but recovers it so that it can be recycled as a source of energy . |
| 22 | Our first winner was Debbie Moseley and when Debbie told the guys at Feature You she would like to do modelling but thought she was n't good enough , they decided to prove her wrong and set to work on a dramatic transformation . |
| 23 | Writers do not influence consumers ' tastes , they respond to them ; they do not create trends but explain them . |
| 24 | The interplay of these variables generated what Almond and Verba characterized as " the civic culture , " " a pluralistic culture based on communication and persuasion , a culture of consensus and diversity , a culture that permitted change but moderated it . " |
| 25 | Mohamed Ali 's aims were not just to protect Egypt but to make her an expansionist power in the Eastern Mediterranean . |
| 26 | This time he did not mention giving lessons but said it would be lovely to be able to play to me . |
| 27 | Henry 's replies were equally blunt ; he offered help but said it would take time and , if matters should prove too difficult , she was to return immediately to England . |
| 28 | Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead . |
| 29 | He admitted having tried cocaine but said it did not seem to do much for him ; cocaine was in ‘ because the chicks dig it sexually ’ . |
| 30 | Newspaper reports of a " secret " meeting between Mandela , Tambo and President F. W. de Klerk on Dec. 17 caused embarrassment for the ANC , which later admitted that a meeting had taken place but described it as " a long-scheduled meeting of the working group looking into the suspension of armed actions " . |