Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [adv] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Power steering is now standard , but it does nothing to blunt the feedback coming from front wheels to steering wheel : the old wrist-snapping kickback over bumps is largely eradicated but the important messages are translated as crisply as ever . |
| 3 | ‘ It is alarming that in the annual reports of chief constables the number of stray dogs is always recorded but not the number of missing children , ’ Ms Newman writes . |
| 4 | carinii is well known but by no means common . ) |
| 5 | Er , accountability of local representatives is obviously supported but we should not limit that demand only to G M B er councillors or councillors who have G M B connections . |