Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parts of Corfu 's coast are heavily commercialised but there is an absence of high-rise development . |
| 2 | The beds of rock are slightly tilted but otherwise undistorted by earth movements . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So great is the police workload that some crime is simply logged but not investigated . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | The name of his assailant was never discovered but Joyce was adamant in repeating that he was a ‘ Jewish Communist . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Donna 's mind was still reeling but she reached for her handbag , pulling out the diary . |
| 12 | The tea was much appreciated but everyone urged her not to leave the cellar again . |
| 13 | This may improve as arrangements for care management are gradually introduced but for the foreseeable future plans will have to reflect a realistic view of available resources . |
| 14 | The medical consequences of high alcohol consumption are well known but even doctors are reluctant to use the term " alcoholism " because it may be seen as a personal insult rather than as a justifiable clinical diagnosis . |
| 15 | Therefore the police generally require to see the certificate to satisfy themselves that the motor vehicle is correctly insured but in some cases of doubt the policy may have to be examined or enquiries made of the issuing firm . |
| 16 | Table 5.4b confirms the social-class divide between private and council households , and Table 5.4c confirms that the village is socially divided but that the middle class are far more open in their social activities , both socially and spatially . |
| 17 | The exterior work is largely restored but the interior decoration in the apse is mainly original and consists of marble , porphyry and mother-of-pearl inlay on the lower part of the walls and mosaic above this and in the semi-dome . |
| 18 | The word inferred in the passage is correctly spelt but wrongly used . |
| 19 | In mid-1990 , martial law was formally lifted but the security clampdown remains currently in force . |
| 20 | From the outset the Sun was equally titillating but with a different style from the News of the World . |
| 21 | Erm miraculously , nobody in the village was hardly scratched but as unfortunately your whole crew perished . |
| 22 | Because of this the title of the work was well known but its content very much less so . |
| 23 | A police spokesperson explicitly stated that : ‘ There is no evidence that the boy was sexually assaulted but both incidents are very serious ’ . |
| 24 | It was not that each child was continually talking but every now and then a child would speak to his neighbour or another would leave his place quietly and walk over to another child to speak with him . |
| 25 | Vouchers , top-up insurance , and a payroll tax are also considered but their disadvantages are listed . |
| 26 | the second team 's still playing but we 've finished so er |
| 27 | Syrup of ipecac is sometimes recommended but there is currently some medical disagreement about its use . |
| 28 | The sociological point is well made but it is the parenthetical ‘ alas ’ that registers the musician 's feeling . |
| 29 | The point is well taken but attention to the planning decisions of ‘ spatially independent ’ capitalist organizations does show the character of power relations in capitalist exploitation . |
| 30 | Its body is clearly segmented but it has very many fewer divisions than the millipede . |