Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] but [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concept of public interest , so essential to the concept of charity , is an inherently vague and subjective concept , not suitable for statute but better left to judicial discretion within the normal judicial constraints . |
| 2 | Modern Tarquinia ( earlier known as Corneto but now re-named after the Etruscan Tarquinii ) is built near to the original city . |
| 3 | What is disconcerting is that Peters , well-known for his fondness for overstatement but highly valued as the co-author of In Search Of Excellence , is describing a future where the characteristics and skills displayed by men are not only worthless but may even be harmful . |
| 4 | Felix Bloch , 55 , a career diplomat who was suspected of spying but never charged , was dismissed from the State Department on Nov. 5 , for allegedly making " deliberate false statements or misrepresentations to the FBI [ Federal Bureau of Investigation ] " . |
| 5 | For the woman as sexual object , displayed as spectacle on the screen in Hollywood cinema , is not just a source of pleasure but also imbued with threat since her lack of a penis implies castration . |
| 6 | In creating ‘ Passion ’ , she has not only documented the activities of BWCP but also provided ‘ an excellent introduction to the range and intensity of Blackwomen 's Creativity in Britain ’ |
| 7 | Lenin was involved in motivating revolutionary action by , in part , a critique of bureaucracy but later assumed responsibility for the economic development of a backward country that needed experts in positions of authority . |
| 8 | They had turned to longer films to attract better audiences and the device of the fiction film not only served to head off the challenge of reformers but also guaranteed an exclusive hold on mass audiences . |
| 9 | Our method of classification was derived from that of Wigglesworth but slightly differed from it . |
| 10 | They fought tooth and nail to protect the solicitors ' monopoly of conveyancing but eventually compromised by not objecting to licensed conveyancers . |
| 11 | The middlemen who organized supplies of these crops for European traders were not only accumulators of capital but also invested in new opportunities , such as that created by the demand for cocoa in the 1890s . |
| 12 | These healing properties were often fairly specific , covering a wide range of ailments but particularly connected with sore eyes . |
| 13 | Disillusionment is what Coranka Matic focusses on — the urban features , still preserved from the direct line of fire but silently undermined and distorted by all other means . |
| 14 | On 31 July 1987 the judge held that the Regulations were ultra vires and void , a decision that was reversed by the Court of Appeal but subsequently restored by the House of Lords . |
| 15 | A preliminary study in which topical treatment with the local anaesthetic lidocaine was evaluated , is therefore of interest but further controlled studies are needed . |
| 16 | In reality the USSR did not ask India for bases but only sought limited facilities for berthing and recreation . |
| 17 | Steve Morrell of King 's School , Chester , hit a hat-trick against Repton but still finished on the losing side . |
| 18 | Their idea was to feed antiprotons , like protons but oppositely charged , into the main magnet ring of the proton accelerator . |
| 19 | We have found , however , that when more samples were investigated with the same methods , the abnormal AChE is not only associated with AD but also related to other neurological diseases that may cause dementia , although these patients are currently non-demented ( Mini-Mental State examination ) : |
| 20 | This discovery filled their hearts with joy but also promoted the most willing and wholehearted sacrifice . |
| 21 | There was a woodland of spruce and pine ahead , where the ground began to climb toward a low , sinuous ridge that was the only feature on this otherwise flat horizon ; it rose like a shadow from the plain , dense with trees but delicately etched around the edges . |
| 22 | But I , I do feel the Trade Descriptions Act is a is a very important er piece of consumer protection designed of course to protect not only you and me as consumer but also designed to protect traders against unfair trading practices . |
| 23 | Donald Maclean 's wife Melinda joined her husband in Moscow but soon found life bleak and dismal . |
| 24 | The accord renewed the provisions for a ceasefire which had been agreed on in March but never put into effect [ see p. 38755 ] . |
| 25 | Cases range from the severely handicapped person who may be physically helpless and incapable of coherent speech , to the highly acceptable , responsible person , earning a living , looking after themselves , obtaining considerable enjoyment from life and from relationships but generally regarded as not very bright . |
| 26 | It was rumoured that banknotes were never withdrawn from circulation but simply frayed away . |
| 27 | Two meetings with Philip during the spring resulted in the truce being prolonged until midsummer but otherwise served only to widen the gap between the two sides . |
| 28 | I have even heard of hiding places in beds but never seen one . ’ |
| 29 | With eyes that were n't set in sockets but instead hung loose . |
| 30 | This is below the level in November but little changed from the figure from October . |