Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] but [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We see nothing wrong in designing vehicles that are intended for motion but we feel it wrong to design ideas that are also intended for motion . |
| 2 | Her face was wrinkled with age but she looked friendly and her voice was pleasant when I heard her talk to the men . |
| 3 | As you know the magazine is edited in Leeds but it has always been a rule that there should be no Yorkshire influence . |
| 4 | The problem is one which can not ultimately be resolved in pedagogy but it needs to be recognized , not in negative terms as a licence either for imposing fixed ideas or for random expediency , but as a positive incentive for continuing enquiry , which will be sensitive to the circumstances of different learning/teaching situations . |
| 5 | My brother-in-law was educated in Paris but he is an idealist whose unorthodox views are not shared by myself or many of our countrymen , cut in Tran Van Hieu hastily . |
| 6 | Normally , a discount of at least 10% would be expected from traders but it should be possible to obtain discounts of up to 30% from jewellers . |
| 7 | One day she fell and broke her hip : it was repaired in hospital but she remained in some pain and was even more precarious on her feet . |
| 8 | The possibility of attacking Korea as part of this process was considered in May but it was decided that the Kyushu operation should be sufficient . |
| 9 | Quite the contrary , degrees of review may have differed over time but it is indisputable that the judiciary accepted that non-jurisdictional errors of law could exist . |
| 10 | I entirely agree with er my honourable friend , er not only er is the lower non-wage cost a reason for inward investment being attracted to Britain but it 's also why together with our general economic policy , why workers in Britain enjoy in real terms , some of the best take home pay packets in Europe . |
| 11 | I can excuse them for not knowing all the facts that have now come to light but I can not forgive them or the government for failing to steer the health of the nation . |
| 12 | In India , dowry taking has long been forbidden by law but it persists strongly even in the cities . |
| 13 | These proportions may be varied by regulations but they obviously have the overall effect of reducing the total indebtedness of local authorities . |
| 14 | Steroids , which attack the root of asthma , are widely recommended by doctors but they also have side effects and take effect only after about a week . |
| 15 | ‘ I had heard of Genesis but I had never heard them . |
| 16 | It 's hard to imagine a vast country like Brazil totally stripped of forest but it could happen unless we re-double our efforts now . |
| 17 | So , so they could be seen as restorationist but he 's making restorationist into a revolution . |
| 18 | Now I knew he was connected with sport but I did n't know whether it was cricket or football . |
| 19 | Vermstroy operated from Ipswich but it also operated from Nunes . |
| 20 | ‘ They were made in Florence but I bought them in Bonn . ’ |
| 21 | The rug has been pulled from under the feet of Inspiral Carpets as the kids have turned to Techno but they will always find a market for the sprightly pop fun delivered tonight , even if there was 20 minutes too much . |
| 22 | All their eyes were turned on Rose but she , with just a glance at Moran , took up the Second Mystery as if she had been saying it with them all the nights of their lives . |
| 23 | The extra energy not being allowed to be expressed as an increase in c appears as a commensurate increase in f , that is : ( formula included ) where m is the photon equivalent mass ( yes I know it is related to E but I am trying not to confuse myself ) , E is the energy , and h is Mr Plank 's claim to fame . |
| 24 | Dalgliesh had never asked her why she had moved to Norfolk but he guessed that the mill 's main attraction had been its remoteness , its closeness to notable bird sanctuaries and the impressive view of headland , sky and sea from the top storey . |
| 25 | ‘ Look at the intensity of the preparations for major matches , ’ he says , ‘ The expenses could not be met without sponsorship but it is also good to see this kind of money being used right down the line . |
| 26 | Crown counsel said the defence would question the admissibility of statements allegedly made to police but it was the prosecution case that the attack had been carried out on behalf of the IRA . |
| 27 | Yes I think , I think the absence of the full stop is done on purpose but I think the kind of things you were suggesting , the reasons behind it . |
| 28 | My son was having trouble selling his car until he put a newly-worded advert in the local paper : ‘ … extortionately priced at £1,100 but I relish a good argument ! ’ |
| 29 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 30 | Mrs Satterley is unfortunately disabled by illness but she is also an avid knitter with Brother chunky and Silver Reed fine gauge machines . |