Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] [adv] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where it really takes off is in the central performances by De Niro and Williams . |
| 2 | We learn that he has not only killed his brother-in-law for opposing the Iranian government but that he unrepentantly believes that ‘ war is the source of love and hope and satisfaction . ’ |
| 3 | Leigh-Pemberton said yesterday that PR was a subject that ‘ quite interested ’ him at the time , but that he now has ‘ no particular views ’ . |
| 4 | It can happen that at the time of the sale the seller is not the owner ( and thus is in breach of the condition in section 12 ) but that he subsequently obtains that ownership , e. g. by buying the goods from their owner . |
| 5 | Therefore , take what occurs around the 29th or thereabouts as a definite sign or signal from the heavens that not only must life go on , but that it also has to get better and better . |
| 6 | We 've already designated Spectra or Dyneema line for your stunter and for the good reason that this material is not only lightest for its strength , but that it also has the property of sliding on itself even with as many as fifteen twists between flyer and kite . |
| 7 | If I was asked what I felt characterised the walking around Wensleydale , I would say that it has all the expanse and sweep of the bigger dales like Wharfedale but that it also has jewels of villages like West Burton and Askrigg and the fine falls of Hardraw and Aysgarth . |
| 8 | From the above it is evident that the quality of a reading experience does not relate entirely to the quality of the reading material , but that it partly relates to those things the reader brings to the text . |
| 9 | For example , suppose that airline pilots are paid far more than their transfer earnings , but that it always takes three pilots ( pilot equivalents ) to fly a plane . |
| 10 | It is noteworthy that Ælfgifu is not called queen , but that she nevertheless occupies a position next to Emma and before the archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 11 | But except hers still looks horrible though in n it . |
| 12 | But although he now runs a hotel chain with 160 properties in 47 countries , he has never actually managed a hotel . |
| 13 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
| 14 | That is , the student may improve his or her performance by 100 per cent , but if everyone else improves similarly this grade will be no higher than before . |
| 15 | ‘ But if one really believes in participatory democracy , and all that kind of thing , one has to be a bit constitutional about it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But if she really loves him ? |
| 17 | But if he sometimes tends to distinguish active from contemplative life in terms of life-style , he is also aware of the strenuousness of contemplative life and stresses that solitude alone will not yield the fruits of contemplative life . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the conscientious student who reads the official reports will find no mention either of the Hotspur or of the Félicité and may naturally experience doubts as to whether there ever was a Captain Hornblower , but if he once accepts Hornblower 's existence he may at least agree that Hornblower 's action in this case displayed remarkable self-denial as well as the clarity of vision worthy of a hero of fiction . |
| 19 | But if he really wants to build up his muscles for a gold , he should try lifting his wallet . |
| 20 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending which I think is what is about is suggesting , if carried on properly on the market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the Financial Institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 21 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending , which I think is what Good is abou is suggesting , if carried on properly on market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the financial institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 22 | A fall in oil prices lowers all energy prices and encourages economic growth but if it also re-establishes the dependence which made the two oil shocks so effective in curtailing growth , then nothing useful has been achieved . |
| 23 | It may mean changing your own procedures , but if it also means changing your bank balance for the better it may be well worth it . |
| 24 | The weathermen say we 're safe but if it even thinks of heading north , we run for shelter . ’ |
| 25 | But if it sometimes seems to be saying , on Salim 's behalf , that race or kinship wins , it is also the case that it is full of losers , that it has a lively feeling for the Africans of market and bush , and for their African troubles , and for the situation of Salim as someone evolved or emerged from a tribal narrowness to an experience of sexual love which is liberating and dramatic , and that it does justice to Metty 's last state , left behind in the dangerous town at the bend in the river . |
| 26 | ‘ We have sent letters to everyone we believe has been in contact with the doctor but if anyone else feels they would like to have a test to put their mind at rest they should contact us . ’ |
| 27 | It ai n't my address , my address , but if anyone else writes me letters then then please do n't . |
| 28 | But if anyone else believes that all that 's consumed in the Sedgefield council chairman 's room is tea and biscuits they must be stoned out of their tiny little brains . |
| 29 | Ah , but you 're going to be getting some extra police officers by taking them off er , paperwork , er you 're gon na get two thousand three hundred I see in the press , well that as shown , that of course will be twenty three , but if anybody here thinks the Chief Constable 's gon na produce twenty three new police officers through reductions in paperwork and through the other initiatives the Home Secretary has announced , well I do n't believe them , and we shall have to wait and see . |
| 30 | mi yeah , it 's a possibility but until somebody actually says no , you do n't know |