Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many organisations and individuals have entered the bidding ( including , with poetic justice , given our attitude towards their forest , a Brazilian ) , but Kluge is still keeping negotiations open with the consortium of conservation bodies attempting to purchase it . |
| 2 | It 's two years since President Ceaucescu was overthrown , but Romania is still struggling to overcome the legacy of decades of communist dictatorship . |
| 3 | This attack on the king is part of a general condemnation by Boniface of the adulterous life of many Anglo-Saxons , but Aethelbald is also censured for his violation of the privileges of churches and monasteries , including the seizure of revenues , and violence done to monks and priests . |
| 4 | Brutus had said that he killed Caesar for the general good but Antony is now saying that he did n't know why they killed him , otherwise he saying that it was n't for the general good . |
| 5 | The exact origins of the Viennese school of building are not known , but Stein is generally accepted as its most important precursor . |
| 6 | Three wheels on his ‘ wagon ’ — but Al 's still rolling along ! |
| 7 | But Willaert is well represented in Musica nova accomodata per cantar et sonar sopra organi et altri strumenti ( Venice , 1540 ) , and we also have a number of his three-part ricercari , notably eight in a collection of Fantasie et rechercari a tre voci accomodate da cantare et sonare per ogni instrumento ( Venice , 1549 ) , in which Rore is also represented . |
| 8 | It would be wonderful , no doubt , if modern children were captivated by an Edwardian , very English sequel to Peter Pan , designed perhaps in the style of Arthur Rackham , but Spielberg is unashamedly trying to create a modern movie that will appeal to all colours and nationalities . |
| 9 | Financial details were not revealed , but IBM is now said to be ‘ one of the two largest investors ’ in the privately held firm . |
| 10 | But ITV is already reshaping its schedules to build its peak-time ratings : investment in children 's programmes and single documentaries has been cut . |
| 11 | For many years Jack Charlton used him in midfield but McGrath is now expected to play out his international career in the back four . |
| 12 | But Palatine is already competing effectively against much larger operators , including Anglo-Welsh itself ! |
| 13 | But China is also protecting North Korea from the wrath of the United Nations Security Council . |
| 14 | But JPL is still associated with Caltech , and acceptance of classified research at US universities is much less ready now than it used to be . |
| 15 | Serafine sways with her hands , Xanthe follows , imitates gigglingly , but Miranda is too grown up for such playschool ways . |
| 16 | Gaston and Mound may have to wait before the 750,000 insects can be handled , but IOPI is already building on the expertise of ILDIS , TROPICOS and the Australian Plant Census to create a system for the world 's 250,000 vascular plants . |
| 17 | But McGuigan is still fighting . |
| 18 | But Ichkeul is also acknowledged , now , to be among the world 's most threatened wetlands . |
| 19 | But Portillo is fast becoming flavour of the month and will increasingly find himself in the public eye . |
| 20 | But God 's already given you the faith , so do n't worry ! |
| 21 | But Dino is now discharged . |
| 22 | But Dino is now discharged . |
| 23 | But Sotheby 's eventually won the day , causing an annoyed Christie 's to tip off The New York Times before Sotheby 's could proudly announce their coup . |
| 24 | I 'm sorry but Stef is really behaving in an impossible way . |
| 25 | The can is a genuine Aussie one but XXXX is now brewed on ‘ draught ’ and in package in Britain by Allied Breweries at Wrexham . |
| 26 | Until recently , DVI microchips cost around £1,000 , but Intel is now developing a cheaper version of DVI which uses software rather than chips . |
| 27 | It 's a good story but Harris is clearly seen in shot with Brando during the final scene of the film — Christian 's death scene — which was the last shot to be filmed . |
| 28 | Come dawn , the chick has checked out , but Spunk is still hanging in there — bad diet , presumably There followed a brilliant scene , as Spunk staggered out to confront the girl 's flatmates . |
| 29 | But Carson is also suggesting how the fantasized desire for the ‘ other ’ actually begins at home as a domestic projection ; how fantasy is ineradicably social and , as such , susceptibility to stereotypes of all kinds , including racial and racist ones ; how fantasy of and for the other exemplifies the mobilities of desire and identification . |
| 30 | But Ursula is already making plans to bring the little girl back in May for an opertion to correct her cleft palate . |