Example sentences of "but has [been] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , by looking at a pot , it may be suspected that it has not been thrown on a wheel but has been made from coils of clay , joined together and smoothed by hand to form the wall of the pot . |
| 2 | The 340X — a streamlined version of the established TI TM34020 graphics chip , offers , according to TI , ‘ all the processing horse power of the 32-bit TM34020 , but has been stripped of the 34020-based peripherals designed specifically for PC-based graphics subsystems . ’ |
| 3 | Zipper , a gay sex shop in North London , has a licence but has been raided on numerous occasions by the Obscene Publications Squad . |
| 4 | The decision to go ahead was made two years ago , but has been prevented by opposition led by the local Anchuranas Defence Co-ordination . |
| 5 | The financial information contained in this document does not constitute the Company 's statutory accounts but has been extracted from the statutory accounts of LASMO for the five years ended 31 December 1991 and also includes certain other information . |
| 6 | It is strong where personal liberty or property rights are affected , but has been said to be weaker in the case of modern statutes , particularly those establishing a sophisticated regulatory regime , such as the FSA . |
| 7 | Breeding is also unusual near the coast , but has been recorded at five sites . |
| 8 | It is usually a shelf species but has been recorded from a depth of 1200 m so is included in this study . |
| 9 | It is usually a shelf species but has been recorded from 1665 m . |
| 10 | The system was originally introduced for size determination of fine particles ( Sheldon & parsons , 1967 ) but has been extended into the sand range ( McCave & Jarvis , 1973 ) . |
| 11 | This particular defence was optional in the EC Product Liability Directive but has been adopted in the United Kingdom ; it seems sensible because standards of safety change over time and what might seem perfectly acceptable now might be considered grossly unsafe in a few years time . |
| 12 | Mr Watkins can say that he sympathises with green views on the need for conservation but has been overruled by the troika that presides over George Bush 's domestic policy : John Sununu , the chief of staff , Richard Darman , the budget director , and Michael Boskin , the chief economic adviser . |
| 13 | This assumption was universally accepted until recently by prehistorian and anthropologists , but has been refuted in recent studies of hunters and gatherers . |
| 14 | when it was envisaged as a form of national salvation ? it was conceived in compassion but has been born and bred in authoritarianism , profligacy and frustration , it aimed to liberate people from the slums but has come to represent an even worse form of bondage , it aspired to beautify the urban environment , but has been transmogrified into the epitome of ugliness . |
| 15 | • Laguna Beach resort , Thailand ( when complete , will include four five-star hotels , golf course , shopping/entertainment complex ) 1000 acre site with six salt water lagoons and three km of beach : originally this highly polluted abandoned tin mine was identified as devoid of all tourism potential but has been turned into a profitable , attractive tourist resort managed to strict environmental criteria . |
| 16 | Lithuania is dependent for its oil supplies on Russia but has been plunged into the same economic crisis as its neighbour by the collapse of the communist system . |
| 17 | By failing to take this holistic stance and by the adoption of a narrow perspective ( the curriculum ) within a managerial approach dedicated to control , standardisation and output evaluation , the ‘ Great Debate ’ has not arrived at the promised land but has been confined to endless wanderings in the wilderness of the present or indeed the past . |
| 18 | She said she believes she knows who shot the cat , but has been told by police that unless there were witnesses there was not a lot that could be done . |
| 19 | Andrews cost Saints £200,000 when he joined from Celtic three years ago but has been restricted to just five appearances as understudy to Tim Flowers and now wants to return to his native Midlands . |
| 20 | Mowbray moved to Celtic in a £1m move last year but has been dogged by injuries since his transfer . |
| 21 | The Eurasian steppes had its own bison , the wisent , which was almost extinct in the early decades of this century but has been rescued by captive breeding , and the small saiga antelope , with its peculiar dust-trap of a nose , in shape like an elephant seal 's . |
| 22 | Turner , 25 , took 53 wickets in 24 first-class matches for the county but has been overtaken by Darren Flint 's progress this season . |
| 23 | A foprty five year old man was also questioned about the child 's death , but has been released on bail . |
| 24 | Research in Scottish geology has been carried out in 21 institutions , but has been concentrated in rather fewer . |
| 25 | The plan seeks in part to reverse centuries of reclamation of low-lying land for agriculture , which has been successful in increasing crop yields but has been accompanied by a deterioration in the natural environment . |
| 26 | It is attractive to the power industry because it is cheap , but has been attacked by scientists and environmentalists as harmful to the environment because of its high sulphur content [ see ED 53/54 ] . |
| 27 | The Theogonist 's leadership value is not therefore used , but has been included for comparative purposes . |
| 28 | The tax rebate relating to prior years ' tax paid was recognised in last year 's accounts as an extraordinary tax credit , but has been included in taxation on profit on ordinary activities in these accounts in accordance with FRS3 . |
| 29 | I must stress that the equation is not one that Bukharin himself put forward , but has been derived by myself from his set of simple equations for equilibrium conditions . |
| 30 | He joins Carlton as controller of drama but has been tipped as a future programme chief . |