Example sentences of "but [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a distinction is not accepted by all commentators , as we shall show , but where evaluating the intended curriculum is accepted , there are clearly a variety of ways of analysing it . |
| 2 | In April 1992 the invest-igation revealed that 26 assaults had occurred — involving at least 70 male officers either directly or as bystanders — but that identifying the culprits had proved extremely difficult because of the " closing of ranks and obfuscation " . |
| 3 | You can pull it up by its roots , but if cut an inch or so above ground level it usually resprouts to give a second crop . |
| 4 | The shape of a sand pit is usually decided by the space and materials available , but if planning a new one , here are some ideas that may help to make it even more exciting . |
| 5 | But while reasserting the old , he also broke new ground in the claim that he was rightful lord over all men in the area who had hitherto had no lord . |
| 6 | but though bent a bit |
| 7 | Both may be escapist , but when pressed the most frequent response is ‘ Yes , but the farm/business would put my family at risk ’ . |
| 8 | But when calculating the price of your holiday , do n't forget to add on any applicable flight supplement detailed there . |
| 9 | But when buying a car , or anything from a trader , you are also protected by another law called the Trade Descriptions Act which , and we 've had that law since nineteen sixty eight . |
| 10 | All lengths of board can be used provided they can support your weight , but when learning the sail should not be larger than 6.0 sq m and should have boom length shorter than 2.00m . |
| 11 | Once again , they are not terribly accurate , but when facing the massed ranks of a horde army such as the Skaven they can be devastating . |
| 12 | This important proviso must be borne in mind , not just in the context of descriptions used in this report , but when considering the various descriptions used in documents of the time . |
| 13 | The Soviet military mind may admire US technology and regret that the Soviet GNP is only 50–60 per cent the size of its opponent 's , but when surveying the way the US economy is organised , an officer of the |
| 14 | Jim Payne was also struck by the strength in depth of the European Tour and first , not during a Tour event but when playing a private round of golf with former Ryder Cup player Mark James . |
| 15 | To return to Popper , his schema allows for this form of knowledge , but as forming the inhabitants of world II , the personal knowledge contained in the human consciousness . |
| 16 | This volume was thus very largely taken up with an exposition of the doctrine of the Trinity , not as a second-order theological construction , but as sketching the basis within God himself of the possibility and actuality of his making of himself known to us in jesus Christ . |
| 17 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 18 | His garments , as the New English Bible puts it , are intended " to give him dignity and honour " ( 18:2 ) — not on his own account , but as befits the One he serves and represents . |
| 19 | Moreover this language and imagery is brought from the past into the present not just as any language and imagery , but as having a certain givenness . |
| 20 | Common Law would treat a provision in a contract as to time as being ‘ of the essence of the contract ’ , meaning that if a certain act was not done by one party within a certain stipulated time , he should lose all rights under the contract ; Equity treated such a provision in general as not being of the essence of the contract , but as giving a right only to damages . |
| 21 | We might expect , however , that it would more typically occur as the final sentence of a paragraph , not as a climax , but as describing an action which culminates a series of actions . |
| 22 | Part of the ‘ price ’ was to be redistributive fiscal policy , and policy aimed at producing increased industrial investment , but as regards the latter aim the NEB was conceived as a state merchant bank , a broker in the tradition of the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation rather than a ‘ rogue elephant ’ wreaking industrial havoc on the basis of leftist dogma . |
| 23 | In so far as the letters make statements about what is happening in the territory of some foreign state , such letters may not be the best evidence ; but as regards the question whether Her Majesty 's Government has dealings with the foreign government it will almost certainly be the best and only conclusive evidence of that fact . |
| 24 | But as regards the City of London there are special arrangements in relation to business rate income to enable this to happen . |