Example sentences of "but [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hands moved to unbutton his shirt , and , that done , she not only wanted to stroke the golden down on his body , but to see that body , to see him . |
| 2 | ( In fact , Curtis Bernhardt , the director of A Stolen Life , claims that both characters were not only on-screen simultaneously but passed each other and interacted without the use of a double , except in a few over-the-shoulder shots ; unfortunately he had forgotten when interviewed how this was done . |
| 3 | But to enable these skills to be transferred there needed to be a catalyst — the workforce needed to be trained how to train . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're inviting into your lives a negative force , welcoming that which tempts us all , but transforming that emptiness , that jealousy , that hatred into a living , breeding monstrosity . |
| 5 | The criminal law , in other words , condemns the importation of murderous terrorist acts usually against powerful individuals or strategic institutions , but goes all quiet when governments export or support avoidable acts of killing usually against the under-developed countries ' poor . |
| 6 | , is officially described as office cleaner , but became much more than that to the people who knew her during her 33 years with the company . |
| 7 | But to conduct such classes well is a difficult business and requires a professional . |
| 8 | Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage . |
| 9 | They are permitted no naturalistic embellishment , but given that choice the stylisation should be taken further . |
| 10 | The uranium series measurements give a slightly older date of 205,000 years BP , but given that the uncertainties in each of these figures are typically 20 per cent , the two techniques can be said to agree with each other . |
| 11 | The funds were designated for humanitarian rather than military aid , but given that such funds freed existing funds for arms purchase , it was not difficult for critics of the WCC to argue that it was supporting terrorism . |
| 12 | It may have been that Harvey enjoyed such seniority in the Church that in his case such deviation was permitted , but given that two or three other committed Free Presbyterians have been active in the Official Unionist Party ( in 1985 there were two Free Presbyterians in local government as Official Unionist councillors ) , it is more likely that the Church leadership was genuinely able to maintain some distance from Paisley 's politics . |
| 13 | But given that many conceptions of the good do not fit into the individualistic pattern , how can this be described as a fair choice situation for principles of justice ? ( p. 10 ) |
| 14 | There is no reason why a change of context should restore α but given that a novel context is likely to be arousing , some increase in the likelihood of the OR might occur . |
| 15 | But given that they can have their position specified , and can interpret this position so as to form the pattern , then this provides a very powerful means of generating patterns . |
| 16 | ‘ But given that Bryan Robson is fit , there is only one possible change in the side which has pulled off two excellent wins — and that 's Eric Cantona . ’ |
| 17 | We were surprised at the continuing estimates of fixed costs , as we would have expected a minimal time investment after the first year of familiarisation , but given that training was identified as the major cost , it may be that this forms the bulk of the continuing cost . |
| 18 | But given that Poidevin turned 33 just days before the World Cup final , will the national selectors prefer to look for a long-term leadership continuity as both Australia and England did when appointing Farr-Jones and Will Carling respectively ? |
| 19 | Admittedly , this decline is not ‘ comparable to ’ that in the Mirror , but given that The Times was ‘ a newspaper of record ’ whilst the Mirror was a popular newspaper , one can argue that the decline in The Times ’ coverage was more serious . |
| 20 | It is not clear from the article to what extent it was Dutch society that he was basing his analysis on , but given that he appears to be making a general point about changes within Western Europe , it is important to point out that most of the literature on youth , adolescence and relations between the generations in Britain has tended to concentrate on , to use Elias ' term again , the changing balance of power between the generations within the working class . |
| 21 | But given that the authors themselves say that 20 per cent of those over 80 suffer from senile dementia ( p. 297 ) an important group of clients and their carers seem to have been dis-enfranchised . |
| 22 | Erm it 's a very hard thing for people in that situation to organize a as a group er so what I 'm saying is that the level of unemployment in itself does n't bind people together , but given that is a long-established kind of traditional working class area , there is that tradition of , of , of community that exists anyway , |
| 23 | He ends up with the non-voice of Mark Knopfler but given that gentleman 's sales figures ( Dire Straits ' Brothers In Arms was the UK 's best-selling album of the 1980s ) Geldof will hardly complain about the comparison . |
| 24 | However , being known for measurement does not necessarily help when tendering for consultancy work , but given that the reputation of most of our rivals was built on the interpretive reports prepared by companies such as ours , the transition should simply be one of perception . |
| 25 | Again historians have questioned the geography , preferring to place Dispargum in modern Belgium , but given that Merovech 's son , Childeric , had close associations with Thuringia , where he sought asylum , and found a wife , it is possible that the Merovingian family did originate in the east of Frankish territory . |
| 26 | But given that companies pay a dividend ( based on current profit ) per share , the higher the price of the shares , the lower the dividend will be as a percentage of that price . |
| 27 | To choose er erm the labour party er housing er strategy , their housing policy is well gobsmacking but given that this is going to be recorded perhaps not a very good idea . |
| 28 | But given that the RSPB has set itself the task of changing European farming policy to save the Barn Owl , it 's going to be a monumental task . |
| 29 | She really has this er attitude which I can not understand because erm a a as I think it was Al Reeve said , you know , erm some people ca n't bear children , we ca n't , but we like them but if you have actually borne children , you are in other words a mother , you 've got ta have a attitude , not only to children in general but to your children in particular , which is very very difficult for er a male to understand and a non-father , it 's gon na be very very difficult cos I personally do n't have any children at all and therefore it is very very difficult for me to even comprehend but given that I can erm I can sympathize with something I do not comprehend it must be monumentally difficult for her |
| 30 | Sort of , how do you feel about du du du du du du du y'know sort of yes definitely to no not all or y'know kind of does n't bother me to very angry or something like that but given that you 've done it this way , I think it works reasonably well . |