Example sentences of "[noun] but [verb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not heard the question but hoped that this reply would serve . |
| 2 | Certainly there are many who would concur with at least the gist of Lieberson 's , and others ' , criticisms but argue that more effort should be directed at improving methods of data collection and analysis to meet these kinds of objections . |
| 3 | Bingham does not question this opinion but indicates that more explanation about the uncertainty surrounding some of the loans would have been helpful . |
| 4 | Clark claimed to have seen little damage to military targets but maintained that residential areas and hospitals and other civilian facilities had been severely attacked , resulting in heavy civilian casualties . |
| 5 | They agree that the government gets extra television coverage but argue that such coverage is not necessarily favourable . |
| 6 | This can happen in the closest of relationships when the parent is wanting to be caring and kind but realizes that some limits need to be set . |
| 7 | To note the work done by course team/module leaders in beginning to address ‘ enterprise skills ’ within a course but to note that further work would be required to be done . |
| 8 | In the study carried out by Blackmore she found that a cotton towel removed bacteria more efficiently than did paper towels but concluded that both types of towel were far superior to warm air drying methods . |
| 9 | My understanding of what what the panel said and what the what the Secretary of State agreed was that neither the panel nor the Secretary of State disagreed with the erm the general sense of the policy but felt that that sense was er embodied and and was able to be applied through the erm provisions of other policies in the plan at that time . |
| 10 | Originally , the Greek historian 's task was not to explain the present in terms of the past but to ensure that significant actions and events would not be forgotten in the future . |
| 11 | Scientists in the area have welcomed Native participation but maintain that traditional knowledge is also limited . |
| 12 | The Royal Commission on Local Government in England preferred a unitary approach but recognised that this solution would not be appropriate throughout the country . |
| 13 | It favours social equality but accepts that economic equality is an unrealistic objective . |
| 14 | The main argument against any method which preserves the gall bladder is stone recurrence but to assume that all patients will develop stone recurrence is incorrect . |
| 15 | Mrs Bottomley said Prof Day was ‘ quite right ’ that AIDS remained a very serious threat but added that new statistics made it possible to frame future policy ‘ according to facts , not fantasy ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ I can see tremendous benefits but hope that realistic targets are set for industry to comply . ’ |
| 17 | It would worry me if I was having to feed her all the time but knowing that three days out of seven she 's getting good meals , it does n't worry me so much . |