Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mould was broken … their meetings began literally in homes but quickly outgrew front rooms so moved to larger venues . |
| 2 | In a footnote he does point to the aid they gave with money through the various aid-Spain funds but also derides this contribution , emphasising that ‘ the sum raised … would not equal five per cent of the turnover of the football pools during the same period . ’ |
| 3 | Pressure groups are now campaigning for the law to be extended to cover back seat passengers too , principally with the safety of children in mind but also to protect front seat occupants who can be injured in a crash if an unrestrained person in the back is thrown forward . |
| 4 | Around the towns , but more particularly the small rural communities in Sussex , the Saxon monarchs built a careful legal and local government structure , reinforcing the social hierarchies but carefully giving each man rights and dues according to his place . |
| 5 | The buildings were based upon late Roman designs but also displayed Oriental features especially in decoration and their use of brickwork in constructional and ornamental forms . |
| 6 | An interesting architectural style evolved here , generally called Asturian , which came from Visigothic designs but also embodied Carolingian features of construction . |
| 7 | Mrs Grainger , 60 , has been retired from the bureau for 18 months but still does voluntary work for the Victim Support Scheme and the Reddish Care Scheme in Stockport . |
| 8 | One type of insulating lining has a coating of aluminium on the reverse side which not only provides protection from heat loss in winter but also prevents excessive heat build-up in a room during summer by deflecting the sun 's rays . |
| 9 | Initially , the group toyed with the idea of developing a new unconstrained , non-compatible architecture but then abandoned that notion claiming the trade-off suffered was relatively minor . |
| 10 | Southern fire station will not only direct cover directly cover these areas but also provide essential back up cover to a much larger area including Glaby , Wigstone , Nutterworth , Hinkley and parts of the City . |
| 11 | It seems likely that the future of the cooperatives will depend greatly on the identification and training of managers from within the local communities , which would not only strengthen the ties with these communities but also provide useful employment opportunities . |
| 12 | Thus , sleeping and being awake are controlled by a region of the brain that is not only close to the SCN but also exchanges large amounts of information with them . |
| 13 | Additional problems are created by the heaviness of the monsoon rains which not only wash the sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen out of the air and over the marble but further erode any weaknesses in the stone . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the presence of a response is highly informative since it not only indicates the presence of a stimulus but also gives some information about the location of the stimulus relative to the centre of the receptive field . |
| 15 | Former general Fidel Ramos , elected president last year , seems not only to have won over former coup plotters but also to show deregulatory promise . |
| 16 | Alternatively the Goblin might survive the impact and bounce around two or three times , possibly breaking a few bones but definitely causing considerable damage to the enemy he lands on . |
| 17 | Masefield 's extreme selectiveness in the choice of words turns description into its own form of narrative , reflecting the responses of the characters to immediate circumstances but also giving individual life to those circumstances . |
| 18 | Bcl-2 does not , therefore , inhibit all c-Myc functions but specifically blocks c-Myc-induced apoptosis . |
| 19 | The smaller red roses were positioned next , not only to emphasise the overall burgundy theme but also to introduce various sizes and shades for interest . |
| 20 | Next month I shall be writing about the rib transfer carriage , another small accessory that not only does a good job but also helps that neck ache ! |
| 21 | Even when narrowly conceived , the figures do not solely focus upon the CU effect of membership but also embrace other effects of membership such as the outcome for visible trade of the CAP . |
| 22 | In reality the USSR did not ask India for bases but only sought limited facilities for berthing and recreation . |
| 23 | Its 115bhp 1496cc engine , first seen in the Sera , is responsive to the throttle but otherwise shows little sparkle . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've been doing Bona-Fido for about two years but still get some guests who do n't realise they could have brought their dogs along , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Aunt Tossie , Mrs Florence Fox-Collier , was Maman 's ( Lady Forester 's ) elder and widowed sister — widowed for two years but still wearing full mourning regalia . |
| 26 | Three main sources of information can be used to shed light on the small towns , each one offering an important dimension to the overall picture but also suffering distinctive drawbacks . |
| 27 | All of these patients are loath to consider an ileostomy at the moment but fully accept that pouch excision may eventually be necessary . |
| 28 | Kuhn 's paradigms are not only intellectual frameworks but also accompanying institutional practices . |
| 29 | Sorry Mr but just to pursue that point . |
| 30 | They were encouraged by the appointment in October 1940 of Sir John Reith as the head of the new Ministry of Works , not only to supervise repairing bomb-damaged buildings but also to consult other departments and organisations about the post-war rebuilding of cities . |