Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but [pron] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Montrose House would of course not be the only cost-effective alternative but it does give some idea of the scandalous waste of resources which is still going on in the semi-State sector . |
| 2 | I would n't say it was a particularly woman-centred experience but I did feel confident in the skills of the midwives and the doctors and knew that there were all the necessary facilities should anything go wrong . |
| 3 | The restored Stuarts did not have to deal with any difficulty of this sort but they did have a general problem of making sure that the King 's authority was accepted . |
| 4 | Obviously it is strangers to the area who are misled by this sign but we do have a large number of visitors to Scorton who enjoy walking the paths . |
| 5 | You do n't need any equipment for this game but you do need to know the points of the compass . |
| 6 | yeah , you know quite hopeful so what I as I say what I 'm really looking for is I 've got a preference for older properties but you know try not to pin myself down to too much at the moment , I 've got about a hundred and thirty to spend so ideally I 'd like a cottage old style but I do need three bedrooms |
| 7 | I apologise for the length of this letter but I do believe that it is essential that you have a clear understanding of what it is we are to do . |
| 8 | Sandling fireworks are n't quite in this league but they do test their imports every week to make sure they 're up to scratch . |
| 9 | The Charity Commissioners understand that many charities are out of step in this matter but they do wish to see matters being regularised as soon as possible . |
| 10 | As regards the salaries of the U S A we 've read and seen about so many companies that pay sky-high for v various salaries and other schemes , we do n't want that in this country but we do want a degree of evenness and I would repeat as somebody has already said , that your salary has gone up fifty six percent which is very , very high . |
| 11 | Well , I ca n't claim complete recall but I do remember 91–92 like it was only last year ; - ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Firefighting has traditionally been a male preserve but we do expect to see more women joining our ranks , ’ said a brigade spokesman . |
| 13 | I was not a skilful boxer but I did have a knock-out punch , which connected early in the first round and won me the fight . |
| 14 | Customers are n't aware of your global strategy but they do notice little details like a badly typed letter , or a receptionist who 's poorly dressed , or filthy ashtrays in the office , or torn packaging . |
| 15 | Some suggestions a that membership should be mandatory for those holding R Y A positions and appointments , well , that is certainly up for future debate but I do look forward to the day when our membership is truly representative at the individual level as it is currently at the club level and we w should n't forget that the R Y A is its membership . |
| 16 | So it , it is n't an easy thing but you do need to attempt to bring the two together for the benefit of team and solving the problem . |
| 17 | As yet this technique has limited spatial and temporal resolution but it does offer a means of looking at human brain activity in a fairly safe way . |
| 18 | Even if those figures are reduced by the two million each year that leaves a very large financial mountain to climb in the years ahead and I apologise for beginning with that gloomy prognosis but it does get better , thanks to our proposals . |
| 19 | ‘ It is not a full-time job but you do have to dedicate part of your life to it , ’ said Mr Knowles . |
| 20 | I do not wish in any way to take away anything from David Scott-Cowper 's incredible achievement but I do feel that one should ensure as far as possible that reports are written correctly . |
| 21 | Since the gap between the two campaigns was twenty-two years this can not be described as ‘ volatility ’ in antislavery support but it does indicate a complicated picture of simultaneous large expansion and significant ( though quantitatively less ) erosion , using the yardstick of petitioning . |
| 22 | Now , I was never a good getter-up but I do have the excuse that I often retire very late , particularly if I have a visitor in the afternoon and need to get a bit of washing or something done at night when it is possible to get on with it without interruptions . |
| 23 | I know it is a terribly sexist remark but I do think of the machines in our first workshop as old ladies . |
| 24 | Monodactylus sebae is an effortless swimmer but it does tend to panic when it is frightened . |
| 25 | It 's a very complex area but I do think there are positive signs in favour of nuclear . |
| 26 | He says it 's useful information but it does raise the question of how many other people have not come forward . |
| 27 | My opinion on the basis of this experience is that interdisciplinary courses are a good idea but they do have to be worked at and the scheme defended strongly . |
| 28 | mathematicians a long time but it does help . |
| 29 | The feminine beauty so parsimoniously revealed is , almost always , taken calmly by the sardonic , fatalistic hunter but he does see beyond the woman : |
| 30 | It was not possible to construct a satisfactory double blind challenge but he did have a positive open challenge to pure ethanol . |