Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Replacing the shoebox but leaving the tell-tale sea of marbles , he stood on Vic 's bed and tried , without success , to jump and pull himself up to the small opening . |
| 2 | For example , when Dostoevsky abandons the ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ chapter but retains the brief exchange in which Shatov urges Stavrogin to go to Bishop Tikhon , and Stavrogin replies ‘ Thank you , I will ’ , let nobody persuade us the novelist has made a mistake . |
| 3 | Dry bone , on the other hand breaks with an uneven although still slightly jagged break but lacking the spiral element of fresh bone . |
| 4 | A distinguishing feature of Company Programmes is the team of client directors who not only have a wide experience in industry but represent the main functions of the business . |
| 5 | It was not a question of implying a term but giving the proper construction to the relevant word . |
| 6 | His vice president Gerald Ford took over for the remainder of his term but lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter . |
| 7 | ( b ) Separate practice The decision must be taken as to whether the business of a new office is to be integrated with that of the main office or whether it is to be run ( or the extent to which it is to be run ) as a separate , self-financing enterprise or even a separate partnership but using the same firm-name . |
| 8 | At the time of its production , Diaghilev was convinced that another truly Russian ballet was needed , traditional in essence but reflecting the revolutionary ideas of contemporary artists working in Russia as well as Paris . |
| 9 | You probably wo n't be surprised to learn then , that those past masters of glam-drag dressing-up , Marc Bolan and Adam Ant , are two of Justin 's heroes , whom he says came from ‘ an underground scene but realised the only way to put their music across , to really entertain people , is to get right out there in the main arena . ’ |
| 10 | Cork were playing into the strong wind in the first half but made the early running with a sixth minute goal from Barry Egan . |
| 11 | [ No action on the report was taken until 1977 , when the Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education was set up : a central body like the proposed national development council but lacking the strong government support called for by the report . |
| 12 | Book of Plumbing and Central Heating is intended for the home owner who would like to carry out the majority of plumbing jobs in the home but lacks the necessary knowledge and experience . |
| 13 | The plaintiff 's contract with the Greek Government placed him under an obligation of confidence but placed the Greek Government under no such obligation . |
| 14 | Nutritional counselling aims not to prescribe yet another rigid diet but to guide the patient back to eating in a normal and relaxed way , with sufficient flexibility to adapt to various social settings such as going to a restaurant or eating with friends . |
| 15 | He experienced the joy of scoring Omagh 's first two goals in the opening period but had the opposite feelings of emotion when he was sent off in the last minute . |
| 16 | He is always part of the total picture but facing the wrong way . |
| 17 | Moszkowicz was a key figure in the consortium that rescued Middlesbrough in the 1986 liquidation crisis but resigned the following year after boardroom differences . |
| 18 | Last night both United Buses and Darlington Transport Company said they had no complaint about improving safety but said the proposed speed humps are totally unsatisfactory . |
| 19 | Stockbroker UBS Phillips & Drew , looking for £530m against £417m pre-tax , says 1991–92 was not an easy year for the group but believes the current year will be better , given a lower wage award and more stabilised sales . |
| 20 | But the belief that it was necessary not simply to lessen poverty but to improve the moral standards of labourers and also of capitalists remained central to the debate . |
| 21 | Others , like Scottish Equitable , have done away with the initial charge but raised the annual fee . |
| 22 | Chief Justice Hughes , writing for the New Jersey Supreme Court , put it well when he wrote , resting his decision on the fledgling constitutional doctrine of privacy but addressing the wider issue : ‘ We think that the State 's interest [ in the preservation of life ] weakens and the individual 's right of privacy grows as the degree of invasion increases and the prognosis dims . ’ |
| 23 | Using the A2 with the Stadium amp for a rehearsal , the verdict was ‘ great sound but turn the bloody thing down ! ’ |
| 24 | In such situations , assertive team members who are able to state a strong case but appreciate the genuine needs of others are necessary . |
| 25 | They use a colourless paste which has no effect on the skin but has the peculiar property of altering the molecular structure of a metal and making it malleable . |
| 26 | President and congressional elections were held in December 1988 , when Pérez was elected President with 53 per cent of the vote ; the AD lost its overall majority but remained the largest party in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate [ see p. 36423 ] . |
| 27 | He did not go to university but entered the Middle Temple in 1607 . |
| 28 | The t-PA of saliva from the vampire bat ( Desmodus rotundus ) is homologous with human t-PA but lacks the second kringle domain and the plasmin cleavage site for conversion to a two-chain form . |
| 29 | Go to Roules for our usual meat but buy the third chop down at Blance 's . ’ |
| 30 | The original forays of Mann and Wilson into Rotterdam and Antwerp achieved much organisation but alerted the Belgian authorities to the situation . |