Example sentences of "[noun pl] but [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One further dimension to such a system is the possibility of " networking " a number of micros This involves the interconnecting of micros which retain their full power as independent computers but gain the additional ability of communicating with other computers in the network and having access to common files The result is analogous to a minicomputer with a number of terminals but with the big difference that each of the micros has its own processing power instead of sharing that of the mini . |
| 2 | Gents match , the Ladies driving from the men 's tees but receiving an extra half stroke benefit ! |
| 3 | However , N-Oct expression is not ubiquitous in all cells of the nervous system ; Schwann cells , the glia cells of the peripheral nervous system , lack N-Oct proteins but contain the Oct-6 protein in addition to the Oct-1 protein [ 35 ] . |
| 4 | The Danish infusion did increase yields but had an adverse effect on food conversion rates , longevity and hardiness so that the experiment waned . |
| 5 | Table III shows that cisapride further increased the orpoagation velocity of oesophageal contractions but had no significant effect on oesophageal contractility ( slope of the contraction curve ) or on the number of total , propagated , and non-propagatd contractions . |
| 6 | First is a simple reductionist view , which would neglect the way in which culture not only shapes but constitutes the vast mass of human behaviour . |
| 7 | It should be stressed that the samples were not established to enable conclusions to be drawn about particular geographical areas but to examine the different training needs of particular farm and household types while taking account of any important geographical features . |
| 8 | This idea finds an echo in many African countries but assumes a Marxist-Leninist view of the economic and social order found in only a handful of African ruling élites . |
| 9 | The Labour and Socialist International was not prepared to recommend the formation of United Fronts in individual countries but issued the following reply to the Comintern : We feel it to be our duty to call upon the Parties affiliated to the LSI to hold their hands if possible and not to deal with Communist offers of this kind in the individual countries until the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International has defined its attitude towards the new platform of the Comintern . |
| 10 | If an additive is present in one of the ingredients but serves no real function in the final product , it need not be declared . |
| 11 | They are used principally in forecasting , where the aim is not so much understanding the nature of the effects but predicting the net change that will occur in Y if X goes up a unit . |
| 12 | A harvest which removes the cobs but leaves the dead plants standing is not like a harvest at all . |
| 13 | They have little interest in potatoes but have a great regard for brassicas of all descriptions : cabbages , kale , sprouts , cauliflowers , and the like . |
| 14 | The system does not take a zero-based view of needs but has an incremental approach as the formula is replicated from year to year . |
| 15 | At first the Egyptians did not realize that the astronomical year does not consist of exactly 365 days but contains an extra fraction ( about one-quarter ) of a day . |
| 16 | Under Chapter II , the Regulations also subsumed the 1913 Regulations for Tutorial Classes but reduced the maximum size of classes from thirty-two to twenty-four students . |
| 17 | Company 1 does have lower costs but has a flatter experience curve than the declining price schedule . |
| 18 | As usual , the Minister makes a lot of statements but gives no real facts , It would be useful if he followed the Prime Minister 's example and supported the concept of targets for the number of women that he expects to see in grades 1 to 5 of the civil service in one , two and five years ' time . |
| 19 | In its turn , the government rejected FMLN accusations that it was misleading national and international opinion into believing that the Treasury Police and National Guard had been disbanded when , according to the guerrillas , these forces continued to occupy the same installations , with the same structures and weapons but wearing a different uniform . |
| 20 | According to his pupil , Norman Swindin [ q.v. ] , he was inclined to be irascible at times but had a dry sense of humour and the ability to recognize and laugh at his own mistakes . |
| 21 | NCp7B , which lacks both zinc fingers but retains the three regions of basic amino acids , was found to bind to and protect DNAs from nuclease digestion about as efficiently as NCp7 while NCp7C showed a slightly reduced ability to protect the DNAs . |
| 22 | In the odd invertebrate there is monogamy but no ordinary parental care : the limnorid isopods that bore into shipwood live in pairs , but the young look after themselves ; likewise , some wood-boring scolytid beetles live in pairs but have no parental care in the ordinary sense of the word — although the young may benefit from the proximity of their parents . |
| 23 | In two subjects receiving 25 µg cholera toxin and in one receiving 12.5 µg cholera toxin liquid bowel movements continued up to 48 hours but caused no serious inconvenience . |
| 24 | Individuals are assumed to take account of current taxes but ignore the future tax liabilities created by the issuing of debt : ‘ society fools itself into consuming more , thinking that possession of government paper provides for its future ’ ( Tobin , 1965 , p. 681 ) . |
| 25 | The control subjects did not receive either placebo or loperamide oxide tablets but underwent an identical series of measurements on one occasion . |
| 26 | Toast the newly cut surfaces but keep a watchful eye on them as the toast is now very thin and will cook extra quickly . |
| 27 | In this respect this is not a ‘ pure ’ trust clause , for it does not merely confirm bequests but adds a new element to their payability . |
| 28 | Television , both BBC 's coverage for 20 years and ITV 's for the past five , not only attracted lucrative sponsorships but developed a greater interest among the young . |
| 29 | In Essex , the sea breached the coastal defences in a number of spots , blocking roads but causing no major problems , said police . |
| 30 | Some of these minorities formed their own state institutions , including the Dnestr republic in Moldavia , which was unrecognised by the Moldavian authorities but enjoyed the firm support of the local Russian population . |