Example sentences of "but [pron] [adv] maintain " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that time , of course , unemployment was not the major issue it is today , neither did we have the burden of AIDS , but I still maintain that the most important changes we can make are the ones inside our own heads . |
| 2 | But I still maintain to encourage them at twelve years of age to be ab oh I think it 's all wrong . |
| 3 | But I still maintain that most bedding planes show evidence of a pause in sedimentation , if not actual erosion . |
| 4 | There are many farmers , possibly a majority , who recognize that farm workers deserve higher pay , but they resolutely maintain that they can not afford to grant it . |
| 5 | But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May . |
| 6 | He declared that his large diamond rings were his investment ; they probably were as after his ‘ crash ’ some disappeared but he still maintained his two houses . |
| 7 | In 893 , Tsar Simeon appointed Clement to be the first Slav bishop of the diocese of Velika ( Titov Veles ) , but he still maintained regular contact with the Ohrid School . |
| 8 | Once or twice I caught the N.C.O. staring at me with an expression of hate and disgust but he never maintained it when I stared back , and would look suddenly out of the window or at the papers in the portfolio he was carrying . |