Example sentences of "but [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 2 | These patients were dropped from the study but were allowed to re-enter eight weeks later . |
| 3 | Many histological criteria have been analysed in resection material for their prognostic significance but were found to have little value . |
| 4 | Oldham battled hard but were left cursing missed chances from Andy Ritchie , Neil McDonald , Richard Jobson , Craig Fleming and Nick Henry . |
| 5 | Oldham battled hard but were left cursing missed chances from Andy Ritchie , Neil McDonald , Richard Jobson , Craig Fleming and Nick Henry . |
| 6 | Ian and Janette Knapman had been advised to take time to say goodbye to their four month old son , but were left cradling another couple 's baby . |
| 7 | This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law , but is intended to help employed people to understand their duties and obligations and also to advise them of the protection the Order gives to them . |
| 8 | This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law , but is intended to help self-employed people to understand their duties and obligations and also to advise them of the protection the Order gives to them . |
| 9 | It has six current employees , but is hoping to increase this number to 16 by June 1993 . |
| 10 | The youth department not only supervises the quality of substitute care provided in professional terms but is mandated to involve natural parents in the assessment of the relevance of a programme to the needs of their child . |
| 11 | The machine costs £170 but is guaranteed to cure 100 problems . |
| 12 | Christina was determined not to add to them , but was beginning to experience grave doubts of her own about Colin Weatherhead 's reliability . |
| 13 | ‘ It sounded as if a but was going to follow that statement . ’ |
| 14 | Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock told police he wanted to lead as normal a life as possible but was forced to have more security when his home in Ealing , West London was broken into and bricks were thrown through a window . |
| 15 | After leaving the village school at fourteen he was employed as a junior clerk in a local estate office , but was encouraged to receive private tuition in classics and French , with a view to entering Oxford University . |
| 16 | The vote was not legally binding , but was thought to put strong pressure on the Council of Ministers , which would have the final decision on the basis of qualified majority voting . |
| 17 | He had been elected as an opposition Jatiya Party member of the Jatiya Sangsad ( parliament ) in February [ see pp. 38006-07 ] , but was expected to forfeit this office if he lost his appeal . |