Example sentences of "but [adv] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is not about explaining what is , but rather seeks to give an account of what is as the basis for developing a set of practices for getting us to what might be .
2 The new software company will concentrate on the NextStep-on-Intel environment , but also plans to develop a range of surrounding software .
3 This assertion that the modus should be enforced directly not only fits badly in the context , but also seems to contradict a text of Julian discussed earlier , in which he proposed using the traditional cautio method to secure performance .
4 It is worth adding , as something of an aside , that the experimental result just described not only gives reasons for preferring the associative account but also seems to demand an explanation in terms of acquired equivalence rather than acquired distinctiveness .
5 A friend at the Bar estimated to me in 1981 that a youngster of ability on the common law side can go up to eight or ten thousand pounds , but then tends to reach a plateau .
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