Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His business contacts were being checked , but it seemed unlikely to Azadi that any of them would have been in a position to spirit the shipowner away at a moment 's notice .
2 David Kelly gets in a shot — but it went wide of Brentford 's goal
3 This recalls the sequence at several civitas capitals , including Cirencester and Exeter , but it remains unique to date at the small towns .
4 But it remains prone to generalizations : ‘ we share a common root as women … capitalism , imperialism and racism are symptoms of male supremacy — sexism ’ ( 1970 : xxix , xxxix ) .
5 The United States was not a signatory in the CENTO arrangement , but it became involved in CENTO planning and some of its military committees and virtually committed itself to a military response to an attack on any of its members .
6 Delays in handling the spillage and the stricken vessel caused the movement of the slick , but it became clear by Jan. 11 that the slick would not actually reach the coastline , largely because of the strength and direction of the prevailing sea currents , and because of the light quality of the oil ( Arabian Light ) .
7 But it looked mighty like Switzerland .
8 Sounds foul , but it tastes good on meat . ’
9 But it gets cold in winter . ’
10 Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland all enjoy a species of regional government but it savours more of deconcentration than of devolution .
11 Blenheim Palace has the kind of gardens to intimidate most keen amateurs but it welcomed hundreds of enthusiasts to its first autumn flower show , opened by palace owner the Duke of Marlborough .
12 Hume 's complex moral philosophy can not simply be equated with emotivism , but it has much in common with it .
13 With demand for the Diamante and the Starion GTO/Dodge Stealth so high — they share platforms and mechanicals — the UK gets only one version , but it comes loaded with goodies .
14 One computer printout format included incidences of errors and diagnostic information as well as right or wrong codings , but it proved time-consuming for teachers to use and expensive to produce and post , so generally only the simpler right or wrong data were sent to the schools .
15 It may not be the most fashionable branch of medicine but it puts thousands of patients on hospital waiting lists each year .
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