Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But nothing gainsays the basic objection to the Lords , that there is no inherent justice in it . |
2 | But no-one gives a second glance to a frail Japanese man , who stands , cupping his hand over a cigarette , looking a little lost amid the general traffic . |
3 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
4 | A product well worth noting that definitely is n't a page makeup package in the terms described here but which does a better job when it comes to producing newsletter pages and so on is Newswriter . |
5 | But the Sinfonia excelled in a suite from Lehar 's Merry Widow , music that would sit well in the Palm Court or the pier pavilion , but which merits the stylish performance it received . |
6 | For Bohm there is both a particle ( which we see ) and a separate wave ( which we do not see directly but which creates the strange force on the particle ) . |
7 | A variation that we used to do , but which takes a little practice to get right , is to cut an elastic band , hold one end with your thumb or finger tip just below the implant , reach round the back with the other hand , stretch the elastic and , keeping it stretched , bring the end round and over the section under your thumb , grip it in the same way , pass round again and over the starting point . |
8 | The result , as the transcripts and analysis in Report 11 show , can be a charade of pseudo-enquiry which fools nobody , least of all the children , but which wastes a great deal of time . |
9 | Above all — though only formally practised by large numbers of zealots in South Korea — is Confucianism , a philosophical system now 2,500 years old , but which underpins the entire belief system of almost everyone who ( whether under communist rule or not ) lives between the Yalu River and Cape York . |
10 | Indeed , in another passage in the Ali differentiates the haric elli ( and 40-akce ) and dahil grades of medreses on the basis not of geographical location but of their builders — the 40-akce and medreses being the foundations of the families of pre-Ottoman rulers and [ Ottoman ] vezirs and emirs , the medreses the foundations of the families of Ottoman sultans — method of classification which accords rather better with the actualities of his time ( late sixteenth century ) but which provides no apparent explanation for the terms themselves . |
11 | This criterion was introduced for the benefit of an authority like Kirklees which runs the large institution of Huddersfield Polytechnic but which has a limited population and therefore a relatively small rate basis . |
12 | VISITORS to the Disney theme parks near Orlando , Florida , have a wealth of new-build state-of-the-art hotels to choose from , but none reaches the gaudy heights of the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel . |
13 | There are indeed good candidates from Africa , but none has a continental right to the inside track . |
14 | But she feels the personal supervision of staff outside the line manager structure is crucial . |
15 | Jen might think she 's a bit tarty but she plays a tarty bit in it does n't she ? |
16 | She may not be brilliant , but she tells a straightforward story . |
17 | And Ruth , she 'd been primed well what to say she does n't say a lot , but she says the right things . |
18 | She may perhaps have felt a little out of place but she articulates a rare understanding of what was going on in the place , all underpinned by an almost total recall of the fascinating minutiae of day-to-day events . |
19 | ‘ Yes , but she has a better memory than me , even . |
20 | But she has a sticking point , even with him : I 've seen him back down , many times . ’ |
21 | Usually my mother was just like a sister to me but she has a strange fascination with the Queen . |
22 | Not to my taste , but she has a big following . |
23 | So ambitious it hurts , but she has an intense need for recognition . |
24 | Dmitry was the only one who was really … ’ — her voice trails off , but she hits the right phrase just before the thought disappears — ‘ … counting on it . ’ |
25 | I 'll just inform you lot Shana is going jogging cos she likes jogging , but she puts a black bin liner all over her body so she sweats . |
26 | But she needs a good bath when she gets home — because of the smell ! |
27 | But she wants an immediate cut in interest rates to help others . |
28 | But she wants an immediate cut in interest rates to help others . |
29 | Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude . |
30 | The actual notes used are not completely constant , as they have to change for tonal reasons , but one has a general impression of constancy through the unchanging regular movement and similarity in note shapes : |