Example sentences of "but [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " 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 | Oldham battled hard but were left cursing missed chances from Andy Ritchie , Neil McDonald , Richard Jobson , Craig Fleming and Nick Henry . |
| 4 | Oldham battled hard but were left cursing missed chances from Andy Ritchie , Neil McDonald , Richard Jobson , Craig Fleming and Nick Henry . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The machine costs £170 but is guaranteed to cure 100 problems . |
| 7 | Christina was determined not to add to them , but was beginning to experience grave doubts of her own about Colin Weatherhead 's reliability . |