Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We teach a subject not to produce little living libraries on that subject , but rather to get a student to think mathematically for himself , to consider matters as an historian does , to take part in the process of knowledge-getting . |
| 2 | In Indonesia , Gabon and Syria LASMO has no ownership interest in oil and gas reserves , but rather has the right to receive production and/or revenues from the sale of oil , condensate , gas , liquefied natural gas and petroleum gas in accordance with PSCs and other agreements . |
| 3 | He loved apples , but rarely had a chance to eat them . |
| 4 | As farmers who concentrated on stock-rearing and , increasingly , on dairying , they had sufficient resources to survive but rarely had the means to expand their activities . |
| 5 | The code of practice of the Association of Funeral Directors describes every step of their procedures for dealing with a dead body but constantly emphasizes the need to behave with respect , the need to act ‘ as if the next-of-kin were standing at their elbow , or act as they would if the deceased were a member of their own family ’ . |
| 6 | It is not the function of the listener to provide absolution , forgiveness or even " understanding " but merely to encourage the sufferer to admit to all the deeds that poison his or her memory and continuing poor self-image . |
| 7 | He did n't mind telling her in no uncertain terms to keep her distance from him , not that she had any inclination to do anything else , but obviously felt no compulsion to obey those rules when applied to himself . |
| 8 | In Garland v Archer-Shee ( 1931 ) 15 TC 693 , it was held that if the foreign law governing the non-resident trust vested the property in the trustees with the beneficiary taking no interest in the trust property as such but only having the right to enforce the performance of the trust in equity then , contrary to the decision in Archer-Shee v Baker , the taxpayer would not receive income from the actual assets held by the trust but would receive income from a foreign possession . |
| 9 | Much as we found originally , it handles quite neutrally at modest speeds , understeers progressively beyond that , but always has the power to boot the tail away . |
| 10 | As they crossed in front of the Queensway Tunnel for the final sprint up William Brown Street , 23-year-old Nadobenko was going so fast he mounted the kerb and bounced back but still had the strength to cross the line in first place . |
| 11 | Police have questioned two male passengers of the car but still want the driver to come forward . |
| 12 | For over a year now we 've been running a major initiative which is a systematic review of all our Sainsburys brand packaging to see where we can minimise the use of materials , but still allow the packaging to do the job of protecting the product and preserving it . |
| 13 | Are you telling me that after finding Angy 's body he was too scared to stay and call the police but still found the nerve to go rummaging around her flat ? ’ |
| 14 | The ordinary shares will not provide the management with a fixed dividend , but usually carry the right to participate pari passu with the holders of the preferred ordinary shares in any additional dividends which may be declared in any year after the fixed and/or participating dividends on the preference shares and preferred ordinary shares have been paid . |
| 15 | Both companies have already shipped versions of the software , but both see the need to improve performance . |
| 16 | But both have a score to settle with the Wallabies . |
| 17 | Neither a system of documentation nor a local bridging arrangement can change the national requirement but both have the opportunity to adjust to and to accommodate local preferences , strengths and developments of the curriculum . |
| 18 | The certificate of search conveniently gives both the date at which the search was made , and the date on which the period of priority will expire — and note , again , that to have the protection of that priority you must not only complete your purchase or mortgage , but also lodge the application to register the transaction ( LR form A4 or A5 ) within the priority period — hence the virtue of the procedure for effecting registration when there is unavoidable delay mentioned above . |
| 19 | Andy worked mainly in the shop , but also had a chance to play with the Hunts as well as with other famous players of the 1970s such as Doug McLelland , John Garner and Peter Dawson . |
| 20 | He wrote to thank the Goldsmiths , but also had the temerity to ask " if they considered him bound to continue in his office for some considerable time longer and not to seek a more remunerative one " . |
| 21 | The course is broadly based on the disciplines relevant to business studies but also offers an opportunity to undertake some specialization in the final year . |
| 22 | However , I really like the guitar and have decided to keep it , but also asked the shop to pay the difference between the ‘ 67 and ‘ 74 model values . |
| 23 | encouraging offenders to except responsibility for what they have done , but also to take the opportunity to do something positive about that and in that were delivering a service to the public and to the offender , so I think things are improving |
| 24 | The same was true in Normandy , where Henry II 's concession to Rouen between 1160 and 1170 , soon to be a model for other cities across the Angevin empire , permitted internal self-government by a mayor and town council , but also allowed the duke to choose the mayor from a list of three names submitted to him by the council , and protected the ducal right to military service . |
| 25 | These amendments are a response not only to the recent EEC Directive on Coordinating the Regulation of Insider Dealing in Member States , but also represent an attempt to remedy certain perceived defects in the current legislation . |
| 26 | To the north the Celts were arising in central Europe , chiefly expanding northward , but also crossing the Alps to replace the Golasecca culture around the lakes and founding the Gaulish city of Mediolanum , so called because of its position in the centre of the Lombardy plain . |
| 27 | Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so . |
| 28 | Hence the Poplar guardians constantly but unsuccessfully pressed the government to introduce rate equalization . |
| 29 | However , an arrangement where the trader 's losses are met by a third party , not for commercial reasons but solely to encourage the trader to keep trading , is not legitimate . |
| 30 | We had studied some navigation but now had the chance to try it out in more detail . |