Example sentences of "but [adv] [v-ing] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't speak to me in that tone ! ’ protested his wife , but nevertheless responding to the pressure of his hand in her back . |
| 2 | Catalysts convert carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide , which is less toxic , but equally polluting to the environment . |
| 3 | First take-offs are a bit hairy , and despite the instructor 's words of caution everyone ends up running behind a wildly-accelerating aircraft gently but surely swerving to the left . |
| 4 | ( According to the so-called " linking rule " , a spell of employment lasting less than this time is considered an interruption to a single spell of unemployment , whilst a spell of employment lasting longer than this but then coming to an end opens up a new spell of unemployment . ) |
| 5 | This was in a line with Halling Man on the old river bank , but sadly owing to the urgency of the work the remains were buried under the pylon . |