Example sentences of "but [adv] that [art] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do not want to give the impression that employees who have a drinking problem will lose their job , but rather that the Company is now in a position to help them without losing job security . |
| 2 | This is not indicative of a urinary problem , but rather that the dog is using its urine to mark its new territory . |
| 3 | When conduct on the part of a government or some other public body is dubbed ‘ unconstitutional ’ , what is often meant is not necessarily that the law has been broken , but rather that the action is out of keeping with the style or , more broadly , the ‘ way of life ’ of a country … |
| 4 | It seems but yesterday that the Bill was given its Second Reading on 26 November , yet there has been a great deal of debate of its contents . |
| 5 | In adverse possession , the claimant must show not only actual possession for the required period together with an intention to possess the land , but also that the possession was " adverse " , which normally means " designed to keep out the real ( " " paper " " ) owner " . |
| 6 | But now that the resort is quieter and cleaner , it more than compensates for the lack of clothes bargains . |
| 7 | As a mature student I found it difficult at first to work on my own or in groups but now that the course is settling down , I feel that I will be able to tackle most tasks in business because we have had to learn to look for information and assimilate it so that we make it work for us . |
| 8 | All through our time at Canjuers , through the days of rain and abscesses on our hands , mud and sleeping in sodden clothes , we had dreamed of the moment when we would be able to walk into a cakeshop or bar and be able to buy what we wanted , but now that the choice was available , we did nothing about it . |
| 9 | He had carried her along on the groundswell of his own forceful personality , but now that the ride was over she had time to wonder if she 'd done the right thing . |
| 10 | Her mind throbs , but now that the Power is flowing fully she can , with barely a waver of concentration , think of other things . |
| 11 | But now that the population is no longer growing , increases in GNP will have to rely almost entirely on rising productivity — and during the 1970s and 1980s productivity grew , on average , by only 3% a year . |
| 12 | But now that the truth is out on both sides , they are surely singularly out of place . |