Example sentences of "[adv] but [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They began their Springbok lives together but both reject suggestions that they plan to bow out at Twickenham . |
| 2 | Alerted to the commotion , one of the stewards arrived and gently but firmly piloted Giles away . |
| 3 | I was invited to join in but always found excuses not to do so , saying that I had early afternoon lessons . |
| 4 | FILLED WITH LUXURIANT , LEAFY PLANTS , A CONSERVATORY WILL NOT ONLY BRING YOUR GARDEN INDOORS BUT ALSO CREATE A STYLISH EXTRA LIVING SPACE TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR HOME |
| 5 | Erm you know they 're not interested in services that actually meet with these of people , like people that want the buses and I really take great exception to on the on spending less money on public transport er not but also work place |
| 6 | But new techniques were needed to find landing points for assault craft and ships , for not only minor craft and major craft ( LCTs etc ) would be put ashore but also Landing Ships Tank ( LSTs ) of over 300 feet ( 90+m ) weighing 4,080 short tons would beach . |
| 7 | Juliet Uniform rolled slowly but decisively wings level . |
| 8 | This connection is normally secured theoretically and depends upon well- established law-like relationships which are not only expressed mathematically but also indicate measurement units , as in the case of the thermometer . |
| 9 | During their trial separation , Robyn became deeply involved in a Women 's Group at Cambridge who met regularly but informally to discuss women 's writing and feminist literary theory . |
| 10 | In an interview on Sept. 29 , Kotai rejected ( i ) the document 's call for " the consolidation of what is called socialist property " ; and ( ii ) references to " the gaining ground of revanchism , neo-fascism and neo-Nazism in " certain countries ' " , which Kotai said implicitly but wrongly included West Germany . |
| 11 | They admit to having tentative discussions with Lindner 's agent several weeks ago but quickly lost interest in view of the player 's sky-high demands . |
| 12 | Details of the programme will be distributed in good time beforehand but please make arrangements now to be represented . |
| 13 | Another form in which psalms may be sung is when they provide the basis of the words of worship songs , frequently but inaccurately called choruses . |
| 14 | It is not so much the whips as the local constituency activists who indirectly but effectively apply sanctions ( such as not readopting him or her ) to keep the overwhelming majority of MPs toeing the party line , and government control very tight . |
| 15 | It is this , sometimes tenuous connection , coupled with the vaguely but certainly felt need for a ‘ god ’ that makes people reluctant to break away entirely , and claim to be completely atheist . |
| 16 | BRUCE DAVIDSON , the United States rider who has taken the world three-day event championship twice but never won Badminton , will try again on last year 's winner , The Irishman II , from May 7-10 . |
| 17 | So for those who argue that the rave scene has produced little else but badly dressed pre-pubescents , look no further than Nicolette . |
| 18 | The radiologist apologetically but firmly positioned Phoebe in front of a ferocious-looking machine ; she took Phoebe 's arms and stretched them forward into an awkward position . |
| 19 | Alan Davidson lists nineteen principal varieties in the exquisitely illustrated , lightly but learnedly written Fruit ( Mitchell Beazley ) , and there are plenty of minor variations as well . |