Example sentences of "[noun] but [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( This is how the story is recorded in Luke 13:6–9 , where the fig tree stood for the self-righteous people , such as the Pharisees , who made a great show of their religion but produced few results . |
| 2 | It was not invincible in the show ring but won many championships . |
| 3 | He scored some great goals but missed some sitters . |
| 4 | Interviewed on television on Nov. 21 , the South Korean Defence Minister , Lee Jong-koo , said that the two sides had agreed on " considerably intensified measures " to halt the North 's nuclear programme but denied any plan to use military force . |
| 5 | He was a fervent high-churchman but abhorred any association between the high-church wing of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church . |
| 6 | The victims , Pauline Leyshon and Ivor Stokle escaped from the car but suffered horrific burns . |
| 7 | He had a brilliant technical mind but found little time for people . |
| 8 | Benjamin heard the faint crackling in the undergrowth but took one look at me and gave up any idea of pursuit . |
| 9 | Colette led 5–3 in the first set tie break but lost 4 points in a row to give the Americans their third consecutive set of the tournament . |
| 10 | The 1970s and 80s saw the development of models which took up the thesis that the mass media were not passive or neutral channels but exerted active influence to the advantage of select social groups . |
| 11 | In municipal elections held on Dec.1 , the ruling Patriotic Accord ( AP ) alliance of the left-wing Movement of the Revolutionary Left ( MIR ) and the right-wing Democratic Nationalist Alliance ( ADN ) won the largest percentage of the total vote but lost political control in three departments and some major cities . |
| 12 | He took food by mouth but passed 5–8 motions a day and probably absorbed little of it . |
| 13 | S. Mary 's Church in Stralsund was in fair condition but needed considerable repair . |
| 14 | The right-wing Republican Party won less than 1 per cent in the state overall but won two seats in Hannover , where the SPD suffered a serious setback , and two others in Delmenhorst . |
| 15 | Woosnam went boldly for the pin from 35 feet but sailed six feet past before Torrance rammed home his 30-footer , leaving his three rivals to pick up their balls and share second spot . |
| 16 | She wore no make-up but had classic features , a straight nose , full lips and fine eyes . |
| 17 | The Boer War brought problems concerning children into greater prominence but forced little action from the government . |
| 18 | Panforte , the traditional fruit cake of Sienna , is neither a conventional cake nor a bread but pressed dried fruits with cinnamon , coriander , cloves , nutmeg and white pepper . |
| 19 | The Commonwealth Conference of March 1963 discussed the issue but showed little enthusiasm . |
| 20 | At the time of the evaluation , he had numerous other teaching duties but taught five hours of library/study skills per week and was observed to visit the library on numerous occasions throughout the day . |
| 21 | Many ministers , especially those working in suburban areas and themselves graduates of universities , accepted the need for great decorum but decried liturgical worship ; R. F. Horton attacked prescribed prayers , as used for example by Wesleyan Methodists , as belonging ‘ to a pre-Christian epoch ’ . |
| 22 | Most of the students investigated in this study were non-traditional in that they either possessed qualifications which met the general entrance requirements of the institution but had been gained them in non-traditional ways ( i.e. by other than full time attendance at secondary school ) , or they did not meet the requirement but had other qualifications or evidence of attainment acceptable to the institution in question . |
| 23 | She was under investigation for allegedly ordering unspecified illegal payments in her former post but denied direct responsibility or any resulting personal gain . ) |
| 24 | Bad debts written off in previous years but recovered this year amounted to £1,740 . |
| 25 | Later studies of permanent quadrats in grassland by Sagar , Sarukhän , Hawthorn and others ( see Harper , 1977 ) extended over fewer years but involved repeated observations within each year . |
| 26 | motorist admits to not seeing boy who came from opposite pavement but accepted that motorist had only limited opportunity for seeing him . |
| 27 | American women , they learned , did not much care for murky colours but wanted bright yellows and apple greens , vibrant colours which were hardly used at all in Europe . |
| 28 | He admitted taking his hand off the tiller at the group but denied any boardroom rift over strategy . |
| 29 | He was not a chemist but adopted innovatory methods and used commercial skill to promote his products . |
| 30 | Support for pensions revived after the war but met invincible Treasury and Cabinet opposition on grounds of cost . |