Example sentences of "[verb] but [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas , as we shall note , written language is , in general , used for primarily transactional purposes , it is possible to find written genres whose purpose is not primarily to inform but to maintain social relationships-'thank you' letters , love letters , games of consequences , etc . |
| 2 | Many floor paints can be used to smarten up wood , lino , or concrete floors ; they are ideal for areas that can not be carpeted but need some decoration . |
| 3 | I wanted to reply to your star letter about the lady who wanted to work but had small children and found it difficult . |
| 4 | More than this , it not only exemplifies but portrays artistic creativity in a stunning exposure of the human mind and its elaborate yet primal mechanism of imagination . |
| 5 | Cadfael could not choose but feel some sympathy for one whose dubious but daring enterprise had come full circle , and now threatened him with disgrace and punishment ; all the more as Cadfael himself had just been spared a possibly similar exposure . |
| 6 | Just as Crookes ' experiments on cathode rays not merely revealed but solved some mysteries , so science would gain ground steadily upon the dark , reducing the area of the unknown . |
| 7 | He made no attempt to re-enter the system without paying but bought two tickets from the machine while the bear waited meekly with bowed head . |
| 8 | She never remarried but had many admirers and friends , including William Heinemann and John Masefield [ qq.v . ] . |
| 9 | He can not work but wants interesting things to do in the day time . |
| 10 | He tried to smile but darted anxious glances at me , at the pig and back again . |
| 11 | A two hour dialysis time does not achieve equilibrium values of the eicosanoid measured but reflects epithelial values and has been used by other authors . |
| 12 | The claims involve hardening and in some cases rupturing of the implant and the injuries suffered vary but include auto-immune system disorders such as athritus . |
| 13 | Winnie smoked and her feet hurt , thinking to go but hoping each moment that the next he would show . |
| 14 | His aim is not to mock or preach but to explain one country to another , and his sense of the absurd keeps him from becoming solemn . |
| 15 | LADIES , have you ever fancied taking up jogging but get puggled running for the bus ? |
| 16 | If two male or two female cats find themselves together , sexually aroused but lacking suitable mates , one member of the pair may suddenly switch to the mating pattern of the ‘ wrong ’ sex . |
| 17 | ‘ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life ’ ( John 3.16 ) . |
| 18 | That whosoever believeth in him , should not perish but have everlasting life . |
| 19 | Some parents achieve this by being consistently very strict while others are very caring and child-centred but establish clear boundaries for the child 's behaviour . |
| 20 | This position of the mouth is convenient for feeding but causes considerable complications in breathing . |
| 21 | In Cheramyes 's great figure the experiments are not perhaps perfectly integrated but show amazing boldness . |
| 22 | Surveyor Chris Easton , who conducted extensive tests on the houses , said : ‘ I think there is nothing else to do but demolish these homes . |
| 23 | They will leave a netted rabbit as they will have been trained to do but give full chase to those running free . |
| 24 | The patient recovered but needed further glucose infusions for recurring hypoglycaemia and remained somewhat confused for the next 48 h . |
| 25 | John wrote these words : ‘ God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son , so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life . ’ |
| 26 | He did NOT write these words : ‘ God loved the brainy people and attractive people in the world so much that he gave his only Son , so that anyone with 8 GCSEs , 3 A-Levels and loads of friends may not die but have eternal life ’ ! ! |
| 27 | However , Lee survived but spent 16 days in the intensive care unit and a month in hospital . |
| 28 | The Na + /H + encoded by the second cDNA sequence has been less extensively characterised but has some properties common to those of the ileal apical membrane Na + /H + exchanger , including a relative resistance to amiloride . |
| 29 | The Act lists basic questions to be asked but permits census-to-census variation and often a census will concentrate on some topic of current interest . |
| 30 | The book covers important ground , is not afraid of the difficult territory of epistemology and the fundamental questions of theorising about knowing but provides down-to-earth examples and advice . |