Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inventories and investment in new capital goods are treated by flexible accelerator processes from the demand side but play little role in supply ; |
| 2 | We shall start again with a resistive ring but make two modifications . |
| 3 | Normally someone at or near the scene would be brewing tea but Dalgliesh had-no intention of using the washroom even to boil a kettle until the scene of crime officer had done his work . |
| 4 | Adjudication officers are employees in the relevant Department but exercise independent judgment on claims in making decisions within their province . |
| 5 | ‘ They need labour but want foreign labourers to be invisible . ’ |
| 6 | Powershift and semi-powershift transmissions allow clutchless shifting over entire gear range but absorb more engine power than conventional gearboxes . |
| 7 | Observance of the custom is encouraged by social recognition and enforced not by law but buy social disapproval of its breach that may include exclusion , avoidance and other informal sanctions . |
| 8 | Thus , pupils moving around the system can enhance a school 's provision if it is a net gainer but cause severe problems very quickly if it is a net loser . |
| 9 | Shares escape new crash but face uncertain future |
| 10 | If necessary half-time your exercises to the music beat — slow exercises not only minimise the risk of incorrect positioning but take more effort to sustain ! |
| 11 | The mental scrutiny intensifies : Chris Smith warns against letting home-life become too cushy : ‘ learn how to be loving and gentle at home but flick another switch when playing cricket ’ . |
| 12 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 13 | A working compromise is to allow strictly regulated rights of passage , that permit monitoring but exclude all possibility of exploitation in any other way . |
| 14 | The exercises not only check comprehension but consolidate structural points and vocabulary . |
| 15 | Thus , shopping is a regular feature of neighbourly support but intimate bodily tasks are rarely performed . |
| 16 | A single fallen leaf can smother a wide area of seedlings and it is perhaps no surprise then to learn that it has such a large seed , which could not only penetrate this mass but have enough stores to supply a seedling as it grew up through it . |
| 17 | He intended to challenge for a third successive 800 metres title but withdraw last night because of a shin injury . |
| 18 | Other fish live basically in water but make brief forays out of it . |
| 19 | Within the European Community , member countries ( other than the UK ) are part of the European Monetary System , which is an arrangement whereby these countries fix their exchange rates against each other but have flexible rates against non-member countries . |
| 20 | Many depressed people just withdraw into themselves , they may sleep a lot in the day but have wakeful nights . |
| 21 | You can hire a car for around £20 a day but beware bumpy roads . |
| 22 | Yes my Lord but postulate this situation . |
| 23 | The process of working towards partnership through a common vision for education will require considerable commitment but offer great gains in understanding and ownership . |
| 24 | Rats are normally very good at remembering where they have received reinforcement but lose this ability after hippocampal damage . |
| 25 | In England , Wales and Scotland , most people love Royalty but hold elected politicians in scorn . |
| 26 | Using new ‘ viral engineering ’ techniques , researchers would use the protein ‘ coat ’ of the Aids virus but remove harmful genes wrapped inside it . |
| 27 | Other small birds like the house sparrow can follow a similar format but have squarer crowns to the head . |
| 28 | The answer may be to decrease capacity and cylinder number but wring more power from what 's left — a solution that may damage fuel consumption , durability and driveability . |
| 29 | ’ Such doubts vary in intensity but bear united witness to a complacence or a disgruntled grumbling at any need for God and for his handling of our affairs . |
| 30 | However , I do not play it this way but allow each person ‘ goosed ’ to be the next catcher . |