Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police began to search for various people but our security system was very good and we had been warned about what was happening . |
| 2 | It is never a good idea to sit for long periods but , if this is essential , get up from time to time in order to move the body . |
| 3 | The negotiators agreed to meet for further discussions but did not set a date . |
| 4 | His wife Doreen said : ‘ I do n't want to comment for obvious reasons but I 'm happy with what my husband says . ’ |
| 5 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 6 | A considerable number of Remploy workers do move on to work in open conditions but many remain semi-permanently in the sheltered environment . |
| 7 | PAY deals have continued to tumble in recent weeks but most have stayed above inflation , a report has shown . |
| 8 | The ultimate insult had been thrown at him : he , the Maître Auguste Didier , had been obliged , nay commanded , not only to appear in Dickensian dress but to don the unmistakable apparel of Alexis Soyer : tight white drill trousers , matching tunic , short jacket , ridiculous cummerbund , slotted into which was his own kitchen knife ( no doubt for a speedy self-martyrdom after the imminent disaster of this meal ) and , worse , the horror on his head . |
| 9 | The press , again amazingly , failed to jump on this fact but this was the beginning of the Morrissey press explosion . |
| 10 | I was trying hard to adjust to this fact but finding it difficult . |
| 11 | YJ Lovell , which is currently bidding £137million for fellow builder Higgs & Hill says it is too soon to comment on current trading but its profits for the year to September 30 , rose from £24.4million to £33.3million . |
| 12 | YJ Lovell , which is currently bidding £137million for fellow builder Higgs & Hill says it is too soon to comment on current trading but its profits for the year to September 30 , rose from £24.4million to £33.3million . |
| 13 | Labour 's Home Affairs spokesman Alun Michael added : ‘ It is difficult to comment on individual cases but there is a general feeling that some offences are dealt with too leniently . ’ |
| 14 | This allows a number of pupils to work on different microcomputers but to link these microcomputers to a central microcomputer on which the program being used is stored . |
| 15 | and that , and the Dracula has to go towards that person but if that person says someone 's else 's name before you get them |
| 16 | They used to sell for second homes but that market is very poor now , ’ says Nick Wood . |
| 17 | I was meant to talk for fifteen minutes but I went on for three-quarters of an hour . |
| 18 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 19 | Membership : 50 states ; Nauru and Tuvalu are special members ; they have the right to participate in functional activities but are not represented at Meetings of Heads of Government . |
| 20 | The report is not intended to lead to new regulations but to establish an agenda for HSE work . |
| 21 | NARE 's silver jubilee conference provided a platform not only to reflect on past achievements but , perhaps more importantly , to set new goals for future developments . |
| 22 | Indeed , the attendance allowance system has made it possible for councillors from a broader social range to serve on local authorities but this is far removed from receiving a salary . |
| 23 | I was convinced I had done badly and was very depressed when during the practical exam university lecturers came around to talk to other people but not to me . |
| 24 | Well e erm I do n't want to dwell on this point but it it may have implications wider than just where these boundaries are . |
| 25 | The next night , the burley George Burbridge , a captain in the Canadian Army , took a canoe into the beach to look for Norman Teacher but there was no sign of him . |
| 26 | You will be physically smaller and able to fit into smaller clothes but you will still be flabby and unfit , or , if you overdo it , you will be little more than skin and bone . |
| 27 | It went on to prognosticate with some insight but little charity about his political future . |
| 28 | Thus the male is required to identify with other males but he is not allowed to desire them ; indeed , identification with should actually preclude desire for . |
| 29 | We could learn from the American experience of using the National Guard not only to help with civil disasters but also with drug enforcement , which are both areas in which we can not have too much help , provided that it is properly directed and properly trained . |
| 30 | The Government needs not only to help with after-school childcare but to put a proper amount of money into that service . |