Example sentences of "but [noun] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But experience shows that language — and , particularly , language adopted or concurred in under the pressure of a tight Parliamentary timetable — is not always a reliable vehicle for the complete or accurate translation of legislative intention ; and I have been persuaded , for the reasons so cogently deployed in the speech of my noble and learned friend , that the circumstances of this case demonstrate that there is both the room and the necessity for a limited relaxation of the previously well-settled rule which excludes reference to Parliamentary history as an aid to statutory construction . |
| 2 | But Dent repeats that recycling may not always be the best option from an environmental viewpoint for managing waste in general and disposing of plastics in particular . |
| 3 | Microsoft claims that it will be ‘ very , very difficult for IBM to maintain compatibility with Windows after September 1993 ’ under the agreement , but IBM disputes that inference . |
| 4 | They both knew what he was talking about but Maggie dropped that line of banter at once . |
| 5 | But workers rejected that offer and the matter has now been referred to the national executive of the Amalgamated Engineering Union , which is expected to rule on the dispute in the next few days . |
| 6 | But workers rejected that offer and the matter was referred to the national executive of the Amalgamated Engineering , Electrical Union , which ruled in favour of the action . |
| 7 | Annual intake is fixed by the Scottish Education Department at approximately forty students but applications outnumber that quota in a ratio of something like 12 to 1 . |
| 8 | But Costakis took that risk . |
| 9 | But MPs heard that Department of Employment officials got in touch with British Coal to discuss the legal implications of not consulting the miners . |
| 10 | Hadlee professes great admiration for New Zealand 's wicketkeepers of modern times , the late Ken Wadsworth , and the incumbent record-holder , Ian Smith : ‘ But James had that ability to stand up for the one down the leg side , and the bails would be off in a flash . |