Example sentences of "but [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the development of the ward programme , the full potential of the resource will be realized ; but to plan an effective programme , the ward sister and staff need to be aware of the advantages and problems of bedside learning . |
| 2 | So from the first he attempted to make himself master of the city — a prelude to an active policy not only to control Rome but to restore the Papal State to its old frontiers . |
| 3 | The question , therefore , is nakedly raised by this appeal , whether your Lordships are now prepared , not only to overrule , as contrary to law , the doctrine stated by Sir Edward Coke to have been laid down by all the judges of the Common Pleas in Pinnel 's Case ( 1602 ) 5 Co.Rep. 117a , in 1602 , and repeated in his note to Littleton , 344 , Co.Litt. 212b , but to treat a prospective agreement , not under seal , for satisfaction of a debt by a series of payments on account to a total amount less than the whole debt , as binding in law , provided these payments are regularly made ; the case not being one of a composition with a common debtor , agreed to , inter se , by several creditors … |
| 4 | But to treat the apostolic writings as ‘ prophecy ’ given by Spirit-inspired men altered the perspective . |
| 5 | But jobs were hard to find and he decided not to resign then but to wait a few weeks until he found another job . |
| 6 | They wear kimonos around the house ; their walls are decorated with fans , and some even learn the language — not just so as to be able to communicate with Koi farmers when they travel to Japan to buy fish , but to embrace the whole culture . |
| 7 | On the death of Pope Pius XII he wrote : ‘ One of my favourite phrases brings me great comfort : we are not on earth as museum-keepers , but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life and to prepare a glorious future ’ ( Capovilla , 1978a , p. 481 ) . |
| 8 | I was alright at the moment , but to lose a whole fortnight … |
| 9 | But what about adding a twist to the puzzle : the task is not merely to find a way out , but to find the shortest route to the way out . ’ |
| 10 | but to shake the dead grass from the blankets , |
| 11 | The humble screen saver , which cause electric toasters to fly across the screen , or turns the tube into a virtual aquarium in order to prevent the WordStar menu getting burned into the phosphor when the machine is left on but unattended for long periods , is the latest battleground for the advertisers according to the Wall Street Journal , which reports that PC Dynamics Inc of Westlake Village , California is actually giving Everready free publicity for its Energizer Bunny because it wanted an animated character to spur interest in its program — so users are expected to pay $25 not only to advertise Everready batteries but to suffer the exasperating experience of having the damn rodent make special appearances , popping on screen in the middle of their work , so that they have to press a key to zap it . |
| 12 | Many articles have appeared which describe potentially useful clinical applications of gastric emptying tests but to discover the clinical value of these tests a comprehensive audit of the service is required . |
| 13 | No doubt intelligent 20-year-olds have become successful foreign exchange dealers within a year , but to train a graduate-level engineer takes five years or more . |
| 14 | There is , for most of the century , no simple suggestion of a dominant class resisting a popular culture and attempting to supplant it with a preferred alternative , but rather a willingness not only to tolerate it but to accept a functional involvement . |
| 15 | For most of the eighteenth century a translator of oriental languages was attached to the office of one of the secretaries of state ; but to obtain an English version of a letter in Turkish or Arabic was often far from easy . |
| 16 | It was for nothing but to counter the parallel sky , and I found it mystical in its impracticality . |
| 17 | Within moments , he is talking about Brecht 's THREEPENNY OPERA pointing out how Brecht invented an abstract London , not in order to escape from the reality of the city , but to create a generalized framework which could be relevant to audiences in many different places . |
| 18 | In this case it appears that the bolts have been placed , not for the purpose of protection , but to create an artificial gangway . |
| 19 | But to design an old people 's home with a hazard like that , is not only stupid , it 's downright criminal . ’ |
| 20 | But the aim now is not necessarily to liberate sexuality ( the sexual drive ) , but to eroticize the social while at the same time releasing it from the grip of sexuality especially as manifested in the ideology of sexual difference . |
| 21 | In their recent joint report on the Soviet economy , the IMF and other multilateral agencies urged the Soviet Union not to move to free trade overnight , but to set a temporary tariff of 30% . |
| 22 | But to celebrate the unacknowledged commitment of time , talent and energy that some do make , Esquire and Principles Menswear have named these four men , ‘ Men of Principles ’ . |
| 23 | This approach is not adopted in order to personalise the issues but to reflect the legal position . |
| 24 | Later , Hazel had said that there was nothing for it but to cross the open pasture and under Silver 's direction they had crossed it , with Dandelion running ahead to reconnoitre . |
| 25 | To the extent that maximising profits conflicts with the public interest , the solution from this perspective is not to modify corporate objectives , but to strengthen the limiting conditions within which companies are required to operate . |
| 26 | In practice a great deal of discretion is exercised by the Revenue with regard to this section , but to avoid an unexpected tax liability in relation to the transfer by the husband of the former matrimonial home to the wife the husband is well advised to consider making his election within the two-year period . |
| 27 | And from that centre of chivalry , the Burgundian court , came the nobleman Jacques de Lalain in 1448 , to challenge James , brother of William earl of Douglas , ‘ neither for hatred nor envy nor any evil wish whatsoever , but to do the greatest honour in his power to one who came of such high descent , and was besides of such great renown and courage , that he desired his acquaintance more than that of any lord in the said kingdom of Scotland ’ . |
| 28 | The Government needs not only to help with after-school childcare but to put a proper amount of money into that service . |
| 29 | The object of the exercise … was not to enhance others ' enjoyment and understanding of Jane Austen , still less to honour t e novelist herself , but to put a definitive stop to the production of any further garbage on the subject . |
| 30 | He said he had not wanted to upset the head teacher at Hylands but to put the other side of the story . |