Example sentences of "but [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the February 1974 election , the position was reversed , the Conservatives winning more votes nationally than Labour but Labour winning more seats . |
| 2 | 3. truth per se matters ; beliefs and values based on a falsehood or mere prejudice are not only unstable but likely to cause much damage and hurt to the people holding them as well as to others who may become their victims . |
| 3 | Observer status was granted to Denmark and Ireland , both also EC members but unwilling to contemplate full membership , and associate membership was granted to Iceland , Norway and Turkey , which were members of NATO but not of the EC . |
| 4 | He was interested passionately in housing , rating , local government , drainage schemes , the selection of building experts and a multitude of other matters of profound importance to our society but unlikely to evoke great curiosity from lesser minds . |
| 5 | As a first experiment they improved the lighting for the test group and were pleased to find that productivity improved , but puzzled to find that productivity also improved in the control group . |
| 6 | Crewman Keith Porter , of Birkdale , said the coastguard 's amphibious craft was already at the scene but unable to reach 54-year-old Mr Ross 's rig . |
| 7 | Under the reform , elections would be held under a system of proportional representation , with officials re-electable for four-year periods but unable to occupy several positions at the various levels of local and regional government at the same time . |
| 8 | INMOS in the late 1970s was an obvious case in point : this enterprise was very willing to invest state funds , but unable to raise sufficient capital privately . |
| 9 | By contrast , groups with a large potential membership but unable to develop selective incentives of their own remain ‘ latent ’ , crippled by free-riding , disorganized and capable of only feeble collective action on their own behalf . |
| 10 | If you do n't want to use your machine at all just now , you could also make the tubing by using one of those marvellous little gadgets for French knitting without tears , or even the classic four nails in the top of a cotton reel — slow , but wonderful to keep small children occupied for hours and very soothing for you too . |
| 11 | At Maine Road , Howard Kendall was installed as City 's manager amid rumours that Alex Ferguson had resigned as United 's manager — denied at Old Trafford but tantalising given earlier speculation that . |
| 12 | The truth of the matter is that it 's difficult enough to see the difference between a 32k colour rendition of a picture and a 24 bit one ( 16 million colours ) , so it 's all but impossible to see any difference between a 32k and a 64k colour image . |
| 13 | Another major enemy said , with ostentatious sadness , that he feared once the public decided a Prime Minister was not up to the job , he 'd find it all but impossible to eradicate that impression . |