Example sentences of "but [noun pl] [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But old-timers know this match is a PGA gathering , viewed by television . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , there is one major drawback to the closer integration of telecommunications with computers and microelectronics — telephones work in analogue form , but computers use digital signals . |
| 3 | ( I did n't catch these because they are rarely taken on rod and line , but herrings make excellent bait for skate and pike . |
| 4 | But trainers want good competitors when they 're claiming their allowance . |
| 5 | Our sense of smell may not be as advanced as most animals ' but aromas have huge effect on our mental and physical states . |
| 6 | As yet there is usually a reluctance to follow the Psalmist in including the negative aspects of human emotion , but songs have considerable potential for the expression of anger and sadness . |
| 7 | Engine is powerful but suffers typical turbo lag problems ; cabin is well-equipped but seats give insufficient support when cornering hard ; garish dash is saved by decent instruments |
| 8 | But workers say few employees will volunteer for redundancy when they 've little chance of finding another job . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But officials admit some livestock has simply disappear after coming into the country . |
| 11 | PLANS for a hotel and leisure development at Bodelwyddan Castle are moving ahead , but officials face strong opposition to part of the package . |
| 12 | As far as the banks are concerned , they have no change in their balances in the Bank of England ( the government spends less money but then returns it to the banks by buying bills ) , but banks have fewer bills and hence fewer liquid assets . |
| 13 | I was just discussing this last night , but they used to be more friendly atmospheres , even with the away supporters years ago you know it was but things go full circle in the end and hopefully like I say we 're getting back to some sort of sanity now . |
| 14 | But farmers have short memories : within a couple of years economic stagnation had stemmed the labour outflow and even led ex-farm workers in some areas to ask for their former jobs back . |
| 15 | But surgeons say spiralling costs are forcing a slow down in surgery and its claimed patients are paying the price . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's very good but goalkeepers have more time now , ’ says Bernard , 72 . |
| 17 | Constant vigilance is essential , but undergraduates have little opportunity to gain first hand experience of infectious diseases during their hospital training . |
| 18 | Some other animals can manage to convert vegetable oils into these fatty acids , but cats lack this ability . |
| 19 | The dead man has n't been identified but neighbours say two men lived in the cottage … both school teachers . |
| 20 | The dead man has n't been identified but neighbours say two men lived in the cottage … both school teachers . |
| 21 | According to Leigh Saunders , director of emerging and strategic services for Sprint International , the proprietary switches used for the network can handle usage-based tariffing , but users prefer fixed-rate costs . |
| 22 | But eurobonds make annual payments , and the appropriate method of calculating the yield to maturity is to use annual discounting . |
| 23 | Details of how Dr Puddephat died have not yet been released , but police say foul play is suspected . |
| 24 | The motorway is notorious for being prone to bad weather conditions like fog , but police say this morning 's crash was the result of bad driving . |
| 25 | That inquiry led to an arrest for four sex offences but police believe another man is responsioble for the rape of the schoolgirl , four indecent assaults , as well as robberies and the latest attack . |
| 26 | But police believe these figures disguise actual use . |
| 27 | But bees have other ways of communicating between one another . |
| 28 | But markets provide useful competition with local banks , which have a long way to go before they learn to allocate capital efficiently . |
| 29 | There are some very good science programs on TV , but others present scientific wonders simply as magic , without explaining them or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas . |
| 30 | Some of their objections are easily disposed of , but others reveal serious lacunae and inconsistencies which require to be dealt with . |