Example sentences of "but [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did zip the tent flap shut , but wasted no other time on housekeeping ; I would come back in daylight to tidy up and replace the stores I had used . |
| 2 | Incomes policies were first adopted in the UK in the late 1940s but became a regular feature during the 1960s . |
| 3 | This power had never been previously used , but became a key element in the plan to save Hector 's dolphin through the establishment of a marine mammal sanctuary around Banks Peninsula . |
| 4 | The glitzy building — boasting an address on Bishopsgate , now one of the City 's favoured streets — was opened just three years ago but became an obvious target once the bank needed to put the family silver up for auction to improve its financial standing . |
| 5 | G-7 ministers meeting separately on Sept. 19 had pledged to restore " stable " exchange rates but recommended no concrete measures amid reports that Germany had refused to lower its interest rates to ease pressure on European currencies . |
| 6 | Kermode felt Limb would have to be greeted but recommended a low-key approach . |
| 7 | The 19-year-old keeper had kept a clean sheet in his four previous games but got a rude awakening against a Newcastle side that can do no wrong . |
| 8 | Indeed , Irish people have sought survival elsewhere , and people often left this country because they did not wish to stay in the slums of London , Birmingham or Liverpool but sought a better life in Australia or elsewhere . |
| 9 | The Saudi plant at Safaniya was closed as a precautionary measure on Feb. 8 , but reopened a few days later . |
| 10 | Montgomery too had paused to reorganize his lines of communication , but planned a final assault to dislodge the Afrika Korps and drive them right back into Tunisia in December . |
| 11 | Of the rest the LoProfile had most to offer but lacked the extra function keys of the Fuller . |
| 12 | In the final minutes of the spacecraft 's descent , Soviet ground controllers tried to guide it towards the ocean but lacked the necessary fuel . |
| 13 | Maybe , Charles reflected , his son-in-law was the result of some cloning experiment , by which creatures from another planet had created something that looked like a human being , but lacked the essential circuitry of humanity . |
| 14 | The Romans appreciated fine art but lacked the artistic sense of the Greeks . |
| 15 | Samuel Barber 's Adagio for Strings was well enough played but lacked the last ounce of passion , and suffered badly from the aurally obtrusive air conditioning system , Randall Thompson 's Alleluya showed that the Festival Chorus on this occasion were equally as adept at unaccompanied singing as their counterparts had been last week . |
| 16 | He had no clear idea what he was going to do but expected a good gathering at Linley 's house and thought an opportunity would occur . |
| 17 | They had two hearts but shared a fused liver and lower bowel . |
| 18 | The dinucleotide GpU could not stabilize the RNA polymerase-promoter complex formed at P A2b , but produced a partial protection from heparin challenge in the case of P A3 . |
| 19 | Stravinsky then created a suite from ‘ The Firebird ’ in 1911 , for use in concert halls , but produced a revised version in 1919 , and yet another in 1945 . |
| 20 | During that autumn ( of 1937 ) he attended a few more commemorative occasions but made no political speeches . |
| 21 | He had mooted the idea of becoming a teacher but made no serious attempts to do anything about it . |
| 22 | Nicephorus ' fleet harried the accessible southern coasts in retribution , but made no firm gains . |
| 23 | Geneva was also the location for the START ( Strategic Arms Reduction ) talks , which began in June 1982 but made no more progress . |
| 24 | The defenders paid the deposit on acceptance but made no further payments . |
| 25 | Azmaveth nodded , but made no further comment . |
| 26 | He did not answer , and Murtach raised his eyebrows but made no further comment . |
| 27 | Old Mel answered with a grunt but made no further reply . |
| 28 | ‘ They left furs , stereos and other valuables but made a terrible mess looking for cash and jewels , especially in the bedrooms . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , yes , perhaps it would be better , ’ Sophie said , but made a mental note to refuse all further invitations . |
| 30 | He would have gone straight home but made a short diversion when he found Pike the ditcher drunk as a bishop on the corner of the trackway leading down to the church . |