Example sentences of "but [det] [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some agricultural colleges are beginning to think about organic husbandry and small-scale farming but few have any staff experienced in these aspects and none yet provide full-time courses suitable for a smallholder . |
| 2 | Like most packages to the States , it provides only the room ( some also provide breakfast , but few provide other meals ) . |
| 3 | Pairs of brooches often have similar values of silver , but some reveal significant differences in copper values indicating they were not made from the same batch of metal . |
| 4 | Many wo n't , but some have heavy duty machine . |
| 5 | Some private places are awful , but some longstay psychogeriatric wards are truly shameful . |
| 6 | But some demand extra recognition , which they have received with our ‘ Top Club ’ award . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's possible to bring down game with a spear or a bow and arrow , but these take considerable practice and involve hours spent lying in wait . |
| 8 | There are major differences of personality and style , as well as background , but these complement each other rather than antagonise . |
| 9 | Parker and Braden have developed soft acrylic materials where the plasticiser does not leach out , but these have other problems . |
| 10 | Relatively few cloned genes have been assigned to 10p11.2-q11.2 , but these include several zinc finger ( ZNF ) protein genes ( 3-5 ) . |
| 11 | Extreme examples exist when night-workers are considered , but these produce special problems that will be dealt with later . |
| 12 | The remaining bands are complicated because may be produced in quartet or doublet states , but all show clear progressions with reduced O-O stretching frequencies . |
| 13 | There are a number of interpretations of this scheme , but all share certain characteristics . |
| 14 | Several methods for synthesis of total cDNA from small amounts of starting material have been published ( eg. 1 , 2 ) , but all involve many DNA precipitation steps to change reaction buffers or remove to molecules such as carrier nucleic acids which may interfere with subsequent reactions . |
| 15 | Each of our seven Windsurf centres is different , but all offer warm water , predictable winds , high quality equipment , excellent tuition , and a sociable way of life in lovely places . |
| 16 | The Church of S. Saviour Pantocrator ( also later a mosque ) is an unusual one in that it consists of three churches joined to one another and all of twelfth century date , but all have easy access to each other inside . |
| 17 | The staple fare of such packages is a spreadsheet , word processor and database , but many offer other titbits , like communications or graphics software . |
| 18 | Most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy lose their independent mobility and may be confined to a wheelchair by the age of 12 , but many spend some time standing with a suitable support . |
| 19 | Practitioners vary in their technique but most use fewer muscle groups and exercises than the original procedures . |
| 20 | Some firms use old abandoned factories near the city centre for their warehouses but most prefer better sites . |
| 21 | Not many seem to go in for haute cuisine catering , but most have endless coffee available gratis , a fridge with soft drinks and beers , light snacks , and a comfortable room to sit and enjoy your refreshments while you watch others fly . |