Example sentences of "but [det] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller , but some contain a deadly poison . |
| 2 | They are often rounded , but some have a flat top , which was often placed so that the sharpest edge or point indicated the direction of the ley . |
| 3 | Some simulations , such as flight , are largely nonverbal , but some have a high verbal content . |
| 4 | All numerically computed trajectories eventually spiral into C+ or C but some spend a considerable time wandering near the strange invariant set ( which was produced in the bifurcation that occurred as r passed through its homoclinic value ) before doing so . |
| 5 | Many of the soldiers are dressed in brown uniforms ( very quickly turned red by you ) , but some wear a fetching little pink number . |
| 6 | DOSFax Lite relies on two TSRs to give you the fax functions , but these consume a huge 63Kb and 10Kb of RAM each . |
| 7 | Some help may come from illustrations , but these have a limited role . |
| 8 | Multiple roots are in practice very rate ( except perhaps for mechanical systems moving freely in space , when multiple zero roots can occur : but these have a special simplicity ) . |
| 9 | But these have a natural resonant frequency , ideally around 4Hz , and if this matches a natural resonance of the pickup arm , there is a disastrous amplification of background noise or rumble . |
| 10 | Diocesan resources are in part historically determined — the older dioceses like Lincoln , Canterbury and Winchester enjoying rather more riches than their modern counterparts — but all derive a considerable part of their revenue from allocated parochial contributions . |
| 11 | Graduates find employment as forest and other resource managers , in rural planning , conservation and ecology , but all have a common interest in ecological science and its application to the wise use of renewable resources . |
| 12 | Some of these façades have twin western towers , but many retain a German preference for a single one . |
| 13 | Libraries vary in design but many have a special room or area in which the current issues of periodicals are placed . |
| 14 | Some are n't bad — but most have a long way to go ! |