Example sentences of "but [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can include small areas where farming is handicapped but needs to continue in order to conserve the countryside and to preserve its tourist potential or to protect its coastline . |
| 2 | He acknowledges that liturgy is not a museum piece but needs to evolve as part of a living tradition . |
| 3 | It is working with Intel on the project but has to wait for silicon before it attempts to actualise the product and turn it over to LSI Logic for manufacture . |
| 4 | Hankering after the old order is congenial to some minds , but seeking to revert by force or civil unrest to the status quo ante is not . |
| 5 | Eleanor accepted the invitation in the end , but opted to come to tea . |
| 6 | There was not a noise but seemed to tell of danger . |
| 7 | He was quite fluent but seemed to read without comprehension . |
| 8 | She still rides but prefers to exercise by swimming or tennis because , living in central London , it is more convenient . |
| 9 | ‘ There is no doubt in my mind , ’ she says , ‘ that we have all lived many lives before and that we have an individual life-force which never dies but chooses to come into incarnation at various times . |
| 10 | It plans to sell its franchises in those countries but continue to operate in partnership with Pepsico in Britain . |
| 11 | It began with a budget of Ffr10 million p.a. and now disposes of 300 million ; it has over a thousand members , many of them professionals but forced to wander from excavation to excavation , without the opportunity to specialise . |
| 12 | At first sight it may seem unlikely that computers and computer software could kill or cause serious injury , but negligent liability does not stop at personal injury but extends to damage to property . |
| 13 | The work was not complete by that time , and although time for delivery is usually a condition , the defendant did not cancel the contract as he was entitled to do , but continued to press for delivery , thereby waiving his right to cancel . |
| 14 | In 1922 the Kerry Railway was absorbed by the GWR and in 1931 it was closed to passengers but continued to run for freight only as part of the BR ( Western Region ) from 1 January 1948 . |
| 15 | It shows good practice that the social worker did not withdraw once the immediate situation was resolved by admission to Part III , but continued to work for reconciliation , and to lessen guilt , so that all feelings were beginning to be worked through . |
| 16 | OSF is said to have got the go-ahead to reveal the agreement a few weeks ago , but waited to announce at Unix Expo . |
| 17 | Lastly , Medeva had to secure a stream of new products which , as a small company , it could not do through research but had to do by acquisition and development . |
| 18 | Derwentside 's Laura Jackson was selected for the girls ' 14–16 years 100m freestyle but had to withdraw through injury . |
| 19 | We had come to Minya by train , but hoped to leave by boat . |
| 20 | And remember that some of us are ‘ larks ’ who find it easy to be bright and efficient early in the morning but need to go to bed relatively early at night . |
| 21 | The new DEClease offerings comprise the OpenVMS Alpha Migration Lease for users that need an OpenVMS VAX but plan to migrate to Alpha at some point , and the OpenVMS Alpha Upgrade Lease for those that wish to incorporate Alpha as soon as possible , but want top-end computing today . |
| 22 | He told the reporter that he later lived for two years on a barge near Shrewsbury , during which time he suffered a stroke but refused to go to hospital . |
| 23 | The second activity will not be related to specific lesson preparation but have to do with language work related to modes of language use . |