Example sentences of "but [verb] [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chicago-based Ameritech Corp reports that its Ameritech International unit and Singapore Telecom have received approval from the Norwegian government to acquire a 49.9% stake in Norwegian cellular communications firm Netcom GSM A/S : specific terms were not disclosed , but Ameritech International and Singapore Telecom will provide expertise in the construction and operation of cellular communications systems to Netcom , and the three companies will jointly construct and operate the digital cellular phone system for Norway . |
| 2 | If we choose a different set A , containing kind-of-coat but omitting form-of-fur and length-of-beak , and if the possible values for kind-of-coat are shaggy fur straight fur short feathers long feathers then the whole classification can be completed with just simple concepts because the function kind-of-coat is total . |
| 3 | The room was evidently a kitchen , but holding dining- and sitting-room furniture . |
| 4 | Mr Haselhurst claims that he is ‘ not aware of any preconceived plan ’ but seems unaware that Michel Rocard , Prime Minister of France , describes himself as ‘ a complete federalist ’ and of the recent advocacy by the five Christian Democrat leaders in Europe of a Single European Government and a Single European Parliament . |
| 5 | The line to take on capital punishment was that what urgently mattered was not the form of punishment , but making sure that people can live in safety and without fear . |
| 6 | It builds sensible AND symbols , but finding meaningful OR symbols is rather harder . |
| 7 | The Treasury 74 per cent 2012–15 would be delivered on 1 June but becomes ineligible because June 1 falls during the special ex dividend period for that bond . |
| 8 | Sometimes there is a complete loss of consciousness , particularly , some have claimed , after injection on the left side ( Serafetinides , Hoare and Driver , 1961 ; but see Rosadini and Rossi , 1967 ) . |
| 9 | Total peptic activity and activated pepsinogen of the antral mucosa increased after eradication of H pylori infection but remained lower than controls ( Table IV ) . |
| 10 | But to make certain that MacDonald would be chosen , he had to be sure of his own party and the Liberals . |
| 11 | than a billiard ball but weighing more than Saturn . |