Example sentences of "but [verb] [prep] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many reasons for this , outlined here , but given in greater detail elsewhere ( Illich , 1977 ; Thunhurst , 1982 ; Doyle , 1983 ) . |
| 2 | The FT-SE 100 share index was down 42 points at one stage but recovered in later trading to end the day down 30.5 points at 2,281.6 . |
| 3 | Such measurements distinguish temporal events from spatial structure , but suffer from lower resolution . |
| 4 | Under 2* and 3* policies , guns and firearms are covered for standard perils but excluded under Wider Cover for Sports Equipment . |
| 5 | Glaxo acknowledges the omission , but says at higher doses known cancer-causing agents do not promote DNA synthesis . |
| 6 | It is notable that , on the final French campaign of 1449–50 , carefully and confidently organised by the king , and carried out by a much-reformed army , the majority of fortified places did not resist , preferring to open their gates to the side which not only controlled more firepower but claimed with greater vigour to represent legitimate and effective rule . |
| 7 | There remain doubts about Mason 's stamina but encouraged by greater attention since Bruno 's career was put on hold , he is fitter than at any other time in his career and is undoubtably the heavier puncher . |
| 8 | The Supreme Soviet Presidium , at its meeting on 18 July , adopted a formal ruling which rejected any change in the constitutional status of Nagorno-Karabakh , but called for greater attention to be given to the concerns of ethnic Armenians living within the disputed region ; a programme of cultural and economic aid was also approved . |
| 9 | The Politburo , at its meeting on 14 October , blamed the breakdown of negotiations on the Americans , but called for further meetings and discussions on the basis of the proposals that the Soviet side had put forward . |
| 10 | Support staff , numerically increased in some areas , but threatened with further reductions in others , are able to reach only a minority of the estimated number of children in need of special attention . |
| 11 | Capital then emerges again more efficient , but concentrated in larger firms the successful absorbing the weak . |
| 12 | The action has nothing specifically to do with the technical content of the programmes but relates to wider difficulties between the Council of Ministers , the Commission and the European Parliament . |
| 13 | The belt tension tends to increase the boom damage but makes for easier repairs . |
| 14 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG limped in with its first half figures two days after its parent reported , complaining that falling computer prices would lead to a a fall in turnover of around $635m — that 's one billion marks — in the business year to September 30 : the company belatedly responded to Reuter 's inquiries after the announcement of the parent 's figures by saying that Nixdorf first half sales fell 9% to $3,555m and that orders fell 5% to $3,620m ; it would not forecast the group 's earnings but pointed to earlier company predictions of a slight improvement this year last year 's $326m loss . |