Example sentences of "but [adj] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both , in the end , restrict calories , but each suits different lifestyles . |
| 2 | But each has different effects at different ages so the balance is sensitive to changes in age structure ( de Cooman , Ermisch , and Joshi 1987 , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Congregations may belong to a Union of Baptist Churches , but each has considerable autonomy . |
| 4 | It is all very well to say that the production of a new rose plant is a skilled job and best left to specialists , but that takes little account of the satisfaction to be derived and enjoyed by trying something difficult , and being successful . |
| 5 | Well he said it were one point six but that says one point three and I really do sh well I want a one point six . |
| 6 | The term ‘ human ’ might therefore be preferred , and is more common in some other countries , but that brings another problem , namely the relationships between the concepts of ‘ human science ’ , ‘ humanities ’ and ‘ arts ’ . |
| 7 | Literally translated demi-caractère means ‘ half character ’ , but that gives little understanding of its implications in ballet . |
| 8 | But that means low pay rises for workers in the public sector . |
| 9 | But that means that bread 's not really gone up that much . |
| 10 | But that raises obvious objections . |
| 11 | two free goes , but this involves two nights by John . |
| 12 | The detainee can make a formal complaint after release , but this offers little solace to the aggrieved individual . |
| 13 | It is true that phenol-formaldehyde resins can be set in the cold but this requires large additions of a chemical catalyst , or hardening agent . |
| 14 | Many of these headings are cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric , but this requires more skill to achieve and is also more extravagant on fabric . |
| 15 | But this conflates two issues — pleasure and pregnancy — when they are in fact separate . |
| 16 | Some effort has been made by some libraries to assist libraries and institutions with user education programmes , for example , universities and polytechnics for schools , and public libraries also for schools , 2 but this expresses local efforts of co-operation , rather than the submission that user education is a continuous process which takes place throughout the various educational sectors and beyond . |
| 17 | This model contains many assumptions and difficulties and may not actually be correct ; but this reflects practical problems in the application of the method rather than theoretical flaws in the validity of the approach . |
| 18 | You may think of Simply Red as being more hollow at the centre than wild and crazy guys , but this shows neat exuberance and Hucknall 's increasingly inspired songs . |
| 19 | But this cuts little ice on the Hill , and not just with Mr Miller 's men . |
| 20 | But this overlooks two points : first , that the transsexual is living proof that , in actuality , the psyche may operate in defiance of biological truths regardless of what the law says it should do ; second , that the psyche is not necessarily formed by choice , but may instead be determined for the individual by forces operating on him during its development . |
| 21 | It may be possible to recruit new members to the panel , as did the Newsons , but this raises further questions . |
| 22 | There are in the parables in Mark 's gospel 18 main characters , all of whom are men ; in Matthew 's 85 , 12 of whom are women , but this includes 10 bridesmaids ; in Luke 's 108 , of whom 9 are women . |
| 23 | But this means extra weight to punch the tackle out the required distance and also a greater effort , which inevitably leads to inaccuracy . |
| 24 | But this means these tableaux are linked because implies for . |
| 25 | Dwyer , however , disagrees : ‘ Sure we have experienced an extremely demanding schedule , particularly over the past year which took in the World Cup , but this provides terrific experience for the younger players . ’ |
| 26 | The slope for women in large firms is much steeper but this has little effect on the average because so few women actually work continuously in large firms . |
| 27 | The limited monitoring is based on information on death certificates , but this has marginal value for control programmes as the occupational , environmental , and genetic factors that precede death are not documented . |