Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not in the conventional sense , but I was given moral codes of conduct to follow . ’ |
| 2 | Erm , oh the raffle coffee morning I 'm sorry I could n't come , but I was laid low erm how did it go ? |
| 3 | The third is that they may say things that seem absolutely correct at the time , but which are made ludicrous by the unfolding of events . |
| 4 | The same happened to Foxley Wood ( Hampshire ) and Tillingham Hall ( Essex ) , new towns that would have been a dream come true for some people , but which were deemed unjustifiable and unnecessary by the Government inspector of planning appeals . |
| 5 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 6 | There was no intent , but she was found guilty and the conviction was sustained on appeal . |
| 7 | But she was set free as a report was prepared for the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions . |
| 8 | As a woman who is young in years by our own standards but who is thought old by those of her own time . |
| 9 | The report documented the death of 2,279 people , including 1,068 people who were executed , died under torture or were shot in firing squads , and 957 disappeared prisoners , whose fate was unclarified but who were presumed dead . |
| 10 | Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | But everything is considered political in France . |
| 12 | The dress was a little too long , but they were worn long at that time so with the help of a pin or two I was able to achieve the desired effect . |
| 13 | There was less consensus about following six areas but they were considered important for future research : |
| 14 | Chambers added a penalty goal for Banbridge after 15 minutes but Bangor were now well in control and Jeffrey McMaster almost got his name on the score sheet following a run down the left wing but he was stopped short and hooker Darryl Flanagan was up quickly for the try which Strutt converted . |
| 15 | Sharpe said White had done all the punching but he was found guilty and fined £100 , ordered to pay £50 compensation , with £138 costs . |
| 16 | But he was hurt alright . |
| 17 | Jerome Leyraud , a French worker for the relief agency Médécins du Monde , was kidnapped in West Beirut only hours after McCarthy 's release on Aug. 8 , apparently by a radical Shia faction opposed to the release of hostages , but he was released unharmed at dawn on Aug. 11 . |
| 18 | This result is probably implicit in the concept of appropriation ( or ‘ conversion ’ ) ; but it is made explicit by the provision in clause 3(1) that a person 's assumption of the rights of an owner ‘ includes , where he has come by the property ( innocently or not ) without stealing it , any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner . ’ |
| 19 | Schools are given the same written guidelines as in the Major Project , but it is made clear that only a short proposal document is required to accompany the school 's spending plan . |
| 20 | The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one . |
| 21 | In Williams v Singer ( 1920 ) 7 TC 387 , the courts took a pragmatic approach to a particular trust and held that if income arises to trustees of a life interest trust but it is paid direct to the beneficiary ( so it never actually comes into the trustees ' hands ) then the trustees are not liable to tax on the money . |
| 22 | Failure to achieve a good set because of poor pollination cuts potential output , but it is thought compensatory growth in fertile grain sites can offset this . |
| 23 | But it 's turned fine now . " |
| 24 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 25 | … And at times in retrospect you wish you had taken a certain stat , because it turns out that the whole thing has boiled up , completely beyond what you know it to be , but it 's become political and the authority is being attacked and the chiefs ca n't defend it and say , ‘ OK . |
| 26 | People say that Lee is either precious or lazy ( make up yer minds , f—wits ! ) , but it 's become manifest that these songs are worth all the tons of grief and introspection and the endless re-tuning . |
| 27 | The concept of the church as heaven on earth was as old as Byzantium , but it was given new impetus in these confections of the Holy Roman Empire 's last century . |
| 28 | But it was felt anomalous to take it all the way down to fourth XV , even under-18 , level , ’ said Hogg . |
| 29 | The girl with the cat had long hair , too , Louise remembered , but it was worn loose . |
| 30 | Brushing away an obstacle on the line of a putt is against European and US tour rules , but it was ruled acceptable in South Africa where it is dangerous to meddle with insects . |