Example sentences of "but [vb past] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stabled their horses and did not enter the tavern but passed into a pleasant garden beyond . |
| 2 | Heart experts never tire of pointing out that Winston Churchill started life as a frail premature baby , went on to smoke , drink heavily and eat to the point of obesity , but lived to a great age , whereas Nathan Pritikin , inventor of the Pritikin diet , died a premature death despite being obsessed with health . |
| 3 | A singer of poignant songs , Rikoran was born near Mukden in Manchuria in 1920 of Japanese parents , but lived as a young girl with a Chinese family . |
| 4 | He had married Jemima Mott in 1816 but lived as a childless widower from 1829 after the death of his wife . |
| 5 | Mrs Thatcher , however , claimed that the riots had nothing to do with unemployment and deprivation , but arose as a direct consequence of a lack of discipline within the family and in the schools . |
| 6 | But research in America has suggested very strongly that it 's actually a special sex fluid , similar to a secretion which is ejaculated from a man 's prostate gland , but produced by a sensitive structure near the famous G-spot . |
| 7 | This shows the technique behind the ringing open string scale fingerings that we looked at last month , but applied to a short musical piece . |
| 8 | A passer-by noticed the suspicious object strapped underneath the vehicle as it drove out of a car park last night , but failed in a desperate attempt to alert the driver . |
| 9 | On Oct. 17 Habyarimana had agreed to allow all refugees to return to Rwanda , but argued for a regional conference to discuss reintegration problems . |
| 10 | After this recommended detour to Ru Stoer , the road to Lochinver is resumed as it turns south and passes between the scattered buildings of the village of Stoer , occupying a bleak area of the coastal belt and itself having no features of special interest to warrant a halt , but blessed with a lovely bay and sandy beaches nearby . |
| 11 | He did not go into the United Friendly office , where ex-girlfriend Sandra Sturgiss , was working , but staggered into a neighbouring office , ablaze from the waist upwards . |
| 12 | However , he did not enter those offices but staggered into a neighbouring office where staff smothered the flames and administered first aid . |
| 13 | It is additional information that should not be neglected but used in a valid manner in the process of reducing overall risk . |
| 14 | It is additional information that should not be neglected but used in a valid manner in the process of reducing overall risk . |
| 15 | She graduated in mathematics from Coimbra University with distinction in 1944 , but opted for a musical career . |
| 16 | The track continues uphill , soon levelling to pass between the walls of Fell lane , going forward but constricted for a long and uninteresting mile with Ingleborough out of sight and little worthy of note along the way apart from a large rock embedded in the lane and known as Giant 's Grave . |
| 17 | The general consensus was that , while their marriage may have had its ups and downs , they were now amicable companions pursuing separate interests but united by a common duty . |
| 18 | Both of us nearly ended up blasting each other but came to a reasonable compromise instead — which is the true story of our lives . |
| 19 | The decision was a major boost for Scotland 's fish processors who need foreign imports to remain viable , but came as a bitter blow to British fishermen hit by the turmoil at the quayside auctions . |
| 20 | This illustrated the leadership 's caution and carefulness in committing the entire Labour movement to their entry into office in a broad-based coalition headed by a Conservative leader long regarded as the bitter enemy of the movement but recognised as a formidable fighting man — Winston Churchill . |
| 21 | Governments were used to the fairly simple process of changing a syllabus , but confronted with a new orthodoxy that it was desirable to engage in curriculum development , they were usually happy initially to see this potentially time-consuming exercise take place outside the Ministry , at University Institutes of Education or specially constituted curriculum development centres . |
| 22 | Their system of tenure was peculiar to Cornwall and parts of Devon ; it did not provide hereditary security but consisted of a seven-year lease at a negotiated rent with no automatic right of renewal . |
| 23 | They were developed by Gerver ( personal communication ) and his tests were slightly adapted for our purposes , but consisted of a tape-recorded message which had errors inserted in the story ( error detection ) or had whole words omitted ( cloze ) . |
| 24 | She was apparently close to marriage on two occasions , but withdrew at a late stage . |
| 25 | Grandad Derek said yesterday : ‘ The lad was a villain to start with but turned into a Good Samaritan . |
| 26 | The Prince did n't even wait for an answer but turned to a small table beside him , slopped two goblets full of wine , rose and thrust them at his unwanted guests . |
| 27 | Absolutely cruising when falling two out in last year 's contest , the chestnut has also been below-par this term , but freshened by a three-month break , can arrive fast and late to claim the crown . |
| 28 | The two would take low stances in the cages and stare out together on the world , separated by bars but joined in a common sympathy . |
| 29 | His statement is also that of Psalm 68 ( verse 24 ) where the presence of my God and my King in the sanctuary is not plain but celebrated in a rich display of singers , musicians , and ‘ damsels playing with timbrels ’ . |
| 30 | In order that this may swell easily to accommodate its rapidly accumulating tissues , this simple body is not burdened with a heavy sclerotised skeleton but enclosed in a thin and to some degree stretchable cuticle . |