Example sentences of "but [vb past] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It is additional information that should not be neglected but used in a valid manner in the process of reducing overall risk . |
| 3 | It is additional information that should not be neglected but used in a valid manner in the process of reducing overall risk . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Suddenly it was as though they were n't enemies at all , but locked in a passionate , warm embrace . |
| 8 | Spritsail had started odds-on for a race at Ascot a week ago , but trailed in a well-beaten last of four behind Tralos . |
| 9 | Psychological work like Gilligan 's , which is liberal , but anchored in a coherent disciplinary tradition , is often fastened on with enthusiasm . |
| 10 | The fish are Platy-shaped , the body silvery grey in colour but covered in a blue translucence . |
| 11 | A log fire burned in the hearth , there was a huge Persian rug on mellow oak-block flooring , three high-backed sofas , traditional two-seaters but covered in a soft paprika-coloured corduroy instead of the usual chintz . |
| 12 | Zhorik has also developed an interesting new style : huge sheets with paintings that recall Roy Lichenstein 's pictures but executed in a naïve , ethnic style that could be either Russian or New Guinean . |
| 13 | These are based on existing sources of information but presented in a different way . |
| 14 | Originating summonses and equivalent documents will be served by an officer of the court , who may be the clerk to the court ( as in Switzerland ) , or an officer with specific functions including the service of process ( such as the ufficiale giudiziario in Italy ) , or in some countries such as France a huissier de justice , a process-server appointed by the State authorities but engaged in a professional capacity by the plaintiff . |
| 15 | What Ostrom found , incidentally , was that the second toe of the hind foot did not reach the ground but ended in a large and vicious claw . |
| 16 | He says we have watches that are meant to be divers ' watches but immersed in a small amount of water they fill up . |