Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has still not given up the search , but she fears some animals are exported to Ireland or to the continent . |
| 2 | But she emphasizes cross-cultural similarities in women 's nurturant roles . |
| 3 | But she has fine qualities also — as I trust you will discover for yourself . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , he 's a funny kind of angel , but he understands wild animals better than anyone . ’ |
| 5 | John Smith may of necessity have toured the prawn cocktail circuit of the City but he represents those parts of the UK deeply suspicious of its working . |
| 6 | But he knows all kinds of People over there and he 's getting me what I need . |
| 7 | But he has strong views on the monarchy , which he was quick to express in the House of Commons on the announcement of the Prince and Princess of Wales 's separation . |
| 8 | ‘ Anders is not in that category but he has other things to offer . |
| 9 | But he has sterling qualities , particularly courage and a total indifference to public opinion . |
| 10 | There 's a good place in Ealing — well it 's a chipper really , but he has good steaks at any time you want them . |
| 11 | Mandela requested a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the source of the violence , telling officials of the Transkei government in Umtata on Sept. 28 : " I can say without questioning the integrity of President de Klerk that he himself is serious about making changes in South Africa , but he has serious problems with his constituency . " |
| 12 | But he has big plans . |
| 13 | No decision has been taken but he argues few countries include them , that they obscure the underlying trend and mean tightened monetary policy produces an illusory rise in monetary inflation . |
| 14 | Editor , — Nicholas Wald rightly emphasises the importance and the ethical nature of randomised multicentre prevention trials , but he makes two statements that can not go unchallenged . |
| 15 | But he makes new friends easily , and it was Prevert who once related the most revealing anecdote about Doisneau and his commitment to his accomplices . |
| 16 | He had survived the most testing day of his political career — but he faces difficult times ahead in pushing through further negotiation on the treaty , which will bring ever closer ties with Europe . |
| 17 | He can either erm , continue at the same level , but he pays more premiums . |
| 18 | He assures them Virgin Atlantic can and does compete on cost as well as service , but he claims British Airways is n't playing fair and has complained to the European commission that B A is offering anti-competitive deals Virgin claims it 's losing business as a result . |
| 19 | ‘ He 's had trouble with campers , who 've broken down his fences and left fires that have caused a lot of damage — not Guides or Scouts , of course , who you know are taught to leave behind nothing but their thanks but he puts all campers together and calls them all nuisances . ’ |
| 20 | And , and then finally the council said , he actually had an Austin Princess , but you know Paul and his cars that that nineteen , I do n't know what it is the car he 's got in his garage now , but he buys old cars and completely rebuilds them , it looks like a new car now and he ha he had an Austin Princess which , which actually it was a P reg and er they told him he could n't run the service unless he bought a much newer car . |
| 21 | But he wants firmer guarantees on the status of the Hungarian minority , in particular , group rights rather than individual rights for all Romanians . |
| 22 | This has the advantage of relating expenditure to sales , but it discourages innovative approaches to advertising expenditure and does not allow for distinctions to be made between products or sales territories . |
| 23 | Bitez offers exciting day cruising , but it takes two weeks to acclimatise most people to the strong winds ! |
| 24 | Any man can be unfaithful , but it takes special circumstances to write a letter like that . ’ |
| 25 | Probably most such birds possess more powerful navigational skills , such as those we shall discuss shortly for pigeons , but it takes special experiments to demonstrate the fact . |
| 26 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |
| 27 | Linguistic posturing of this sort is the extreme reaction of a character in an extreme situation , but it dramatizes rhetorical manoeuvres available to both men and women who are forced into a position of discursive subservience . |
| 28 | As a course this demands a very full timetable , but it offers strongly-motivated students an opportunity to develop in parallel the intellectual and practical sides of their study of art . |
| 29 | Indeed , the Consumers ' Association have a publication entitled Taking your own case to court or tribunal designed to assist the layman wishing to take his own case rather than instruct solicitors ; but it warns potential litigants that to take on a particularly complicated legal action without legal help would be madness . |
| 30 | There is no claim that this resolves the differences , but it helps top managers understand where they might focus their efforts in order to improve effectiveness — i.e. it identifies inconsistent schemas . |