Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This depressing but widely held view of life in old age is the foundation upon which judgements are made about individual worth . |
| 2 | As a scholar and theorist , Hirsch is known , apart from his unfashionable but vigorously argued advocacy of intentionalism , for his conviction that literature is not a coherent concept , and has no definable essence , and that by extension ‘ English ’ as a discipline has no absolute method . |
| 3 | Other studies have measured ‘ spontaneous ’ platelet aggregation in platelet-rich plasma and whole blood in vitro using a variety of techniques but mostly involving agitation by stirring . |
| 4 | However , the purpose of the article was not to provide a step by step guide to the workings of PCA ( see reference 1 ) , but rather to stimulate interest in the application of the technique . |
| 5 | His advice to the group , therefore , is not to spin off Baby Blues to focus on specific product areas , but rather to split business into small and large accounts . |
| 6 | If this is correct then there are important implications for people who are ‘ near the borderline ’ , if it is decided not to change the clocks between the summer and winter , but rather to retain Daylight Saving Time throughout the year . |
| 7 | The common denominator of this type of use is not therefore non-entailment but rather viewing knowledge of the referent denoted by the direct object of know as a condition for attributing what the infinitive denotes to this referent . |
| 8 | Then Mr Neal read from Romans 12 : ‘ Avenge not yourselves , but rather give place unto wrath … vengeance is mine : I will repay saith the Lord ’ . |
| 9 | Often these houses were used initially as museums , but eventually fell victim to a series of expenditure cutbacks . |
| 10 | He outlined a process of sexual selection whereby males competed for females , who initially remained passive , but eventually exercised power of choice ; vigorous females preferring vigorous males . |
| 11 | The stylised confrontations of adversary politics produce heated debate and a flood of legislation but rarely encourage reassessment of the conventional wisdom or result in agreed and constructive change . |
| 12 | Such payment , furthermore , is thought not only to detract from any generosity that might otherwise characterize her action , but altogether to cast doubt on her motives and her reliability . |
| 13 | We can now address ourselves to that much discussed but much misunderstood phenomenon of British.imperial thinking in the early decades of the twentieth century , the glorification of ‘ Indirect Rule ’ and its elevation into an official doctrine of imperial administration . |
| 14 | The Treasury 's task was made easier by the unrealistic but much heralded target of the National Plan , produced by the Department , to achieve an annual growth rate of 4 per cent . |
| 15 | Sure , injecting high doses of morphine , or low doses of morphine in a patient like this , contributes to his demise , but so does turning off the respirator , so I do n't think there 's any difference really . |
| 16 | In fact , the greatest body even of these , the urban domestic servants , did not enjoy the security of the favoured family retainers of the traditional nobility and gentry , but constantly faced insecurity in its most terrible form : instant dismissal ‘ without a character ’ , i.e. a recommendation to future employers from the former master , or more likely mistress . |
| 17 | Confirming orders — paying the manufacturer on confirmation of an order from an overseas buyer and receiving commission , although here the export house is not actually paying the manufacturer but merely confirming liability for payment . |
| 18 | It does not purport to be a fully comprehensive report but merely to provide information on key issues which may be relevant to potential investors . |
| 19 | Allied Breweries brands marketing controller Liz Morgan agrees with Karsten 's marketing synopsis but naturally replaces Clausthaler with Allied 's Swan Light in her list of survivors . |
| 20 | She was wearing huge aviator glasses , designed to hide but only drawing attention to the palely perfect face , the unlipsticked mouth , the silvery blonde hair fine as maize silk , which was drawn back into the nape of her neck . |
| 21 | The Act of 1975 was passed in May 1975 , but only took effect from 4 May 1976 . |
| 22 | Thereafter , once the Bill is amended , the long title may be changed , but only to take account of the amendments that have been made . |
| 23 | Sharpe had been promised that his duties to the Prince were not social , but only to provide advice during battle . |
| 24 | The ridge is stony but easily followed south to its highest point , at 2170 feet , indicated by an Ordnance column . |
| 25 | The latter had a mere twelve members but nevertheless carried weight in a situation where the Callaghan government was in a technical minority in the House and in danger of imminent defeat . |
| 26 | A number of prominent politicians failed to win election at constituency level but nevertheless entered parliament on their party 's national lists ( where " scrap votes " , i.e. those cast for unsuccessful constituency candidates or county lists , were added together to form a national total ) . |
| 27 | This area is the Coulin Forest , bounded by roads that give it detachment from other high ground , its mountains forming a compact group but individually having distinction of character and outline , some being of arresting appearance . |
| 28 | There was little the Phoenix King could do but finally declare war against one of his own realms . |
| 29 | The original cross had been in place since the fifteenth century , but finally fell victim to the elements . |
| 30 | This most popular show , which ran for 12 years and hooked 22 million viewers at its peak , operated under all the usual constraints of economy sit-com — restricted set , small cast , tiresome re-establishment of norm every week — but somehow extracted magic from little more than the relationship between Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambles . |