Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pioneering entomologists undoubtedly saw Laboulbeniales quite frequently while examining insects , but mostly regarded these oddities as some sort of malformed exoskeletal growths . |
| 2 | It is not proposed to include such software in the current program , but rather to treat this instrument as an intelligent data gatherer and use mainframe facilities to assess the results . |
| 3 | They did not ‘ rebel ’ in the way that young men did , but rather used this kind of fantasy material as a source of escapism . |
| 4 | Very simply it presents , through its visual image of the Crucifixion and its present-tense appeal to passers-by to think of the uniqueness of the love it manifests , a sense of the issues of the Passion as a continual process : The final two lines complete the physical image but metaphorically signify that reality at the heart of Christianity , that through the experience of suffering the strength of love is made known . |
| 5 | The writing on other categories of contemporary rugs may be of interest , but rarely has any bearing on their quality or value . |
| 6 | They feel weighed down with responsibilities , but rarely accept any help . |
| 7 | They have a reputation for being tough but rarely give any evidence of being so . |
| 8 | These are basic , but enough to meet most people 's needs . |
| 9 | Trade unions thought he was going to be their president ; but so did those businessmen who want a free-trade agreement with Mexico . |
| 10 | A few bites followed but so did more boats . |
| 11 | More police arrived but so did more people , constantly . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The major chains have taken up the promotion in a big way , but so have many independents , which is terrific because the promotion was n't designed just for the chains ; we wanted everyone to get involved . ’ |
| 13 | But so do many things once the dust of composition has settled and the builder 's yard of notebooks and rejected drafts can be studied at leisure . |
| 14 | It was in the February 1992 issue and it looked a bit complicated but so do most things before you actually have a go . |
| 15 | It sounds very small in relation to the costs of war , but so do most budgets . |
| 16 | For the famous Mason Pearson pneumatic cushion technique conditions your hair as it brushes , reaching right down to the scalp and firmly but gently caressing each strand to promote shining health and loveliness . |
| 17 | It was clear to Hamilton that ‘ there was never any intention of making a seriously realistic commentary on strike conditions among mine workers , but merely to use such conditions as a vivid and up-to-date background ’ for a Muni vehicle . |
| 18 | A few days before Christmas her husband will discover her adultery in a manner I will subsequently reveal to you , and in a fit of jealous rage he will push some sharp , thin instrument , a pen , perhaps , or a knitting needle , or a personalised automatic cocktail stirrer purchased from Global Inventions Inc. by mail order , up her left nostril , not to kill or maim , but merely to inflict some pain as a small , desperate expression of his own ; pushing too far , however , he will accidentally pierce the brain . |
| 19 | The latest round of re-organisation , launched in 1990 but only completed this month , should provide a framework and spur for further improvement . |
| 20 | In this short space it is not possible to go into any depth on the nature of particular natural hazards but only to highlight those aspects relevant to GIS . |
| 21 | During the last winter of the war she became pregnant again , but only to suffer another miscarriage in the New Year . |
| 22 | My old man occasionally joined us on a Saturday morning , but only to get some cash off Granpa so that he could go to the Black Bull and spend it all with his mate Bert Shorrocks . |
| 23 | And say back to Sarah confirm that she 's right but just use those words . |
| 24 | So but but just answer that bit first , so I 'm clear |
| 25 | Can I just erm , carry on working but just look this way a minute please . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , I forgot , ’ she murmured , ‘ your resolution not to do it but just have some fun on the way to not doing it . |
| 27 | Sorry Mr but just to pursue that point . |
| 28 | Sicily for Pound never but once had any existence that was n't either verbal ( as in the wordplay on ‘ Trinacria ’ or the Eleanors ) , or else notional , ideological ( as providing a sort of slender mnemonic crutch for a tendentious reading of history ) . |
| 29 | He 'll enjoy posting clothes into the washing machine , too , but always supervise this game and check the machine before switching it on . |
| 30 | On 21 April I sent to you a letter and a copy of a proposal for the above tape , to your address ( as I have written it above ) , but yesterday received this package back marked as not known at this address . |