Example sentences of "but [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But somewhere hiding in the core of you , is there not a little worm of insecurity ? |
| 2 | But basically turning to the Selby situation erm I mean here here we have a district that does n't have any areas of acknowledged national or landscape im importance at all but as as I mentioned previously that 's not to say that there are n't valuable areas of countryside within the district and areas which to use use the words of of P P G advice are valued by the people that live and and work in the district and and also by visitors . |
| 3 | There is no grabbing , but merely hitting with an open mouth . |
| 4 | In other words , doubts as to the proper division of property at death , as well as rights between living partners , were resolved by having legal rules prescribing a formula , but only applying within the context of a sanctioned , and thereby state-controlled , relationship . |
| 5 | It provided a subtle bridge to the promised land of successful survival : not overtly trumpeting the triumphant rebirth of conspicuous consumption , but nevertheless easing in an almost unconscious separation from raging youth . |
| 6 | By different processes erm but nevertheless receding at the same rate . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't speak to me in that tone ! ’ protested his wife , but nevertheless responding to the pressure of his hand in her back . |
| 8 | It looked quite terrifying — but somehow enticing at the same time . |
| 9 | But just thumbing through the pages will always be a delightful task . |
| 10 | John wanted the light misty at first , then becoming brighter , but always radiating from a focal point at the back of the stage ; Primavera arising from the floor in white must make a ‘ most phallic ’ effect . |
| 11 | They also tend to ‘ use up ’ remedies quickly which may need repeating several times an hour at first but always according to the changes in the symptom picture . |
| 12 | The nearest we get is Helen Thomas 's introduction to the 1932 edition of The South Country about the life he had chosen , oft en suffering ‘ despair and humiliation ’ , but always finding in the country ‘ the comfort he so passionately sought ’ . |
| 13 | In both of these jobs she proved to very hard-working and reliable , well able to function on her own but always working as a member of a team . |
| 14 | An unearthly character , not to be forgotten once seen ; a man in the stylish accoutrements of an English country gentleman or retired guards officer — without a moustache — but totally lacking in the phlegm and equanimity associated with one . |
| 15 | A large-patterned fabric may be very successful for a full-length pair of curtains but totally overpowering on a short pair at a small window . |
| 16 | ‘ But hardly fitting for a creature in my position . ’ |
| 17 | The working-class Protestants who totter back from the Twelfth field , obviously drunk but still marching behind a ‘ Total Abstinence Lodge ’ banner , will continue to be annoyed by the evangelical ideologues , but will respect the fact that the evangelicals ' hearts are in the right place . |
| 18 | Bake at 325°F ( 160°C ) gas mark 3 until the custard is just set but still trembling in the centre and the tops of the bread projecting from it are deliciously toasty and crusted . |
| 19 | George Beto , now in semi-retirement but still teaching at the Center , is one of the main actors in the story . |
| 20 | There were more horses coming now , less hurriedly than the advance party , but still approaching at a brisk speed from the Cross . |
| 21 | Far better to change eating habits so that a sensible pattern is established , easing up when a satisfactory weight is reached , but still keeping to the same ‘ right ’ kind of foods . |
| 22 | But further tinkering with the substantive law of rape could be counter-productive . |
| 23 | Same Time , Next Year is a lively , humorous account of a developing relationship , at first sexual but later broadening into a touching tenderness , of two people long married to others , who meet once every year in a California motel for what used to be called ‘ a dirty weekend ’ . |
| 24 | Not just meeting the right person at the right time but also developing at the same pace so that you both have the same needs and expectations from life at roughly the same time . |
| 25 | How far local authorities , via their central training departments or LGTBs or any similar groups , can be of value , will obviously vary according to what is on offer , but also according to the facilities that the library department is able to take up . |
| 26 | The hope is that the professionals who are part of the group are not only listening to but also acting on the ideas that are put forward by members of the group . |
| 27 | Finally , we may detect a marked tendency to integrate subjects hitherto taught separately , a trend reflecting curriculum practice in Britain but also stemming from a desire to stress the relatedness of learning within a child 's own environment . |
| 28 | During waking life primary process thinking is displaced during the child 's development by secondary process thinking , and in the adult it remains as a neurotic symptom , most clearly during dreaming , but also operating at a subconscious level to influence waking behaviour . |
| 29 | Some nuns and priests chose to go into the FMLN controlled zones where they are not only carrying out religious work but also helping in the educational campaigns . |
| 30 | Speaking against one member , one vote but also speaking against the half-hearted document that has been put out by the C E C. |