Example sentences of "but [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But given those provisos a massive transfer of cash from rich to poor is still vitally necessary . |
| 32 | Bad debts written off in previous years but recovered this year amounted to £1,740 . |
| 33 | In fact , both length and quality appear in these ( and other ) examples to operate as independent but intersecting phonological processes , and both dimensions are apparently of considerable sociolinguistic significance . |
| 34 | There might be other solutions open to organisations facing similar pressures ( one , " cooperative production " , is somewhat idealistically proposed by Piore , 1986 ) , but using temporary workers was probably the easiest to put into effect . |
| 35 | How can you ask but using that word at the beginning of it ? |
| 36 | This was the last day of these services , and there is talk of reviving them at some time in the future but using modern Sprinter units . |
| 37 | There 's no guarantee that you will hit the perfect shot , but using this procedure gives you a stronger chance . |
| 38 | And instead of seeing it as something God had ordained , we began to look at the exploitation of the poor by the rich in a political way , but using Christian concepts . |
| 39 | The treatment is quite expensive but produces visible benefits after just ten days . |
| 40 | This is much slower than using a desk-top publishing system , but enforces consistent formatting and , some day , should assist in putting the journals into a database so that the information can be accessed easily . |
| 41 | Yes my Lord but postulate this situation . |
| 42 | Therefore , the choice the Labour Party must face is either to transform its structure into a membership party of an equal democratic form , separate from ( but maintaining informal association with ) the trades unions , or to be stifled by its history , losing what may be the last opportunity to become a party of regeneration and progress . |
| 43 | communicating to keep employees challenged and informed through informal but planned face-to-face contacts |
| 44 | Presteigne ( the modern spelling ) had a railway connection , completed in 1875 but planned some years earlier ( see below ) , which lasted right up till Dr Beeching 's Axe . |
| 45 | He applauded those measures , such as Lloyd George 's budget of 1909 , which tended to diminish social inequality , but attacked all moves to increase state centralization and control over the individual . |
| 46 | Then there were those who were powerful , but lacked other virtues . |
| 47 | I 'd got a stripe pretty quickly but lacked another qualification for the duties the colonel , doubtless a frustrated journalist himself , had mapped out for me . |
| 48 | Compared with Pissed , Eddie had as much — if not more — skill , but lacked electric pace , Best 's killer instinct and a venomous shot . |
| 49 | IN THE following pages we reveal full details of the complex but tax efficient transactions on the JMOB/Telecom site in Ballsbridge which have resulted in tax-free profits of approximately £5 million to certain secret investors . |
| 50 | At first girls may be preoccupied with their pregnancy or baby and see education as unimportant , but seeing other girls working soon builds their motivation . |
| 51 | When she reached the main road she did n't know which direction to take , but seeing two men accompanied by two women she hurried to them and said , ‘ Would you , please direct me to the cab rank ? ’ |
| 52 | Computer system users can not control risk management decisions , but suffer big losses when inadequate protection fails to avert catastrophe . |
| 53 | Rats are normally very good at remembering where they have received reinforcement but lose this ability after hippocampal damage . |
| 54 | Quiet trading on currency markets saw sterling gain more than three quarters of a pfennig to 2.3565 deutschmarks but lose 25 points against the dollar to close at 1.4410 . |
| 55 | ( This is how the story is recorded in Luke 13:6–9 , where the fig tree stood for the self-righteous people , such as the Pharisees , who made a great show of their religion but produced few results . |
| 56 | It was difficult to refuse and thereby block their chances , but helping one student set a precedent ; any foreigners were plunged into moral dilemmas by their students who wanted help to go abroad . |
| 57 | It is typical of this Tory government , a government that has not had a constructive idea all the time it has been in office , but thinks that union bashing is the only answer to the country 's problems , that thinks it is the only way to unite the Tory troops . |
| 58 | For better or worse , he also was instrumental in promoting the blockbuster exhibition , notably the infamous ‘ Treasures of Tutankhamun ’ extravaganza of 1978 that attracted the public in droves but made tranquil enjoyment of a work of art an impossibility ( those who believe that the age of the rib-crushing blockbusters has ended , thanks in part to increased insurance costs , are herewith directed to the Museum of Modern Art 's current Matisse show — provided you have a ticket ) . |
| 59 | It was taken over by the Pittard Group in 1987 but made serious losses in the last three years . |
| 60 | He sought collaboration from various colleagues , including Marjory Stephenson ( see Chapter 8 ) in the nearby Department of Biochemistry , but made little progress before his departure from Cambridge to fill successively the chairs of pathology at Sheffield in 1932 and Oxford in 1935 . |