Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They did not ‘ rebel ’ in the way that young men did , but rather used this kind of fantasy material as a source of escapism . |
| 3 | ‘ Thirdly it is true , as the judgments in the Court of Appeal point out , that ex parte applications are frequently made to the courts and granted without hearing the party affected : but merely to say this overlooks that procedure invariably exists , and is where necessary invoked , for enabling the party affected rapidly to seek annulment or amendment of the order made against him . |
| 4 | LIFESPAN does not disallow this but merely brings this to your attention . |
| 5 | The latest round of re-organisation , launched in 1990 but only completed this month , should provide a framework and spur for further improvement . |
| 6 | But only try this if he 's likely to find them , that is , if he 's a potentially good speller . |
| 7 | For example , if you worked with a seed head , you could show a sample of the plant from a side view and another viewed from straight on , a stem and some leaves with a tiny piece of root attached to create a very attractive design , but only do this if the plant has been grown in your garden or in that of a friend . |
| 8 | You can use a submersible pump , which you 're using for a fountain or cascade to empty most of the water , but only do this to the level of the pump intake — then it 's a matter of bailing out with a bucket . |
| 9 | ( 1961 ) identified , whereby students embark idealistically on their courses , hoping to become good doctors ( or in this case physicists ) , but soon abandon this ideal in favour of the short-term goal of passing examinations . |
| 10 | I generally fish with a short hair for barbel , about ½ inch , but soon lengthen this if I get a few bites and do n't hit them . |
| 11 | Subsequently , however , the CNGSB announced on Oct. 22 that it intended to launch " a new and fierce terrorist campaign in the country " , but nevertheless qualified this by repeating that it would still support moves by " political parties , the working class , trade unions and everyone else " to find a political solution . |
| 12 | Can I just erm , carry on working but just look this way a minute please . |
| 13 | We 'd have other ones as well but just to show this particular example just to keep it small I 'll make it small . |
| 14 | He 'll enjoy posting clothes into the washing machine , too , but always supervise this game and check the machine before switching it on . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | RAWP first used the treatment rates in various categories of disease , but later dropped this since they were strongly related to the availability of the treatment in the region , and thus risked confusing supply factors with need . |
| 17 | The Z2 Carbonate is also widely known as the Hauptdolomit ( Brueren 1959 ; Füchtbauer 1964 and 1972 ; Rhys 1975 ; Taylor 1981 ; Taylor and Colter 1975 ; Wagner et a/. 1978 ) but strictly speaking this name only refers to a particular part of the formation . |
| 18 | This unrest is sometimes seen in terms of the class war , but strictly speaking this is unlikely to have been the case , since the rebels appear to have included dispossessed aristocrats . |
| 19 | In a footnote he does point to the aid they gave with money through the various aid-Spain funds but also derides this contribution , emphasising that ‘ the sum raised … would not equal five per cent of the turnover of the football pools during the same period . ’ |
| 20 | Ecologists studied the natural environment , but often saw this only as a means of helping the human race to manage its interference more effectively . |
| 21 | The parents described stool withholding behaviours in 97% of the children but often misinterpreted this behaviour as extreme efforts to pass stool . |
| 22 | In his message to the nation of 31 December 1950 , Franco admitted that " the rhythm of resettlement is still a long way below our ambitions " , but immediately excused this by saying that a sector so vital as agriculture would be damaged by " erroneous or precipitate reform " . |
| 23 | I would n't quibble with any of the other species you say are not suitable but please avoid this blight on the poor Hatchet which to my mind is a rewarding and unusual species in any community . |
| 24 | The SD Ribbon is relatively insensitive and needs a good 50–100 Watts before it will blow properly , but even taking this into account , many amplifiers will sound harsh , grainy or in some other way ill at ease , especially if the volume is would up . |
| 25 | He was some three shots clear of the field standing on the 14th tee , but then lost this advantage after he recorded a double-bogey and two bogeys in the last six holes . |
| 26 | Under these circumstances , stop grooming the dog as normal , but instead switch this to a new locality . |
| 27 | Our next experiment tested directly whether C.C. 's visual system represents left-sided information at a preattentive stage of figure-ground segregation , but subsequently loses this information for the derived figures at an attentional stage . |