Example sentences of "but [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In fact , Curtis Bernhardt , the director of A Stolen Life , claims that both characters were not only on-screen simultaneously but passed each other and interacted without the use of a double , except in a few over-the-shoulder shots ; unfortunately he had forgotten when interviewed how this was done . |
| 2 | He took food by mouth but passed 5–8 motions a day and probably absorbed little of it . |
| 3 | stated that he had the authority to give a supplementary grant of £100 , but asked Southern Division to plan ahead for 1994 and to produce a budget showing anticipated expenditure , to be sent to National Office . |
| 4 | The use of these names became accepted by the recipient for most were not used derisively but became natural names . |
| 5 | They pointed out that committee members were unrepresentative of the user body but got re-elected year after year . |
| 6 | Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage . |
| 7 | Bad debts written off in previous years but recovered this year amounted to £1,740 . |
| 8 | communicating to keep employees challenged and informed through informal but planned face-to-face contacts |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Then there were those who were powerful , but lacked other virtues . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Compared with Pissed , Eddie had as much — if not more — skill , but lacked electric pace , Best 's killer instinct and a venomous shot . |
| 14 | ( 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ) . |
| 16 | It was taken over by the Pittard Group in 1987 but made serious losses in the last three years . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Members of Iraqi opposition groups in exile met in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , at end-February , but made little progress in overcoming their differences regarding the future of Iraq or plans to topple the regime of President Saddam Hussein . |
| 19 | He had always been pleased when she had called on him in London but made little effort to visit her in Carshalton . |
| 20 | This patient was actually normal at reading regular words and non-words ( in terms of accuracy and reading time ) , but made many errors in reading exception words . |
| 21 | Mary herself , in captivity in England but forever smuggling out letters and appeals , dealt slyly in shrouded half-promises and suggestions , but made one thing quite clear : she still regarded herself as rightful Queen of Scots and , even towards the end , offered no more than a grudging suggestion of James being ‘ associated ’ with her in ruling the country . |
| 22 | I went to the kitchen where I knew the Coke was , but made frantic question mark signals to Nell about the rest . |
| 23 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 24 | He was heading for Inverness ultimately but made several sketching forays westward from Laggan Locks . |
| 25 | Were he to appear now , in the moonlit room , Chant would not have accused him of negligence , but made proper obeisances and been glad that his inspiration had returned . |
| 26 | Bankruptcy sharply lowered Hooley 's social position , but made less difference to his lifestyle , not least because before his crash he had made over to his wife both Papworth and Risley Hall and their contents . |
| 27 | In state assembly by-elections Congress ( I ) suffered losses in Kerala and Goa , but made some gains in Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal . |
| 28 | In its report , Sub-Saharan Africa : From Crisis to Sustainable Growth , published on Nov. 22 , 1989 , the World Bank reaffirmed the need for structural adjustment programmes ( SAPs ) as a prerequisite for economic recovery , but laid greater emphasis on " human-centred " development . |
| 29 | Pinnacle , based in Columbus , Ohio , had originally planned to use the Texas Instruments Inc 64-bit SuperSparc that Sun is using in its latest workstations , but realised some time ago that it was waiting at the back of a long line of manufacturers queuing for a trickle of SuperSparcs being thrown their way . |
| 30 | Harte , of Walworth , London , denied arson with intent to endanger life but admitted reckless arson . |