Example sentences of "but [vb -s] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but tackles the oxer with a random , |
| 2 | All this is relatively new but represents the tip of the iceberg of unofficial work , which has a very broad base . |
| 3 | As in this passage , Genet not only disguises himself in terms of the law , but internalizes the disguise . |
| 4 | He accepts the charges , but thinks the council was harsh : |
| 5 | Drilling down to where rocks are at high temperatures , excavating a large cavity , then pumping down a fluid which could be vaporised and used to generate electricity , could give geothermal energy a wide application but involves the development of new technology . |
| 6 | Photorealism indeed attributes substantial value to the referent , but understands the referent to be itself a signifier . |
| 7 | Noades will soon reveal the figure , but insists the decision to cut the wage bill at Selhurst Park is right . |
| 8 | He is willing to co-operate with other international institutions , such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund , but insists the EBRD retains its exclusive brief for eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union . |
| 9 | General Powell admits to their ‘ latent capability ’ but insists the allies now have ‘ air superiority ’ . |
| 10 | This has no effect on detection of the PCR product on agarose gels , but renders the product useless for further amplification ( and thus contamination ) . |
| 11 | This is played from the Critical Parent where someone is apparently praising a job well done but spoils the effect by pointing out a relatively insignificant imperfection . |
| 12 | Open Line THE Editor welcomes contributions for publication in OPEN LINE but reserves the right to shorten or amend them . |
| 13 | THE Editor welcomes contributions for publication in OPEN LINE but reserves the right to shorten or amend them . |
| 14 | He covers his conversion from croissants to communism while in France in the 1920s , but reserves the bulk of his pithy and precise political biography for the events since 1949 . |
| 15 | There 's always been a ‘ missing link ’ in pickup sound , the gap between the traditional Gibson-style humbucker — loads of power and warmth , but often too thick and blurry for rhythm work — and the classic Fender single coil , which has all the bite and clarity you could want but needs the hands of Hendrix to make it sing . |
| 16 | In the end he decides to sell on the open market ; he 's against the TI takeover , but needs the cash to live on now he 's redundant . |
| 17 | This may be an apocryphal story but illustrates the importance of ensuring that your notes will be meaningful to others , even long after they are written . |
| 18 | He says he has the greatest respect for the Chancellor , but wants the freedom as a back bencher to speak openly about his views . |
| 19 | Could it be that the alien does not want to steal the spaceship , but wants the key for some other purpose ? |
| 20 | This is illustrated by the case of the old person who wishes to go into residential care , who is fit and well but wants the comfort and security which it is considered such care will provide . |
| 21 | He has not visited the cliff , but questions the Frenchman 's ability to climb at the highest levels . |
| 22 | Kittay agrees with his argument but questions the validity of stopping with the sentence which , as a semantic unit , is as arbitrary as any other . |
| 23 | For the subject does not understand history according to its scientific formulation , but undergoes the process of inter-pellation at the level of ideology , and thus experiences it through the formulas of historicism . |
| 24 | The example below performs the same function as the previous example , but exits the structure properly . |
| 25 | It is small but covers the areas needed by someone taking up skiing — clothing , physical and ski preparation , basic technique and safety are all there . |
| 26 | ‘ She is depressed and afraid , but accepts the ruling of the judge , ’ said her lawyer , Prof Alan Dershowitz . |
| 27 | He describes , as I did , the lack of access between the interiors of modules , but accepts the view of consciousness that I associated with Minsky 's views on heterarchy : that , roughly speaking , sometimes one module would be conscious and sometimes another , depending on circumstances : |
| 28 | It does not question as such , but accepts the givenness of mystery which arouses awe and even adoration . |
| 29 | The employment profile of this group parallels that of the known sector but emphasises the fact that most had never worked or had only had a ‘ work experience ’ employment rather than lost their job because of heroin use . |
| 30 | But has the sampler drive creativity to near extinction ? |