Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And increasingly complaints from businesses , complaints about unfair competition , erm the second point is that the , the report has been sent to vote upon now , but also to a number of er business and consumer organisations in the county a range of views is being expressed in response , as you 'd expect , but in general terms most recognised there are particular trading , trend and pattern which needs to be addressed erm but most have all especially with the er display of this same as registration some form of registration must on the national basis would be erm a , a solution to this support . |
| 2 | Pioneering entomologists undoubtedly saw Laboulbeniales quite frequently while examining insects , but mostly regarded these oddities as some sort of malformed exoskeletal growths . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They did not ‘ rebel ’ in the way that young men did , but rather used this kind of fantasy material as a source of escapism . |
| 5 | It is not the intention of the Institute to penalise those who do not pay by direct debit , but rather to reward those who elect to pay by this means . |
| 6 | My meaning is not to provoke any , but rather to satisfy all tender consciences . |
| 7 | Very simply it presents , through its visual image of the Crucifixion and its present-tense appeal to passers-by to think of the uniqueness of the love it manifests , a sense of the issues of the Passion as a continual process : The final two lines complete the physical image but metaphorically signify that reality at the heart of Christianity , that through the experience of suffering the strength of love is made known . |
| 8 | She was breathing rather heavily , but eventually got that under control as well . |
| 9 | Most television drama attracts some mail from interested viewers but rarely does that mail arrive by the sackful . |
| 10 | The writing on other categories of contemporary rugs may be of interest , but rarely has any bearing on their quality or value . |
| 11 | They feel weighed down with responsibilities , but rarely accept any help . |
| 12 | They have a reputation for being tough but rarely give any evidence of being so . |
| 13 | Jump on condition " never " is an instruction whose operation phase does nothing ( but presumably takes some fixed length of time to do it ) . |
| 14 | And then he 'd buy a bit so that he could send a bit to the London market — not in a very big way but enough to utilize all the money he had to do what he was doing . |
| 15 | The lapwings were followed up by some tufted duck on a reservoir — a frustrating snatched glimpse but enough to dispel most of his gloom . |
| 16 | These are basic , but enough to meet most people 's needs . |
| 17 | Doris was not only the niece of a past secretary who had contracted TB , but so had both her parents . |
| 18 | Not only did my own shape improve dramatically but so did that of my ladies . |
| 19 | Bosnian Muslims thought he was going to be their president ; but so did those who want America to disavow meddling overseas . |
| 20 | Trade unions thought he was going to be their president ; but so did those businessmen who want a free-trade agreement with Mexico . |
| 21 | More police arrived but so did more people , constantly . ’ |
| 22 | A few bites followed but so did more boats . |
| 23 | ‘ The major chains have taken up the promotion in a big way , but so have many independents , which is terrific because the promotion was n't designed just for the chains ; we wanted everyone to get involved . ’ |
| 24 | But so do many things once the dust of composition has settled and the builder 's yard of notebooks and rejected drafts can be studied at leisure . |
| 25 | But so do many of the opposition groups here , entertaining a touching if economically illiterate faith in a third way which would involve neither reunification nor a return to capitalism . |
| 26 | But so do many private individuals , and we do not believe that a citizen 's sphere of personal freedom necessarily shrinks as his power and influence grow . |
| 27 | It sounds very small in relation to the costs of war , but so do most budgets . |
| 28 | It was in the February 1992 issue and it looked a bit complicated but so do most things before you actually have a go . |
| 29 | To all intents and purposes it is legal — it may look ugly but so do most of the putters these days , and the design has obviously been passed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club , which does exercise a very tight control over such matters . |
| 30 | For the famous Mason Pearson pneumatic cushion technique conditions your hair as it brushes , reaching right down to the scalp and firmly but gently caressing each strand to promote shining health and loveliness . |