Example sentences of "but [adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But somewhere hiding in the core of you , is there not a little worm of insecurity ? |
| 2 | He was elected MP for North Belfast in 1887 , moving to London but rarely speaking in Parliament . |
| 3 | She may be portrayed with lions , bulls , birds , serpents , or other creatures , and she is shown dominating them , but rarely struggling with them or slaying them . |
| 4 | The pushing started first gently but slowly progressing to hard pushes . |
| 5 | A third possibility , at first unusual but slowly growing with time , was retirement in the modern sense , on a pension . |
| 6 | If we consider starting the endowment here but presumably gon na run twenty-five years in fact you 're gon na finish in year twenty-three when they borrowed the money , are n't they , so they 've only borrowed the money for twenty-three years . |
| 7 | When economic stability improves and we are able to deal with these problems , the support and participation of the community continues to be important , but perhaps dealing with other kinds of problems . |
| 8 | Having said that , however , most left academics and activists when it comes to the electoral crunch do vote Labour , excusing their commitment by saying that they do so " without illusions " but perhaps signalling by their actions that they do see some kind of meaningful choice at the polls . |
| 9 | But basically turning to the Selby situation erm I mean here here we have a district that does n't have any areas of acknowledged national or landscape im importance at all but as as I mentioned previously that 's not to say that there are n't valuable areas of countryside within the district and areas which to use use the words of of P P G advice are valued by the people that live and and work in the district and and also by visitors . |
| 10 | Here is a Roman theatre built over barrel-vaulted substructures but gently resting in part against the hillside . |
| 11 | I have often thought about making a will , but merely thinking about it is just the same as merely thinking about contraception — good intentions are feeble . |
| 12 | There is no grabbing , but merely hitting with an open mouth . |
| 13 | Yes , you could have sex there , in the toilets , but only according to certain rules . |
| 14 | Having lost his sense of direction , he attempted a foolish back-pass following a clever chip by Franck Sauzee , but only succeeding in touching the ball beyond the advancing Goram . |
| 15 | ‘ I want a go , ’ demanded Belinda , trying to wipe the sticky pink mess from her face and hands but only succeeding in making it worse . |
| 16 | Two forms of design right are proposed , one subject to registration , the other right being unregistered but only lasting for three years . |
| 17 | The risk of events occurring prior to the Balance Sheet Date but only coming to light after the Accounts have been signed off should be placed on the Vendor . |
| 18 | Anne found John Redmond beside her , gazing intently at her but only talking about dancing . |
| 19 | In other words , doubts as to the proper division of property at death , as well as rights between living partners , were resolved by having legal rules prescribing a formula , but only applying within the context of a sanctioned , and thereby state-controlled , relationship . |
| 20 | They appeared everywhere , not only in collections shown for next season but already clinging to many substantial German posteriors in runway show audiences . |
| 21 | Paul Weir woke up this morning , still mini-flyweight champion of the world , but already thinking of giving up the title . |
| 22 | Large diving sea ducks , often breeding on fresh water but normally resorting to salt water at other times . |
| 23 | It provided a subtle bridge to the promised land of successful survival : not overtly trumpeting the triumphant rebirth of conspicuous consumption , but nevertheless easing in an almost unconscious separation from raging youth . |
| 24 | By different processes erm but nevertheless receding at the same rate . |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't speak to me in that tone ! ’ protested his wife , but nevertheless responding to the pressure of his hand in her back . |
| 26 | I soloed back up it in the last light , an orgy of vertical but easy bridging on huge holds . |
| 27 | It looked quite terrifying — but somehow enticing at the same time . |
| 28 | But just looking at that figure , what does that mean , positively for us . |
| 29 | But just thumbing through the pages will always be a delightful task . |
| 30 | Shaking a little at first but gradually warming to his theme , the sacked Chancellor dealt John Major a devastating blow . |