Example sentences of "but [noun pl] by [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Exceptions have been made in four areas where the high incidence of large industrial users quickly took up the 15% , but attempts by the EIUG to have the concessions extended have been rebuffed by Littlechild . |
| 2 | But investigations by The Northern Echo and the Durham Co-operative Development Association ( DCDA ) have revealed that some of the places earmarked for men from Plawsworth hostel in County Durham are already spoken for . |
| 3 | But surveys by the Health and Safety Executive have shown that farmers and workers often dispense with proper protection because it is impractical . |
| 4 | The cost of implementing such a strategy had not been estimated , but studies by the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank estimated that US$270,000 million would have to be invested worldwide to introduce sustainable tropical timber management . |
| 5 | But tests by a Government inspector , Farrow , have revealed the pesticide is lethal to all insect life , and for this reason production must stop . |
| 6 | Then in 1879 he sought affiliation with the University of Durham ; but objections by the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music prevented his developing stronger links with either university . |