Example sentences of "but [vb past] with [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He did not hit a crisp drive but recovered with an excellent three wood which enabled him to secure a birdie four to Frost 's par . |
2 | Salvage from sailing ships was an important additional income for the local people , but ceased with the coming of the steamships as they could stand out to sea in a storm . |
3 | But melded with the annoyance was a certain satisfaction that the model graduate chief inspector , whom he thought much too clever and ambitious for her own good , had made a grave error . |
4 | Alex was made a ward of court but lived with the Demetrious . |
5 | Chatichai Choonhaven [ see p. 39007 ] , drawing its support largely from Chart Thai ( Chatichai 's old party ) and from Sammakkhi Tham , the air force 's protégé party which had won the largest number of seats ( 79 ) in the March election , but disintegrated with the collapse of the Suchinda government . |
6 | Other Rational Dissenters held back from Priestley 's particular arguments but shared with the Priestleyans an urgent commitment to influencing moral life through advocacy of ‘ great and universally allowed principles of religion and morality … in all their boundless and beneficent application to the concerns of public and private life , of national and individual conduct , of politics , literature , art , philosophy and the condition of society ’ ( W. J. Fox ) . |
7 | The sound was deep , electronically slick and fluid , but feathered with a tremolo so fine you could only just distinguish the individual notes . |
8 | She located most of the resources but checked with the librarian to see if there was anything " in the pipeline " which could be added to what she already had . |
9 | He deserves his reputation for radicalism — he has the softness of a cerebral bop guitarist like Jim Hall but coupled with the sudden fire of Jimmy Hendrix . |
10 | The looseness of the syntax was a familiar symptom enough , but coupled with the handwriting it took on a more sinister light , for the writing was one of those faint , regular , carefully-looped hands which indicate an underlying antipathy to the written word . |
11 | Determination to deal with the situation " properly and once and for all " but coupled with the confusion of not knowing precisely what to do for the best , particularly in the face of vast quantities of advice all of which seems perfectly clear — except that it directly conflicts with other equally vast and equally clear advice from other sources . |
12 | He bring the Turkey to survival but coupled with the suggestions then other people they not finished they try and fill in their pockets . |
13 | He thought her arms were outstretched for him , but realised with a pang of disappointment they were to ward off any obstruction that might be between them . |
14 | She tried to ease her hand out from under his but met with a resistance that could only have been overcome by struggling , and pride refused to let her do that . |
15 | Professor John Ashworth , director of the London School of Economics , agreed with most of the letter 's points , but disagreed with the assertion that there had been a ‘ brain drain ’ as a result of Government mismanagement . |
16 | After this recommended detour to Ru Stoer , the road to Lochinver is resumed as it turns south and passes between the scattered buildings of the village of Stoer , occupying a bleak area of the coastal belt and itself having no features of special interest to warrant a halt , but blessed with a lovely bay and sandy beaches nearby . |
17 | For example , the defences were firmly dated to the reign of Hadrian , although Antonine pottery was found in the rampart , but dismissed with the remarkable statement ‘ the overwhelming pre-Antonine character of the mass of associated pottery suggests the earlier , rather than the later of Dr Oswald 's limiting date for the exceptional sherd ’ , i.e. AD 130 — 50 . |
18 | Hard solders , on the other hand , were usually of the same metal as the object they were used on , but alloyed with a few per cent of another metal in order to reduce the melting point . |
19 | He dozed but woke with a start , dreaming that the Hell-hounds he had just visited were snuffling at the door , but it was only Ranulf dragging a stool across the dusty rushes . |
20 | Governments were used to the fairly simple process of changing a syllabus , but confronted with a new orthodoxy that it was desirable to engage in curriculum development , they were usually happy initially to see this potentially time-consuming exercise take place outside the Ministry , at University Institutes of Education or specially constituted curriculum development centres . |
21 | Liverpool enjoyed almost total domination but faced with a team who pulled all 11 players back behind the ball they had to wait until the 38th minute before adding their second . |
22 | Firms like ICI or Ford might , as in earlier years , have been able to build larger or more technically advanced sets for their own electricity supplies , but faced with the same shortages of steel and skilled men as the supply industry , they were now less inclined to branch out in this way , particularly as the BEA were selling electricity to them at prices based on historic costs , even though the new power stations were costing more . |
23 | But faced with the sound of the word , and asked to write it down , the possibilities multiply so that instead of half a dozen there are now somewhere round one hundred and fifty variants possible . |
24 | Further economic adjustments were announced on Dec. 10 but faced with the continuing collapse of the austral Rapanelli resigned as Economy Minister on Dec. 15 and was replaced by González [ see p. 37118 ] . |
25 | But faced with the dilemma of what would be best for her four young children in the meantime Nikki , from Mountmichael Park , had considered trying to find someone to temporarily look after them . |
26 | He had always been friendly but reserved with the townsfolk who , in the main , accepted his reclusive lifestyle without question . |
27 | I worked regular hours as an ordinary member of the crew but fed with the officers ; the food was substantial and good . |
28 | He was not gone long but returned with a large piece of tree-bark on which was a writhing heap of fat white maggots . |
29 | And the list grew longer every time , for he did n't just read the new names but began with the first and proceeded to the newest , the tension in his cathedral growing as he reached the end of the litany of those whose names were already familiar and , without pause , added those of the latest . |
30 | Instead Wolstenholme should have shot 70 or 71 but finished with a creditable par 72 , which included no fewer than five birdies . |