Example sentences of "but [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're inviting into your lives a negative force , welcoming that which tempts us all , but transforming that emptiness , that jealousy , that hatred into a living , breeding monstrosity . |
| 2 | How can you ask but using that word at the beginning of it ? |
| 3 | This was the last day of these services , and there is talk of reviving them at some time in the future but using modern Sprinter units . |
| 4 | There 's no guarantee that you will hit the perfect shot , but using this procedure gives you a stronger chance . |
| 5 | Therefore , the choice the Labour Party must face is either to transform its structure into a membership party of an equal democratic form , separate from ( but maintaining informal association with ) the trades unions , or to be stifled by its history , losing what may be the last opportunity to become a party of regeneration and progress . |
| 6 | It was difficult to refuse and thereby block their chances , but helping one student set a precedent ; any foreigners were plunged into moral dilemmas by their students who wanted help to go abroad . |
| 7 | " You do n't , but building fresh matter round it , might cause it to drop right through into the downness of spatial alti-librium . " |
| 8 | Blocking sunlight but allowing long-wave radiation to escape reduces daytime heating of the surface but allows the surface to cool at night as usual . |
| 9 | Fertiliser use is apparently very limited because of cost in spite of such grants and the RP seemed to have to peddle a narrow course between not stimulating significant agricultural change but allowing enough development to support a viable local economy . |
| 10 | Occasionally there existed a press independent of the State but representing white settler interests ; this , however , was plainly not a suitable model for the post-colonial period . |
| 11 | Some of them offer the beguiling idea that skill can influence the odds in our favour , but acquiring that skill usually means spending more time and money . |
| 12 | Each RS/6000 is active in mode 2 , running its own applications , but enabling one system to dump its load onto the other should a processor fail . |
| 13 | Prestige comes in the shape of a Mercedes with the 240D or ‘ Stuttgart Taxi ’ , commanding £7,000 but returning unfailing reliability . |
| 14 | The problem , therefore , is not Understanding Media ( the title of McLuhan 's great if somewhat misconceived book ) but Understanding Global Capitalism , the system that produces and reproduces both the message and the media that incessantly transmit it . |
| 15 | In this way figs , Muntingia calabura ( introduced from the West Indies , but fruiting all year round ) and species of Melastoma are dispersed . |
| 16 | Miles Davis , Sly Stone , Santana , War , the Temptations and the Grateful Dead all indulged in marathon trance grooves , rippling with strange currents , often stretching beyond the bounds of endurance into boredom but hunting ecstatic release through repetition . |
| 17 | THE MOTHER of a five-week-old girl was critically ill but improving last night after undergoing a liver transplant made possible by a television appeal . |
| 18 | Who not achieve a forward — looking coup : preventing future murders by declaring that in the future murderers must not be allowed to inherit , but improving social prosperity by allowing Elmer himself to win . |
| 19 | The ride is firm but damping first class as undulations and bumps are swallowed up with ease . |
| 20 | Today , however , it is a splendid two-track road , out of character with its surroundings but permitting fast progress — although few will fail to stop often to appraise the changing views around each bend . |
| 21 | In addition , depth-first search minimises storage requirements , but ignoring objective function values completely does not seem very sensible and this is borne out in practice . |
| 22 | But analysing syntactic variation in a situation of similar structural mismatch is even more difficult , largely as a natural consequence of the direct relationship between syntax and semantics . |
| 23 | But getting that money is expensive . |
| 24 | He says that they try to deal with the complaints as they come in , but getting enough evidence for an arrest takes time . |
| 25 | The balance between gaining and losing is by no means even ; many infrequent users of search are seen as prime poaching grounds , whereas companies constantly recruiting may not necessarily be losing people , but experiencing rapid growth . |
| 26 | Organisations are collections of interacting individuals , occupying different roles but experiencing common membership . |
| 27 | But accompanying this reform , which was aimed at lessening the disincentive effect of moving from benefit to work , are provisos like the requirement that recipients of housing benefit will be expected to meet 20 per cent of their rates bill which are cuts in welfare payments . |
| 28 | If it 's a fairly informal party , but requiring black tie , it is young-looking and casual to wear your best cream cotton shirt . |
| 29 | At present share levels , the company is a candidate for takeover ( Kingfisher ? ) , but failing that management has once again the task of rebuilding credibility . |
| 30 | As orthodox doctors we are rightly dubious about alternative medicine and unqualified allopathists , but importing political correctness into a vocation that is not wholly scientific is loathsome . |