Example sentences of "but [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be seen that section 61(1) does not require the Secretary of State to release any person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life on licence , but imposes two conditions which must be satisfied before he may do so , namely , that the release must first be recommended by the Parole Board ( a body which was itself constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and that the Secretary of State may not release on licence except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of England together with the trial judge if available . |
| 2 | The treatment is quite expensive but produces visible benefits after just ten days . |
| 3 | This is much slower than using a desk-top publishing system , but enforces consistent formatting and , some day , should assist in putting the journals into a database so that the information can be accessed easily . |
| 4 | It is typical of this Tory government , a government that has not had a constructive idea all the time it has been in office , but thinks that union bashing is the only answer to the country 's problems , that thinks it is the only way to unite the Tory troops . |
| 5 | Some spring passage may occur in March , but involves few birds . |
| 6 | Terry Bickers left The House Of Love to rise to autonomous heights with Levitation but bungles total accomplishment on vocal ability only . |
| 7 | Also available in a combination pack at £6.99 is Doc Wellfish 's Aquarium Starter Kit , which unlike other ‘ starters ’ does not seed the water , but offers two bottles with not dissimilar actions . |
| 8 | A form of extendible hashing that does not suffer from oscillations and is claimed to outperform most indexing methods , was reported by Lomet He named the method bounded index exponential hashing ; it is not strictly a direct technique , and suffers from the drawback that the file packing density is generally low , but offers many advantages for files which can grow at a rate that can not be accommodated in a static system . |
| 9 | Situated in an elevated position in a peaceful area along a panoramic road , this pensione is only 800 yards from the shops and cafés of Malcesine 's town centre but offers beautiful views of the lake . |
| 10 | This is a fairly traditional arcade adventure but offers excellent graphics and several neat , distinctive touches . |
| 11 | No college leaves the use of a laboratory , workshop or studio to the choice of individual students but incorporates such activity within the curriculum . |
| 12 | Elizabeth Jane 's china display on the Welsh dresser , for example , is basically blue and white china , but incorporates honey-coloured pottery , glass jars and grand porcelain teapots . |
| 13 | In a separate speech to European Parliamentarians , President Mitterrand said that ‘ an opening to the East is not in contradiction with but reinforces European unity . |
| 14 | By King James 's will , she is made Regent but forfeits that position by marrying the Earl of Angus . |
| 15 | Looking at what went wrong with the ERM and what should be done about it , both conclude that the system is fundamentally sound but needs better management . |
| 16 | The Pratt Green Trust seeks to represent the interests of the churches in this area , but needs wider support from the Church if it is to make much progress . |
| 17 | The sophisticated fibre reinforced composite ( FRC ) construction gives light weight with strength , but needs much planning at the design stage . |
| 18 | City Comment : Treasury gets new team but needs new ideas |
| 19 | Although the present investigation did not reveal more platelet activating factor in colonic mucosa in patients with Crohn 's disease in remission than in controls , this hypothesis could be possible but needs further investigations . |
| 20 | The whole technique of communication is far too detailed for this paper but needs special care in such ‘ mixed ’ situations . |
| 21 | Clever Folly , winner of the A F Budge Chase at Cheltenham two years ago , has already scored twice at the track this season but needs fast conditions . |
| 22 | This is easily seen in the mundane example of housework , which can not be done by making sporadic once-off assaults on it , but needs constant attention . |
| 23 | Worthwhile marketing is n't a ‘ hit and run ’ activity but needs sustained effort , it 's not necessarily expensive as it 's more to do with attitude and ingenuity rather than resources . |
| 24 | According to David Downes , Dutch elites have ‘ a distinct appreciation of the extent to which community tolerance can not be taken for granted , but needs active elicitation and encouragement ’ . |
| 25 | This is presumably not Clinton 's intention , but illustrates short-term advantages taking precedence over long-term objectives . |
| 26 | The following entry is taken at random , but illustrates this well . |
| 27 | Schell sticks by his findings , but wants more samples . |
| 28 | He can not work but wants interesting things to do in the day time . |
| 29 | The firm is small , but covers six areas of work , namely crime , commercial and employment , litigation [ personal injury and landlord and tenant ] , matrimonial , probate and conveyancing . |
| 30 | It has discarded lectures , but accepts that familiarity with concepts of the Welfare State is important so that the trainee is not fearful of the information expectations . |