Example sentences of "but [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hands moved to unbutton his shirt , and , that done , she not only wanted to stroke the golden down on his body , but to see that body , to see him . |
| 2 | But to see communicative significance as deriving from the phylogenetically arbitrary status of apine dance , as a solution to their co-ordination problem , is open to a serious objection . |
| 3 | ( In fact , Curtis Bernhardt , the director of A Stolen Life , claims that both characters were not only on-screen simultaneously but passed each other and interacted without the use of a double , except in a few over-the-shoulder shots ; unfortunately he had forgotten when interviewed how this was done . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | stated that he had the authority to give a supplementary grant of £100 , but asked Southern Division to plan ahead for 1994 and to produce a budget showing anticipated expenditure , to be sent to National Office . |
| 6 | The serum triglyceride concentrations of the three groups were similar , all falling within the normal range , but mean total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol , and HDL cholesterol values were significantly lower in the cancer patient group . |
| 7 | They pointed out that committee members were unrepresentative of the user body but got re-elected year after year . |
| 8 | Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage . |
| 9 | Relevance to post was also mentioned by both groups , but given greater prominence by the group with no training officers : |
| 10 | He ends up with the non-voice of Mark Knopfler but given that gentleman 's sales figures ( Dire Straits ' Brothers In Arms was the UK 's best-selling album of the 1980s ) Geldof will hardly complain about the comparison . |
| 11 | They are permitted no naturalistic embellishment , but given that choice the stylisation should be taken further . |
| 12 | We were surprised at the continuing estimates of fixed costs , as we would have expected a minimal time investment after the first year of familiarisation , but given that training was identified as the major cost , it may be that this forms the bulk of the continuing cost . |
| 13 | In the summer the ferry also runs from Quiberon to the little fishing port of Sauzon , which is almost postcard-pretty from a distance but given satisfying reality in close-up by the sounds and smells of its trade and the stacks of water-roughened lobster traps and water-soaked nets and floats . |
| 14 | Monstera deliciosa ( the Swiss cheese plant ) is so common that it is all too often neglected , but given enough space and care its deeply divided leaves make a real show right up to the ceiling . |
| 15 | Not directed by Sinn Fein but given public support by members of that party in the face of the atrocities they commit on men , women and children . |
| 16 | Bad debts written off in previous years but recovered this year amounted to £1,740 . |
| 17 | How can you ask but using that word at the beginning of it ? |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | There 's no guarantee that you will hit the perfect shot , but using this procedure gives you a stronger chance . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Yes my Lord but postulate this situation . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I 'd got a stripe pretty quickly but lacked another qualification for the duties the colonel , doubtless a frustrated journalist himself , had mapped out for me . |
| 24 | Compared with Pissed , Eddie had as much — if not more — skill , but lacked electric pace , Best 's killer instinct and a venomous shot . |
| 25 | Rats are normally very good at remembering where they have received reinforcement but lose this ability after hippocampal damage . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | For better or worse , he also was instrumental in promoting the blockbuster exhibition , notably the infamous ‘ Treasures of Tutankhamun ’ extravaganza of 1978 that attracted the public in droves but made tranquil enjoyment of a work of art an impossibility ( those who believe that the age of the rib-crushing blockbusters has ended , thanks in part to increased insurance costs , are herewith directed to the Museum of Modern Art 's current Matisse show — provided you have a ticket ) . |
| 29 | He sought collaboration from various colleagues , including Marjory Stephenson ( see Chapter 8 ) in the nearby Department of Biochemistry , but made little progress before his departure from Cambridge to fill successively the chairs of pathology at Sheffield in 1932 and Oxford in 1935 . |
| 30 | Members of Iraqi opposition groups in exile met in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , at end-February , but made little progress in overcoming their differences regarding the future of Iraq or plans to topple the regime of President Saddam Hussein . |