Example sentences of "but [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took food by mouth but passed 5–8 motions a day and probably absorbed little of it . |
| 2 | The long term effects have not been established , but sit two metres away from the TV screen to be safe . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | To counteract this , I 've sometimes specified quantities of potatoes , rice and pasta in the menus , just for the 28-day period , but given two courses at every meal so you should n't need to eat in between . |
| 5 | But given three months , I flatter myself I could have modified De Gaulle 's thinking on the malais and Danu . |
| 6 | When she reached the main road she did n't know which direction to take , but seeing two men accompanied by two women she hurried to them and said , ‘ Would you , please direct me to the cab rank ? ’ |
| 7 | Quiet trading on currency markets saw sterling gain more than three quarters of a pfennig to 2.3565 deutschmarks but lose 25 points against the dollar to close at 1.4410 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Mary herself , in captivity in England but forever smuggling out letters and appeals , dealt slyly in shrouded half-promises and suggestions , but made one thing quite clear : she still regarded herself as rightful Queen of Scots and , even towards the end , offered no more than a grudging suggestion of James being ‘ associated ’ with her in ruling the country . |
| 10 | Smart casual wear is quite in order for dinner time , but bring one cocktail dress for the Captain 's cocktail party . |
| 11 | All of which may appear to be fairly straightforward , but to connect four musicians in such a short time with a combined objective and musical compatibility is no mean feat . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | We shall start again with a resistive ring but make two modifications . |
| 14 | They had a son but divorced eight years later , and did not see each other for the next 45 years , until January when they met at an 80th birthday party of Dougan 's sister Gwendoline . |
| 15 | The latter was defined by Soviet terminology in the 1920s as all establishments producing goods for more than one household but employing thirty wage-earners or less ; or if motive power was used , fifteen wage-earners or less . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But expect five days of fast , highly tactical racing between Brussels and Mulhouse . |
| 19 | This has great potential , but has two limitations which are particularly serious in the case of mathematics . |
| 20 | But to meet two gentlemen on the road — we would not hope to meet them off it . |
| 21 | KEITH JARRETT , a teenage centre with Newport , played out of position at full-back when he made his debut for Wales but scored 19 points in the 34–21 defeat of England at Cardiff Arms Park . |
| 22 | The lace-like type that come within these groups are very slow in growing ; one we have , which is reputed to date back to the early '20s if not beyond , stands less than five foot tall but measures eight foot across . |
| 23 | Woosnam went boldly for the pin from 35 feet but sailed six feet past before Torrance rammed home his 30-footer , leaving his three rivals to pick up their balls and share second spot . |
| 24 | The cumulative result of all this was features such as Devil 's Canyon , accommodating merely " a distributary of a distributary " , but cut 400 feet into solid basalt . |
| 25 | ‘ But scoring four goals at Anfield is brilliant . |
| 26 | ‘ People would n't read too much into our last victory over Waterford , but scoring 20 points was a fair achievement and quite a confidence booster . |
| 27 | But consider one aspect : fifteen design variables were identified which affected the behaviour of residents , especially children and users of blocks of flats . |
| 28 | But consider two things about any DTI inquiry . |
| 29 | We do n't believe that pension rights should be undermined by privatization or by C C T. We agree with motion three seven one but add one qualification the best way to provide protection for members threatened in this way is to force the government to honour its obligations under European law and push for pensions to be included in the regulations . |
| 30 | Matthew : Matthew follows Mark 's account very closely but includes two additions of his own : |