Example sentences of "but [verb] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And another , less common , but shared by enough to mean something , has been the feature of a crease . |
| 2 | Certainly by the year 2000 BC , the tables of the Cretan rulers shone and glittered with drinking cups of gold and silver and , even in the century before the first temples were raised , those rulers were wearing elegant gold ornaments , not imported , but produced by Minoan craft workers . |
| 3 | Schools that have bought computers approved by the DoI but made by other firms , for instance Sinclair or Research Machines , can not buy adaptors . |
| 4 | The very principle of social insurance lies not merely threatened but broken by 12 years of abuse by the Government . |
| 5 | This demonstration was organized by the FIS but boycotted by most other Islamic groupings following an appeal for calm by the influential Shaikh Sahnoun . |
| 6 | Duty on spirits was unchanged but rose by 5 per cent on other alcoholic drinks , putting 5.5p on a bottle of wine and 1.5p on the price of a pint of beer . |
| 7 | Duty on spirits was unchanged but rose by 5 per cent on other alcoholic drinks , putting 5.5p on a bottle of wine and 1.5p on the price of a pint of beer . |
| 8 | each year since the war but rose by 18 per cent . |
| 9 | Those who were not , but rose by exceptional ability , were invariably the subject of unfavourable comment , and when successful ( as in the case of Archbishop Willigis of Mainz , 975–1011 ) , it was because their rule drew on the capital of the Adelsheiliger tradition . |
| 10 | Preferring to carry only a light rifle , such as a .22 , and ammunition , but unburdened by other supplies , even water , they chase goats from about 7 am until noon , when they have to quit for the day Sometimes they will put down their guns and stalk a goat , leaping on it to deliver the final coup de grace with a knife . |
| 11 | His face was ordinary , slightly florid , but enlivened by bright and very blue eyes . |
| 12 | Stations will be unmanned but monitored by 120 remote-control television cameras covering the whole system . |
| 13 | The first anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ( on June 3 , 1989 ) was commemorated in Tehran on June 4 by huge crowds of mourners , estimated by organizers at 8,000,000 but believed by Western observers to number several hundred thousands . |
| 14 | He would n't tell them anything more , but drove by tiny back roads , through impossibly steep villages to the grotesque gardens of Bomarzo . |
| 15 | You could say it 's a return to his earlier mode , but ramified by increased stamina . |
| 16 | The Mobidip is not sold , but operated by franchised contractors . |
| 17 | The Report rationalized the process into three ‘ cycles ’ — the first concerned with initial training ; the second with a probationary period but enhanced by further professional training and of longer duration than the one year then ( and still ) in force ; the third cycle covered the remainder of a teacher 's career until retirement . |
| 18 | Here 's two new ones from Fender , but separated by several thousand miles and over a grand 's worth of drinking vouchers … |
| 19 | The average trend for the second-highest maximum one-hour ozone concentration recorded at 400 sites shows that ozone levels increased by 2 per cent over the 1979–88 period but decreased by 14 per cent over the 1980–9 period ( figure 8.8 ) . |
| 20 | In the instant case the words of section 6(4) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 that fall to be construed , ‘ provision in relation to … retirement ’ , without any undue straining of the ordinary meaning of the language used , are capable of bearing either the narrow meaning accepted by the Employment Appeal Tribunal or the wider meaning preferred by the Court of Appeal but acknowledged by that court to be largely a matter of first impression . |
| 21 | There remain doubts about Mason 's stamina but encouraged by greater attention since Bruno 's career was put on hold , he is fitter than at any other time in his career and is undoubtably the heavier puncher . |
| 22 | This approach created an environment in which students could present their responses in a personal yet interactive way in an evaluation session which was organised by the Department , but run by two members of staff from the Access Unit . |
| 23 | Skymaster is a section of Prestel aimed at the aviation community but run by two separate organisations , the Met Office and the Aeronautical Information Service ( AIS ) of the CAA . |
| 24 | His heart 's still beating , but going by that gurgling I 'd guess he 's got a collapsed lung . |
| 25 | Drill attachments : Similar to the previous category , but powered by direct drive from a hand held electric drill , these have some application in the drier phases of cleaning . |
| 26 | The result would appear to be that either ( a ) there is no contract or ( b ) there is a contract , but governed by neither set of terms : in effect , an " open " contract , depending solely on the common law rules and any relevant statutory implied terms . |
| 27 | Time 's winged chariot , complete with skeleton and scythe , is converted during the play from being a trivial ornament in an artist 's studio to a darker symbol of Dorian 's decline , and the whole drama unfolds under a vast sundial , bedecked with clouds but surrounded by Roman numerals for the hours . |
| 28 | It is large and grey and chilly but surrounded by beautiful land . |
| 29 | They included , in addition to the extensive programme at the Primary Schools Centre : programmed school-based INSET ; INSET supported by the Authority but provided by external agents ; INSET related to school reviews ; and the expanding school-led INSET initiative . |
| 30 | Andy is a street-wise ex-cop , with a blunt , no-nonsense approach that is offensive to some but appreciated by many . |