Example sentences of "but give [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They need better leisure facilities , certainly , but given current trends that 's a market we ought to be considering anyway . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But given heavy doses of baking soda he began to recover , and was perfectly normal three days later . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Although MAS will obviously be seeking to create an auction , it is normal to state that the vendors are not motivated purely by financial concerns but give great importance to other factors such as finding the right buyer , etc . |
| 6 | They will leave a netted rabbit as they will have been trained to do but give full chase to those running free . |
| 7 | The advisers must not only provide good financial and legal advice , but give continuing support to the managers during the ebb and flow of the buy-out . |
| 8 | The aim of marking is , of course , not just to assign a number to a piece of work but to give constructive feedback so that the students ' work steadily improves . |
| 9 | Nizan chose not simply to suspend judgement , but to give public support to the Moscow version of events on the grounds that critical accounts of the Soviet state generally lacked both historical perspective and scientific rigour , and more importantly , that the defence of the Soviet Union in the torrid international political climate of the late 1930s was imperative . |
| 10 | The need for stability was also stressed by the NATO Secretary-General , Manfred Worner , in The Times of Nov. 28 , when he suggested that the Warsaw Pact , if it reformed itself , could , like NATO , form " … part of an overall security structure , not preventing political change but giving political change military stability " . |
| 11 | He was outstanding in charity and compassion , paying for the release of prisoners who were detained for debts and succouring families in time of need , but giving strict charge that they should not acknowledge the source of this help . |
| 12 | These eight characteristics of Chemical Dependency are not absolute indications but giving positive answers to at least four questions can be used as a rough indicator of whether a particular individual requires further assessment . |
| 13 | Cat-equipped two-litre 16-valve engine sounds even more potent than it is but gives good economy . |
| 14 | This Notice had no legal effect , but gave practical advice on the view the Commission was likely to take of certain types of agreement . |
| 15 | The new law retained proportional representation but gave considerable advantage to those parties which were willing to form pre-electoral coalitions ( or apparentements ) with other parties . |
| 16 | The provision of floating timber fenders in the Entrance Lock effectively reduced the width to 31.6 metres but gave added protection to ships using the facility . |