Sentence examples for but were guilty of from inspiring English sources

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When second-half football broke out, Ajax played it but were guilty of being over-elaborate.

Scotland enjoyed lots of possession but were guilty of too many aimless balls forward on the slick surface.

Hashim Amla (71), Jason Roy (76) and Vikram Solanki (54) all looked in wonderful form but were guilty of not making the most of their excellent starts.

United started the match strongly but were guilty of poor defending as Eto'o became the fourth player to score a treble against them in the Premier League era.

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Most probationers are not convicted of felonies, but are guilty of misdemeanors, petty offenses not punished by long jail time.

The book of Mark says that "whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin".

Froch opted to keep the action at a sensible distance in the opening half of the fight but was guilty of going missing for large sections of rounds when Johnson pushed him back.

7.10 Scotland Allan Jacobsen:  Jacobsen started the game reasonably well, but was guilty of white-line fever at the end of a period of Scotland pressure with a poor knock on.

Taarabt still seemed the most likely scorer but was guilty of wasting the hosts' best chance from the spot.

Edinburgh stand-off Phil Godman knocked over three penalties but was guilty of a terrible miss right in front of the posts after Dirksen's score.

A surprise selection in place of Jordi Alba, the French international was good enough defensively and forced an excellent save from Iker Casillas with a fierce long-range strike, but was guilty of giving the ball away too often.

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