Example sentences of "[indef pn] but [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody but cops and ops and soce workers . |
| 2 | It is not right he should live as he does in this house , with nobody but strangers to talk to . |
| 3 | I see none but tenants excepting three or four . |
| 4 | At Exeter in 1726 the serge weavers were said to have " Clubs , where none but weavers are admitted ; and that they have their ensigns and flags hung out at the door of their meetings " . |
| 5 | The teenager who can not find a job , the young mother with no one but toddlers to talk to , the active man forced to retire because of age regulations , the person who spends day after day doing the same repetitive work — all these people , and many others , may suffer from extreme boredom . |
| 6 | How I led him out of the garden and into a rough and stony place where naught but thistles and brambles grow ! |
| 7 | I remember when all this were nowt but fields , and people released simple horizontally scrolling blasters for the C64 . |
| 8 | The wide-angled wing mirrors , also electrically operated , let you see lots but cars look so small , it is hard to tell how close behind you they really are . |